Boycott's Headingley heaven
In Yorkshire in August 1977 news of Elvis Presley's death and England regaining the Ashes paled into insignificance as Geoff Boycott scored his hundredth hundred
View ArticleSumangela's field of dreams
Three years after it was devastated by the tsunami, a small corner of Sri Lanka is looking to the future with hope - and that's thanks in no small part to the world's premier cricket club
View ArticleLeading, by the book
Brearley's book stands apart from the few others on the subject for its authority, simplicity and range of personal examples
View ArticleUnderwood to become MCC president
Derek Underwood, the former England spinner, is set to become the next president of MCC and will take over from Mike Brearley on October 1
View ArticleGetting shirty about substitutes
The subject of substitute fielders has attracted considerable comment and the ICC is set to clamp down on their use. It was an issue that was high on the agenda twenty-seven years ago
View ArticleBrearley distances MCC from EPL plan
Mike Brearley, the president of MCC, has moved to distance the club from the proposals for an English rival to the Indian Premier League
View ArticleCan bat, can bowl, can't write
All too few top-level players have the writing skills to match. So why are they increasingly making inroads into the cricket media?
View ArticleCaptain marvel
After Kevin Pietersen's success, we take a look at 11 other captains who made a mark early in their reign
View ArticleUnderwood takes over as MCC president
Derek Underwood, the former England spinner, will begin his one-year tenure as president of MCC on Wednesday, taking over from Mike Brearley
View ArticleAustralia's old new ball
When a captain decided to open the innings with an old ball and two spinners
View ArticleBradshaw steps down from ECB Board
Keith Bradshaw, the secretary and chief executive of MCC, has announced he is stepping down from the ECB Board of Directors because of a conflict of interests
View Article'The Shakoor Rana incident still rankles'
The former England captain on team hierarchy, playing under Gower and Brearley, winning the Ashes, that Test in Faisalabad, and more
View ArticleICC might send a hand-picked side to Pakistan
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has said the organisation might send a hand-picked side to Pakistan late next year
View ArticleBeing Andrew Strauss
There are more worthy goals ahead of England's captain still, but will he have the appetite for them, or the fortitude to keep self-doubt at bay?
View ArticleTreat Amir more leniently - Brearley
Mike Brearley, the former England captain, has said that Mohammad Amir, the Pakistan fast bowler currently in prison for his role in the spot-fixing scandal, should be treated more leniently
View ArticleFailures will strengthen Strauss' resolve
Questions about his place in the team are quickly forgotten if he scores runs and/or the team wins again. Not that he can afford to flatline in either department for long
View ArticleThe zone and the importance of imagination
A sportsman in the zone, like an artist, has both a wider and a narrower focus. He has the ability to be in the game and yet stand above it, seeing it clearly
View ArticleThe end of the innocence
The felling of a tailender by Bob Willis triggered the acceptance that helmets were needed in the game
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