JAMIE CRAWLEY: You may have seen W1A, the quite genius parody of the right-on world that the BBC has created for itself. Cricket Australia, it seems, are only one staff meeting away from appointing a “Head of Values” and “Director of Better”
India and Pakistan are not set to play each other in the inaugural World Test Championship schedule, commencing next year and running for two years. However, the ICC’s assurance suggest the two rivals will be matched up second time around
JAMIE CRAWLEY: This could be the crisitunity England needs to retune its clunky, offbeat lineup that has been out of sorts thus far in the series against India despite holding a handy 2-1 lead with two to play
JAMIE CRAWLEY: T20s often have the prefix “meaningless” attached to them but the sad truth is, this is just as appropriate a description of the majority of Test cricket. I ask you, of all the Test matches that get played, how many actually matter?
Jay Darrell, playing for Minehead 2nd XI in the second tier of the Somerset league, was two runs shy of tonning up for the first time, with two runs required for victory against Purnell, when the bowler fired the ball away to the boundary
JAMIE CRAWLEY: A county game being cancelled, after a 72-hour U-turn no less, could just be the time to reach for the cyanide. The truth is though that, while it seems like cricket now exists entirely at football's permission, this is old news
Hart batted at No. 9 for Shrewsbury as they secured a winning draw over Birmingham & District Premier League rivals Knowle & Dorridge
The ECB will have its work cut out to see its 10-ball over gimmick come to pass after being told by PCA chairman Daryl Mitchell that it is completely impractical when considering the wellbeing bowlers who would have to bowl it
The nine leading Test-playing nations will each play three home and three away series over a two-year cycle in a league format with the top two teams competing in a final in the spring of 2021
JAMIE CRAWLEY: Far from being the fair and equitable way of starting a game of cricket that it is meant to be, the toss has become a tool for home teams to stack the deck in their own favour, and an emblem for narrow-minded self-interest
In an attempt to deter home teams from preparing pitches specifically to suit them, it had been suggested that the ICC would remove the toss from the game and instead give the away team the uncontested choice of what to do first
JAMIE CRAWLEY: With the Ashes and World Cup both taking place in England next year, a successful summer of 2018, with five or more Test wins, would be the most effective band aid for the haemorrhaging goodwill that England fans have for the ECB
JAMIE CRAWLEY: Ed Smith's decision to recall Jos Buttler to the England Test side is ballsy, unexpected, shows complete disregard for the County Championship... and it's the kind of decision we should probably get used to
JAMIE CRAWLEY: Often cited as having the most perfect side-on action, Trueman was blessed with broad shoulders and the ability to swing the ball out at great pace, which, made him one of the most unstoppable fast bowlers ever to play the game
The curious story of Biggles and Bertie cost both players £1,000
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