To be an up-and-coming English cricketer that summer was to get a glimpse of the stuff myths are made of

The four greats of modern batting have their signature ways. Which of them will leave the greatest legacy?

History, conversations, duels, drama, and a blanket of cloud featured on the first two days of the biggest occasion in Test cricket

If it stays dry in Southampton and spins a bit, as pitches there are inclined to do, might it be India's game?

Yes, they need to have a large group of players to draw on, but why make as many changes as they currently are making?

First, though, a flashback to the '70s, and an English master

A Test match in India is no place for the faint-hearted, neither is it to be missed, for it will be among the richest experiences of these players' lives.

Australia vs India was Test cricket at its finest. Perhaps winning away from home is all about the quality of the players

A look back at a year like no other - one in which this writer played more games than in any other in decades

As a commentator, Robin Jackman gave viewers a sense of friendship both with the man who was talking to them and the game that was his metier. He will be missed

Morgan's team are full of brilliance, belief, and free spirit

He and the rest of the South Africa line-up will make sure they take the fight to England in the upcoming series

The tournament has given so many young Indian cricketers the opportunity to go to the next level with their skills

Why we should take seriously the issue players have raised of the mental toll that living in confinement takes on them

The Bumrah-AB-Kohli Super Over, Tewatia's feats, Pooran's catch, and more

The three, and James Anderson, have been in the spotlight this summer

Do we need another format? Why not, as long as it has the power to change perceptions and move the dial

Beneath the gentle facade lay a spinner whose weapons were accuracy and fear

No one was safe while he was at the crease: not the ball, the bowlers, the fielders, the windows, or the records

Facing up to the legendary Pakistani allrounder in his prime took not a little courage