England cricket selectors must learn from World Cup mistakes made and look to the future

Andrew Strauss has made a brave and sensible decision which will help the England selectors to start planning for the next World Cup in four years’ time.

Post Ashes, England are in great shape to dominate the game in all formats

For the first time in the modern era, England are in a position to establish a dynasty of Ashes dominance.

GB’s Ashes thoughts – 4th test

Each day’s play reviewed by Geoff Boycott…

GB’s Ashes thoughts – 3rd test

Each day’s play reviewed by Geoff Boycott…

Kevin Pietersen showed what he can do when he cuts out the rash strokes

For me Kevin Pietersen’s double century in Adelaide was one of the best innings I have seen him play because he played with such controlled aggression.

Time to give Cook a break

In four test matches this summer Alastair Cook has scored 7, 23, 29, 8, 12, 17 and 4, an average of 14.28 against his Test average of 42.80.

There need to be at least six fewer counties

In his regular CricInfo ‘Bowl at Boycs’ feature, Geoff Boycott speaks on why Cook needs to think ahead, the buzz about the Mongoose, and England’s impending domestic crisis…

England count their blessings

The injury to Alastair Cook has been a blessing in disguise to the selectors who were rightly criticised for not taking a third opener on tour as the problem seems to have solved itself more by luck than good judgement.

Woeful bowling and muddled thinking

Geoff Boycott reviews England’s two T20 matches in South Africa.

Victory in South Africa would be Strauss’s biggest coup

This is a huge tour for England, and unless there are a few injuries in the South African ranks – or some hefty slices of luck going Andrew Strauss’s way – I can’t say I’m feeling too confident about their prospects.

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    Geoffrey Boycott was a leading light in English cricket for a quarter of a century making over 48,000 runs and scoring 151 hundreds in an often controversial career with Yorkshire and England. After his distinguished peformances on the field he faced the biggest battle of his life – against cancer. He recovered to become an outspoken commentator on the game, his trenchant views on all aspects of cricket at home and abroad highly respected.

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