England v West Indies: Jonny Bairstow has to improve to survive but he has star quality

Today young kids like Jonny Bairstow hardly ever see a genuine fast bowler in county cricket. The best bowlers in the world are playing that much they are rarely allowed to play for the counties.

Looking back on a golden summer for England as India were put to the sword

From Ian Bell’s epic innings to Stuart Broad’s bowling heroics, Geoffrey Boycott looks at the highs of England’s Test cricket summer and what the future holds.

England’s joy cannot disguise gloomy long-term outlook for Test cricket

I am thrilled and delighted by the England team’s performances this summer. But it is a shame that they have risen to No 1 in the world in an era when other countries’ Test teams are declining.

It is the beginning of the end for India as the world’s No 1 Test team

The England team are in a very healthy situation. They should polish India off in the second Test and press home the advantage they gained at Lord’s, which marked the beginning of the end for India as the world’s No 1 Test team.

England’s batsmen continue to shine but there are question marks over bowling attack

Lord’s was not a great spectacle as a Test match. England’s batting was good but our seam bowling should have been better.

Jonathan Trott may be a one-paced batsman but his mental toughness is key for England

Jonathan Trott is mentally strong. He has patience, concentration and can handle pressure on the big occasions. Nobody should ever belittle how important these characteristics are at the highest level of cricket.

England need to win in style against Sri Lanka to rekindle the Ashes spirit

England cricket supporters are looking for a top-class performance from the Test team against Sri Lanka in Cardiff this week.

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.

Leadership changes shouldn’t hurt Sri Lanka

In his regular CricInfo ‘Bowl at Boycs’ feature, Geoff Boycott discusses the best-led teams in the World Cup, Yorkshire’s chances in the County Championship, Australia’s selection debate and how to improve one’s game on the off side.

England should start preparing for the next World Cup and that means Andrew Strauss must go

Just after Christmas England were the World Twenty20 champions, had just won the Ashes and were on a high. We were not the best one-day side but we were not the worst and fancied our chances in the World Cup.

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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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