KP’s move a sign of the times

I wasn’t surprised to hear that Kevin Pietersen is leaving Hampshire at the end of the season because I recall someone saying to him in South Africa when he first got into the England side that travelling from London to Southampton was a fair old journey and KP replying: “I won’t be playing much for [...]

Michael Clarke is not a Twenty20 player

In his regular CricInfo ‘Bowl at Boycs’ feature, Geoffrey Boycott discusses England’s change in fortune, what makes Pietersen click and more…

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…

Pietersen doesn’t want to adapt

In his regular CricInfo ‘Bowl at Boycs’ feature, Geoff Boycott talks of the crisis in SA cricket, and why Ponting needs to be circumspect while playing the pull…

England’s batsmen lucky to be playing in this era

Now that the dust has settled on the four Test series in South Africa it’s time to take a closer look at England’s performance. On the face of it drawing the rubber 1-1 is a good result but to be honest we could have lost it 3-1 and probably should have. We were lucky enough [...]

Kevin Pietersen’s batting has been irresponsible and extravagant

Andy Flower and Andrew Strauss should be embarrassed about England’s display at the Wanderers. There’s no shame in getting beaten: it’s how you lose that matters.

England’s harum-scarum batsmen need to be less exciting

The first thing that came out of the Centurion Test was that life without Andrew Flintoff is going to be very tough. There is simply no balance in this England team without a world-class all-rounder.

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.

Now win in South Africa

It’s a fantastic achievement by England to win the Ashes, and we’re all thrilled to bits. Like the last home series four years ago, it was a contest of tiny margins.