Sri Lanka and South Africa the best sides at the World Cup but Bangladesh worse than before

We have been here for nearly five weeks and the first quarter-final does not start until Wednesday. It is barmy. This World Cup is too long and it is hurting the credibility of the game.

Top teams will fancy facing inconsistent England

If England get through to the quarter-finals I will not be putting my money on them.

England selectors have lost the plot

Before the one-day series started, I had high hopes that England would do well in the World Cup — and might even win the thing. After the Sydney Test, we all thought they were in magnificent shape. They were confident, focused and well organised.

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.

Lee, Flintoff are being practical

In his regular CricInfo ‘Bowl at Boycs’ feature, Geoff Boycott talks on how to get into the zone while batting, Tendulkar’s double, and the importance of line in bowling…

Afridi should apologise to cricket

In his regular CricInfo ‘Bowl at Boycs’ feature, Geoff Boycott talks about how to play spin and why cricket shouldn’t be part of the Olympics…

More tests would prove India the best

What a great come back by India in Kolkata and it reinforced what I said a week ago that they needed the mature, experienced players to stand up and be counted under pressure.

Where are India’s next great batsmen?

Looking at the last Test it’s obvious India need to regroup and bat a helluva sight better or their spot as number one in the world will disappear.

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…

Don’t blame the system for human error

There’s been a lot of hot air spent discussing the referral system with some commentators saying it’s not fair because only two countries have technology and others don’t you can be out in one country and not out in another.

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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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