Firstly let us apologize for the slight delay in announcing the prizes for the IPL Cricket Web Fantasy Cricket competition, but I am sure your all agree the delay has been worth it with some fantastic prizes up for grabs!

With South Africa rising to the top of the one-day international tree, James Hendry looks at the flaws of the ICC Rankings.

Ryan Sidebottom has returned to the England set-up and made an outstanding impact, from county pro to currently one of the finest bowlers in Test cricket.

This week’s article contains the World XI of the past 2 years, as well as the catches records, the tallest players, the umpires of yesteryear, and ODI series whitewashes.

We have opened up our Indian Premier League Fantasy Cricket competition.

Am I the only one yawning during fifty over One Day Internationals these days? I don’t think so; the game is losing its appeal.

How often do we see a close finish to an ODI these days? Even with the introduction of the bonus point system, and the “power plays”, most games I’ve watched in past two or three years have been dull, un-eventful and even boring, with most results pretty much decided before the lights are even turned on.

Cricket lies on the back burner for this week’s entry, as there’s only so much vitriole one person can bring himself to spew about Ian Bell’s incessant tendency to look a million dollars and then play a shot straight from a Closing Down Sale. So I’m saving myself from recycling any number of cliches about choirboys and headlights, and wondering about what, in general, contributes to skills either thriving or disintegrating under pressure.

Now nearly a year on from Duncan Fletcher’s resignation as England coach, we can begin to assess how his successors in the selection box are going. It does not look good.

We have opened up our Indian Premier League Fantasy Cricket competition.

Sometimes is pays to keep things simple.