The England selectors will soon have to turn their minds to the trip to India this winter, but are unlikely to make the same decisions their predecessors did 40 years ago. In this feature David Taylor recalls the 1972/73 series.

One of the most celebrated and elegant batsmen of the modern era retired from international cricket this week. Gareth Bland examines the appeal of VVS Laxman.

Being an England supporter has never been easy. There have always been ups and downs, often difficult to foresee, and the Ashes summer of 1997 is a classic example. In this feature Martin remembers the early part of that series.

To his devotees the greatest all-round cricketer since Sobers; to his critics a flat-track bully who fails to dominate against the best. Gareth Bland examines the extraordinary career of Jacques Kallis.

Kevin Pietersen has recently learnt the same lesson Ciss Parkin learned 88 years ago, that upsetting the England cricketing establishment has never yet ended well for the player concerned.

With one Test remaining in the SA-Eng series, Ewan reviews the action, and controversies, so far, and looks ahead to the final Test.

Cricket lovers are agog with excitement at the news that India and Pakistan may meet again, in December this year. But what exactly are the ramifications of the two arch-rivals clashing?

England’s tour of Australia in 1982-83 was the first of the post-Packer era in which the Ashes were at stake. Gareth Bland looks back at the eventful five Test series.

100 years ago the South Africa Test cricket players gathered on these shores for the Triangular Tournament – guest writer Patrick Ferriday recounts the build-up and the tournament itself.