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Our podcast touches on hot topics, celebrates cricket in its glory – and absurdity – and provides a forum for everyone who loves the game
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England need honest review to become ruthless and end fun obsession
Putting fun before winning is not the right approach – miserable sequence of results have given England fans little cause for celebration
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England’s Bazball culture is against dropping players – maybe it is time they started
England have created a wonderful player environment that is cosier than most in elite sports and this can breed complacency
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Joe Root LBW decision shows how the DRS process must change
If there were more understanding about what happens in the Hawk-Eye truck there would be less controversy
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India would be foolish to prepare pitches that spin from ball one
Ben Stokes' side became smarter as the Ashes wore on and they have to adopt that nuanced approach from the start to win on toughest tour
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England entertained in 2023 but next year they must learn how to win again
Results-wise, this year was a disappointment and the pressure is on the likes of Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley and Harry Brook to react
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That was the best World Cup win ever – this Australia bear comparison with all-time greats
Likes of Warner, Smith, Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood should now stand with Ponting, Waugh, Gilchrist, Warne and McGrath
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India do not need to play pitch tricks – they are good enough to win World Cup without them
It has not been the greatest Cricket World Cup, but India – whose squad is filled with world-class cricketers – would be worthy winners
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Two ways I would fix England’s ODI team
The Bazballers do not seem to worry much about fitness, but the white-ball team needs to
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Do not blame Matthew Mott for England’s allergy to playing in India
Before judging this ODI team too harshly, let us wait and see how the Bazballers get on in the Test series in India
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Rob Key’s contracts cock-up unsettled England’s World Cup campaign
England must look to the future after their worst ever World Cup performance – what is the point in playing Ben Stokes?
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Four years of ODI complacency are coming back to bite England
World Cup woes should serve as reality check – we have taken our eye off the ball on 50-over cricket and are paying for it
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Timid England must rediscover aggressive batting to keep World Cup defence alive
With a bowling attack that is not good enough on these surfaces, England need their batsmen to start running towards the danger again
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We will never see a batsman like Alastair Cook again
Players like Cook, who retired from county cricket on Friday, are in danger of being lost to the game altogether
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Win the Cricket World Cup and England will surpass 1966 and 2003 for sporting domination
Winning three global tournaments in the space of four years would be fantastic and would surpass the 1966 football and 2003 rugby triumphs
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Our experts pick England’s all-time ODI XI
Do you select Kevin Pietersen over Eoin Morgan? Can you squeeze in Graeme Swann and Adil Rashid?
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