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There have been seven golden ages of Test cricket – and we are in one of them now
Fear of losing has receded in modern era, placing matches amongst the most compelling in format’s history
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Harry Brook is flying but he has a flaw that may be exposed in the Ashes
England’s brilliant batsman could come unstuck if Australia bowl at two specific areas; Plus, why his showdown with Head could decide series
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From Boycott to Bethell: The moments I knew these six batsmen would be England greats
Twenty-one-year old’s assured Test-debut 50 brought to mind several previous players who announced their brilliance early on
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England’s bravest cricketer Brian Close considered ‘doing away with’ himself
Former England captain once admitted to a friend his ‘brain kept wandering into all kinds of thoughts’ during dark period of his career
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England deploy four spinners and one specialist fast bowler for third Test against Pakistan
Plus, why this gamble by England could work out happily and Harry Brook’s plans to return to form in Rawalpindi
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I am the second man to attend 500 Tests – this is how cricket changed in 51 years
Game is safer, faster, fairer and more professional than it was on my first tour in 1977 – but not necessarily better
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Jack Leach: I do not care about being England’s No 1 spinner
Thirty-three-year-old spinner is enjoying a new lease of life – and hopes he can make his mark in Rawalpindi this week
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Pakistan vs England player ratings: Harry Brook falters as Brydon Carse nails down spot in best XI
Tourists head to Rawalpindi for Thursday’s decider after a raging turner cut their batsmen, the innovative Ben Duckett aside, down to size
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Jack Leach outperformed spin rival Shoaib Bashir, who needs to make one tweak to his game
What worked for Jeetan Patel in the Championship is not productive for the off-spinner who should revert to his successful Trent Bridge line
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England’s record partnership nothing like dark day for Test cricket it surpassed
Ultimately, Peter May and Colin Cowdrey’s marathon stand against the West Indies in 1957 had negative consequences for Test cricket
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Where Joe Root ranks in England’s list of greatest batsmen
England batsman surpassed Sir Alastair Cook against Pakistan, and we rank the greatest ever
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Lack of reserve opener is a mess entirely of England’s own making
Failure of Dan Lawrence experiment has left England woefully short handed to deputise for Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley
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The Hundred has left us with Ollie Pope – a poor man’s Ben Stokes
Pope has not showed the same problem-solving capabilities as Stokes since stepping in to deputise for England’s talismanic leader
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