The game has weathered storms in the past, and it will almost certainly do so again

Technology, despite all its advantages, can't provide the three-dimensional view that umpires have

There is nothing wrong with the home team winning more often than not, but there is a long-term threat in the visiting team not competing

There is much of the all-time greats in the Australian captain

And the seven reasons he shouldn't have

They couldn't match fire with fire in Brisbane, or spin with spin. And they had no answers for the Steven Smith question

Commentators, presenters, spectators, players - we're all waiting for the latest edition of the storied series to kick off

England's selectors have delivered a couple of surprises with their Ashes picks

It is a task both easy and difficult. The unusual problem is that the difficult part is to do with key positions in the order

James Anderson's 500th Test wicket was a collector's item to befit a historic achievement

Of all the unlikely things in West Indies' cricket history, this win must rank up there

Modern West Indies sides face a daily struggle to regenerate the folklore scripted between the eras of Frank Worrell and Viv Richards, but Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope helped rectify that in Leeds

The purpose of day-night Tests was to make the format more viewer-friendly. Having spectators in Birmingham huddle in the cold didn't quite do that

The England captain largely has the personnel to give expression to his dynamic leadership. His South African counterpart faces trickier circumstances

It took James Anderson just three deliveries to strike from his own end on a day where the ground hung on his every move

The Oval is a ground that rarely disappoints and Ben Stokes produced an innings to rank up there with the greats

England's recklessness in the name of positivity is a sign that the art of batting in the longest format is no longer given due attention

He may have failed to reach the hundred that was his for the taking but there were shades of Hashim Amla's greatness on display at Trent Bridge

A host of new pre-match duties; his openers dismissed early; the walk through the Long Room as England's captain; a sticky start with the bat. But, then, Joe Root commanded Lord's

The appeal of the game is growing among young girls, and a competitive World Cup will only help it spread more