Reflections

How often in T20 cricket do you find that you are pointed towards the idea that this is the most important thing since artisanal ciabatta and 5G?

South African cricket has always wanted to tell the story that the Springboks have told themselves, and the Champions Trophy offers a fresh opportunity to shape it

The great sell-off in The Hundred has changed English cricket forever, and there is no going back now

Harry Brook is one of the top-ranked batters in the world, and yet it's something beyond the numbers that suggests he is a player who could be remembered for generations

As private equity marches deeper into cricket's ownership structures, the game should take note of parables from other sports about the perils of chasing a buck.

Ben Stokes' place in a lineage of romanticised English talismans is secure, but the final acts in his international career still have the opportunity to define him

If Adam Voges' career left some to wonder what might have happened if he'd been picked for Australia sooner, England are developing a list of uncapped players whose timing was equally unfortunate

The release of two Ashes documentaries recently has confirmed that the battle to control the narrative continues, with Bazball at its centre

Those calling Jonny Bairstow 'the worst England player to get 100 caps' say more about themselves than they do about a cricketer performing an act of emulation, or perhaps destiny

Bazball may squirm away from easy definitions, but the performances of England's younger players on the tour of India is another indicator of its impact