'… a new Test coach can come in and "complement" that so that the whole setup can become more than the sum of its parts. This is much better than the current scenario where all the parts are kept loose in a giant bin in the cargo hold of a Jawa sandcrawler.'

So why has the ECB ‘invoked the notice period’ of Brendon McCullum’s Test contract and not his white ball contract again? www.kingcricket.co.uk/so-why-has-t...

So why has the ECB ‘invoked the notice period’ of Brendon McCullum’s Test contract and not his white ball contract again? www.kingcricket.co.uk/so-why-has-t...

I reckon you don't get as many crowd knobheads at women's matches. That's just a theory though. I asked someone to go and investigate. Crowd knobhead analysis for the England v India women’s Test match at Lord’s www.kingcricket.co.uk/crowd-knobhe...

If I were going to sack an England coach, I wouldn't announce it in the middle of an England Test match.

Lord’s Cricket Ground: first look in Test cricket The pitch is typically two-paced at best, more frequently low and slow, and the playing area itself isn’t even level. Despite this, Lord’s hosted its first (women’s) Test match today. How did it shape up? www.kingcricket.co.uk/lords-cricke...

Alcohol ban now, is it? As I said, being seen to do the right thing has taken on disproportionate importance – even when trying to look like you’re doing the right thing in fact only makes matters worse.

Lord’s Cricket Ground: first look in Test cricket The pitch is typically two-paced at best, more frequently low and slow, and the playing area itself isn’t even level. Despite this, Lord’s hosted its first (women’s) Test match today. How did it shape up? www.kingcricket.co.uk/lords-cricke...

Get ready for England v India at The Home of Very Belatedly Permitting Women To Do Things www.kingcricket.co.uk/get-ready-fo...

Get ready for England v India at The Home of Very Belatedly Permitting Women To Do Things www.kingcricket.co.uk/get-ready-fo...

Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight and the old school joy of bisection www.kingcricket.co.uk/nat-sciver-b...

Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight and the old school joy of bisection www.kingcricket.co.uk/nat-sciver-b...

Was Daryl Mitchell’s triple-helmet hundred his best or his worst? www.kingcricket.co.uk/was-daryl-mi...

Was Daryl Mitchell’s triple-helmet hundred his best or his worst? www.kingcricket.co.uk/was-daryl-mi...

Sort of knew what Dan would think - that's writing a book together for you - but this is beautifully expressed via Die Hard references and an interesting perspective if you're an England supporter.

Three flavours of vacuum created by Ben Stokes’ retirement www.kingcricket.co.uk/three-flavou...

Three flavours of vacuum created by Ben Stokes’ retirement www.kingcricket.co.uk/three-flavou...

Why do they have to film his speech to his team? Why do we have to document everything. None of our business.

Quite aside from the loss of an incredibly fun cricketer and excellent captain, Ben Stokes' retirement also now sentences us to several years of England 'balancing' the side by not playing a spinner.

I feel like you all know what this is about and I'm the only one who doesn't.

Having documented many occasions when the wheels have come off for England, I can say this has been a prime wheel loosening environment. I am therefore very impressed they still remain affixed.

Morning.

Ben Stokes makes a colossal head start happen www.kingcricket.co.uk/ben-stokes-m...

The aspect of England team culture I'm most worried about is that they listen to Fall Out Boy at practice.

Bedtimegate: How can England have the fresh start they need when distrust flows from the top? www.kingcricket.co.uk/bedtimegate-...

Bedtimegate: How can England have the fresh start they need when distrust flows from the top? www.kingcricket.co.uk/bedtimegate-...

Joe Root must be having a few PTSD captaincy flashbacks by now www.kingcricket.co.uk/joe-root-mus...

One way or another, England’s quick bowlers are letting them down, which apparently means they have to drop spin bowler Shoaib Bashir again www.kingcricket.co.uk/one-way-or-a...

Joe Root must be having a few PTSD captaincy flashbacks by now www.kingcricket.co.uk/joe-root-mus...

A general reminder while Mark Wood commentates of the time he built a little fort and became my favourite England cricketer #ENGvNZ 🏏

One way or another, England’s quick bowlers are letting them down, which apparently means they have to drop spin bowler Shoaib Bashir again www.kingcricket.co.uk/one-way-or-a...

I know the big news right now is that Joe Root has "seen" Harry Brook's brain, but I think this remains an ongoing thing.

Retiring because he stayed up past his bedtime would be a silly but appropriate end to Ben Stokes’ England career www.kingcricket.co.uk/retiring-bec...

Retiring because he stayed up past his bedtime would be a silly but appropriate end to Ben Stokes’ England career www.kingcricket.co.uk/retiring-bec...

What is the most staggering aspect of Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson’s involvement in a nightclub “incident”? www.kingcricket.co.uk/what-is-the-...

The real tragedy of this Stokes/Atkinson thing is that it's overshadowing Australia losing to Bangladesh.

Features a perfect summation of curfews that segues into an Alanis Morissette reference. Impressive stuff.

What is the most staggering aspect of Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson’s involvement in a nightclub “incident”? www.kingcricket.co.uk/what-is-the-...

Wait, what time does the curfew *end*? Maybe Stokes and Atkinson were just making a really, really early (1am) start?

England truly are the most punchable cricket team.

Timeless UK cricket content. www.espncricinfo.com/story/alex-b...

Impossible to resist sharing A-Team referencing cricket content really.

So how tall does Shoaib Bashir feel right now? (Presumably not 10 feet tall) www.kingcricket.co.uk/so-how-tall-...

It has to be said that based on recent Stokes form, it unfortunately doesn't make much difference to Jamie Smith whether he comes in at six or seven.

So how tall does Shoaib Bashir feel right now? (Presumably not 10 feet tall) www.kingcricket.co.uk/so-how-tall-...

Play has been disrupted by the London weather.

Why is only the bad kind considered "weather"? "There's weather around today."

Controversial opinion this, but I would say that a refined version of Bazball where players try to be "a bit smarter at key moments" essentially amounts to 'batting normally'.

Play has been disrupted by the London weather.

Stuart Broad says the pitch is going to get slower throughout the day.