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LINES IN THE TURF

The month in cricket No.1

English cricket stands its ground in the face of all logic • The hullabaloo surrounding Charlie Dean’s controversial run out at Lord’s left Andrew Miller pondering exactly where the English game wants to position itself

Life in the fast lane • Mark Ramprakash lifts the lid on what it’s like to face the world’s fastest bowlers and expresses his fears for their future in the Test arena

County chiefs rally against Strauss’ grand plan • A number of the key recommendations from the ECB’s high-performance review, revealed last month by its architect Andrew Strauss, have been met with a mix of fear and contempt by county bosses. On that basis, Lawrence Booth argues it appears unworkable

Capsey promises brighter future for disjointed England • England’s fractious ODI series defeat to India was symptomatic of a transitional summer which has provided more questions than answers, writes Raf Nicholson

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Disabled cricketers move to centre stage • History was made last month at Bristol, when the players of Tridents and Pirates became the first disabled cricketers to play live on television. Steve Morgan was there to see it

NEWS CYCLE • The pound is crashing faster than an England batting line-up in Australia, writes Ben Gardner

Trevor Bayliss • The former England head coach speaks to John Stern about reuniting with Eoin Morgan at London Spirit, the Test team’s rejuvenation under Stokes and McCullum, and never wanting to overstay his welcome

THE COUNTY FILES • Covering each of the 18 firstclass counties every month, including news, interviews and stats, as well as the oddities which make county cricket what it is

CRICKIPEDIA

RE:VIEW • Three writers make their predictions for the men’s T20 World Cup in Australia

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THE AUDACITY OF POPE • After a stellar summer which featured a big promotion, a Championship title and a starring role in England’s red-ball revolution, Ollie Pope tells Jo Harman he’s never felt better

SCORE DRAWS • WCM presents the 20 best shortformat players on the planet, as selected by the data analysts at CricViz

THE HUNDRED

SOLO ACTS • In the second part of our series, Phil Walker looks back at some of the game’s most titanic individual performances

Mark TAYLOR • The legendary former Australia captain on the vagaries of form, a lasting link to The Don and being sledged by Neville Neville

Club Rivalries • Concluding our series on the most competitive match-ups on the club circuit, Scott Oliver delves into a rivalry between his own side and their Staffordshire neighbours

Vince Lindo • Scott Oliver profiles an adopted son of Stoke-on-Trent whose fast bowling, big hitting and love of the game have lit up its cricketing scene

Time Warp • The winner of this month’s quiz will receive a signed copy of Bat, Ball & Field: The Elements of Cricket by our own Jon Hotten

Books of the Month

A day in a million • England legend Geoff Boycott played in one of the greatest Test matches of all time, against Australia at Headingley in 1981

DYNASTIES • Jo Harman completes our series celebrating the game’s great family lineages by examining the most famous name of them all

The Line-up • Richard Whitehead revisits a seemingly nondescript tour match with underlying tensions

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