Opinion

England hope for better sequel series

Root - needs to really prove himself, and soon.

Tim Ellis argues that the Ashes warmup presented by New Zealand might do more harm than good for some of England's inexperienced personnel.

Five-fer: Who will replace Kirsten?

Snoop Dogg, Sir Alex Ferguson and a few other left-field candidates are among Lindsay du Plessis' tongue-in-cheek suggestions to succeed Gary Kirsten.

Who's the most charismatic skipper?

Hot on the heels of Kevin Pietersen's praise of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's "clever captaincy" in the Indian Premier League, Tim Ellis contrasts key credentials among Test cricket's current skippers.

Pietersen's absence from the New Zealand series is shame for the crowd, but perhaps less so for the man himself.

International feel to English summer

Tim Ellis looks forward to England's home season, which will bring New Zealand's visit, the Champions Trophy and the Ashes.

Smith arguably deserved selection before Khawaja.

Australia's 10 Ashes discards

There were some notable exclusions from Australia's 16-man Ashes squad, some more surprising than others.

Cricket365's Indian Premier League predictions

Cricket365 staffers hedged their bets, went out on a limb and, ultimately, took all sorts of shots in the dark to presume who will win the IPL, who will be the leading run-scorer, who will take the most wickets, which team will fail entirely and who will be involved in the most likely off-field drama.