It is no secret Andy Flower has refused to confirm that he will remain Test coach after the next Ashes instalment. This leaves Twenty20 and ODI supremo Ashley Giles trying to impress for what may be a vacant position in a few months' time.
This weekend was a veritable feast of enthralling cricket, with five series on the go around the world, but no performance thrilled fans as much as the one by India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who made 187 off just 174 balls in Mohali.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been on a rollercoaster ride in terms of form this year, doing well against Pakistan, and then faltering against England, but reaching the crest of his wave this weekend against Australia.
This tour will be remember not only for the severity of the drubbing India dished out, but also for the behind-the-scenes farce that was the Australian dressing room.
Is there anybody out there who loves England? Forget love, what about like? Or maybe just respect? Admire? The hate brigade certainly seems to be out in force.
Former England batsman Geoff Boycott recently said that fast bowler Chris Woakes' pace wouldn't trouble his mother. This got us wondering about which other Ashes players would be on a par with Boycs' mum.
Before the Ashes began, what feels like eons ago, we at C365 made a number of predictions, just for the fun of it. Turns out we're pretty average at guessing the future, but we did get a few things right. Kind of...
Pirates Don't Play Cricket, co-written by former New Zealand bowler Iain O'Brien and maths teacher Rowan Gibson, is an action-packed, detail-filled and educational look at team-work, making new friends and learning how to throw a ball.
Usman Khawaja is the latest person to go in at first drop, but he made just 25 runs in Manchester and 21 at Chester-le-Street, so the battle for a Punter replacement continues, with an eye to the return leg of the Ashes in November.
If I were Australia batsman Chris Rogers, or fast bowler Ryan Harris, I'd be giving my team mates the cold shoulder for the next few days, after the veterans' career-best efforts went down the drain in Durham.
This series victory was clinched in the most unglamorous way in the Manchester rain. What followed was a subdued wave and grin from the victorious balcony.
With the South African tour to Sri Lanka concluded, and the Proteas on their way home with a mixed bag of results, the main thing that stuck out was the fact that JP Duminy was the best thing since light-up bails.
With the news that Dale Steyn will have a cameo role in Adam Sandler's new film, Family Moon, it got us thinking about other sports persons who have made appearances in Hollywood and TV Land, whether wooden or wonderful.
Australia need to get real, accept their shortcomings, and make a game of it. Otherwise, we will all start looking at the football scores by mid-August.
Australia batsman Usman Khawaja was given out caught behind by Tony Hill. He then reviewed it, and there was nothing to suggest he hit it, but Kumar Dharmasena upheld the decision.
Is David Warner a hot-headed, badly-intentioned guy, or is he just as thick as two short planks? It must be the case that he's not the brightest candle on the cake, because surely no-one with a brain would keep doing what he does.
Vernon Philander is going to be so pissed. He takes a five-fer, his ninth in just 15 Tests, and then four more in the second innings against Pakistan in Cape Town, and he still doesn't get our coveted Player of the Week award.
While having a look through the Player of the Week archives, dreamily remembering those magnificent moments past, it was noticed that Dale Steyn has never won our coveted award. How is that possible?
It seems like we're having a West Indies love-fest here at Cricket365, what with Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine receiving our coveted Player of the Week gong in recent times, and this Tuesday is no different!
Cricket enjoyed its rule and is not ready to abdicate its short-lived crown just yet. It will take the royal baby to finally kick this one off the park.
From an early age we are raised on a steady diet of Southern Hemisphere rivalry, including the mantra, "I support two teams. South Africa and whoever's playing the Aussies".
With the first Test match of the Ashes series finishing in thrilling circumstances, and England winning by just 14 runs, the written media had more than a few angles and threads to ruminate on.
Who? Indeed. Here's a handy collection of statistics and trivia for you in the wake of his first day on the job, in case you know little to nothing about The Baggy Green's newest Mitchell Starc look-alike.
