ECB must act on schedule and prices
08/09/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
Q: England's two Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan were poor entertainment and badly attended. Clearly, the spot-fixing allegations are a big factor in both Pakistan's current form and the
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Suspensions might allow tour to go on?
30/08/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
How terribly sad for cricket, and how potentially disastrous for Pakistan cricket. Those are my two overwhelming emotions in the aftermath of a Lord's Test which began with such remarkable and
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Cook must go if he fails again
17/08/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
Q: This is obviously an important Test match, at the Oval, for Alastair Cook. What is your view on his situation?
A: I am not surprised at all that the England selectors and management are
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Pakistan are right opponents at right time
28/07/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
Q: Is this the right series at the right time for England?
A: It certainly is, and I am looking forward to a really good, exciting series full of top-class Test cricket. I think England
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England can challenge for a World Cup double
27/06/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
Q: Winning the third match at Old Trafford means that England clinched overall victory in their one-day international series against Australia with two games still to play. Where do you rank this
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England must plan for five-man attack
01/06/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
England, in the end, managed to beat Bangladesh in the opening Test at Lord's with a four-man bowling attack, but should they look to play five bowlers more often than not?
That's the key
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England have skills for 2011 World Cup success
17/05/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
So it’s been party time in Barbados since England’s historic win in the ICC World Twenty20 final against Australia?
Yes it’s been a huge night for all concerned and there
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Brilliant Morgan has tournament-winning potential
04/05/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
Are England lucky to get through to the Super Eights stage of the ICC World Twenty20 after their tentative batting display against Ireland?
No, I think that would be too harsh a judgement.
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Depleted England attack a good test for Cook
07/03/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
Q: What do make of the injuries to the faster bowlers that seem to be affecting England’s tour to Bangladesh?
A: It is not ideal that Ryan Sidebottom has had to return home, and there must be
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Strauss and others should rest after South Africa
13/01/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
England, win or lose in Johannesburg, have competed well in South Africa. But whether the Test series ends 1-0 or 1-1, or indeed 2-0, what in your view are the plus points for Andrew Strauss’s team
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England must address reasons behind great escapes
08/01/2010
| by Jonathan Agnew
Why are England so good at hanging on for Test draws with nine wickets down, and why can’t South Africa finish them off?
Yes, two good questions! For England, that’s twice in three Tests so far
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England should go for the jugular
10/12/2009
| by Jonathan Agnew
Do you think England are planning to go into the first Test against South Africa at Centurion with five frontline bowlers or six frontline batsmen?
I think it will depend totally on the pitch
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England better balanced than South Africa
29/11/2009
| by Jonathan Agnew
England cannot now lose the one-day series, after their crushing seven-wicket win in Port Elizabeth. Do you think they are worth the 2-1 lead they take into the final ODI in Durban?
Yes, I do,
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Wake-up call for England
16/11/2009
| by Jonathan Agnew
Was a 1-1 result a fair outcome for the Twenty20 series between England and South Africa?
It was entirely dominated by the batsmen – 40 sixes were hit in the two games – and in that England
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England a little on the light side?
08/10/2009
| by Jonathan Agnew
So England have finally moved away from Steve Harmison, now that he has been left out of the South Africa tour squad?
This was the biggest decision the selectors faced. Harmison had a good
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