Graham Thorpe

Because of the profile of the whole week and the money involved, any little story surrounding Allen Stanford and the England side was going to be snapped up by the media - and that is exactly what has happened with the footage of him and the WAGS.In a way, the...More

It's time for India's batting great Rahul Dravid to call time on his illustrious playing career. From personal experience I know that deciding when to hang up your boots is the toughest decision in the world. Sourav Ganguly has decided to end his career after India's current series against Australia...More

England will be under no illusions about the size of the challenge when they visit India on tour. India's victory over Australia in Mohali was their largest ever and they really seem to be up for this series.It is something of a grudge series. Each time these teams have met...More

India's Sachin Tendulkar has moved past Brian Lara's world batting record for most Test runs but the West Indian just has the edge. There is no doubt that Tendulkar is a genius of batsmanship. He is mentally so strong, especially with what he has put up with injuries over the...More

Andrew Symonds is not on Australia's tour of India after he went fishing in Darwin when he should have been at a team meeting in the lead-up to the one-day series against Bangladesh. For me, he has become the first victim of the money that is now sweeping into the...More

The good thing about the Stanford Twenty20 match is that it has raised the profile of cricket and kept it in the news, competing against other sports. Twenty20 cricket is bringing in the money and has more than doubled the revenue in cricket, promoting the game can only be a...More

One-day captains have been handed another tactical decision to make by the ICC with one of the two powerplays to be picked by the batting side and I think it is a good move.20 over cricket is pushing the 50 over game very hard so anything to boost the appeal...More

Adil Rashid can be a real bright star in the future and we're certainly going to see him at the top level the way he's progressing.I've been impressed with him as a leg-spinner and he can bat but I'm glad he's not in the 15-man squad for the tour of...More

I didn't agree with the decision to give Michael Vaughan a central contract but I think he should have been named in the Test squad for the trip to the sub-continent.There is no time frame on when he will be ready to play again for England in a non captaincy...More

The England selectors have made a bold decision to go with one captain for both the Test team and the one-day international side and now I think they should do the same with the wicketkeeper position when they name the touring party for the two Tests in India on Monday.Chris...More

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