Graham Thorpe

I was not surprised to hear of Matthew Hayden's retirement from all forms of cricket. In his last couple of Test series for Australia he has struggled for form and been on the wrong end of two painful defeats - against India and South Africa. Hayden's retirement clearly has implications...More

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I am surprised and dismayed that the England team has got into its current state, and the blame for this mess lies with Kevin Pietersen. He has acted irresponsibly in pushing for coach Peter Moores to be sacked and he has put himself above the team - those are not the...More

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If Ian Bell can consider himself fortunate to have made the England touring squad for the West Indies then I think Monty Panesar may also be breathing a small sigh of relief. I don't think his place in the squad was ever really under threat, but there is little doubt...More

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England have got it wrong by dropping Michael Vaughan and picking Ian Bell to face the West Indies. Vaughan will be disappointed, and Bell will be relieved - it is as simple as that. If the decision had rested with me, I would have been inclined to bring Vaughan in.The...More

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England's players should return to India if security consultant Reg Dickason gives them the all clear. I went to India in 2001 with England not long after the 9/11 attacks on America. Andrew Caddick and Robert Croft decided to stay at home so I've been in this situation before. I...More

England have no choice but to abandon their tour of India in light of the terrorist attack in Mumbai.I don't think England have any choice but to go home. It's a pretty bad situation and no one knows how it's going to end. There is no way any team would...More

England could be hammered 7-0 in their one-day series against India unless they sort out their batting at the top of the order. The tourists are on the back foot and it's hard to see them coming back from 3-0 down. They need a miracle, because they have a big...More

England's performance in the second one-day international was better - although it couldn't have been any worse than the first one. Another fairly conclusive defeat isn't easy to take but you have to remember this is the best Indian team for a very long time. They are really well-balanced, they...More

England must get a foothold early in their one-day series against India. As indicators go, England's heavy defeat in their warm-up game isn't very positive for Kevin Pietersen and the touring squad. If you don't get off to a good start in India, it can be a real problem; a...More

After their Test series defeat in India Australia's right to be labelled as the best side in the world is really under question. Certainly in terms of their record over the last three years, Ricky Ponting's side can still claim to be at the top of the tree. But if...More