Flintoff: Your Time Is Now
Can Andrew Flintoff become the world's premiere all-rounder?

Riverside, Chester-le-Street
New test match venues are a novelty in England nowadays. Originally, the big games were only staged in London and Manchester. Then, around the end of Queen Victoria's reign, the game was exported to the principalities. Trent Bridge and Headingley joined the fold in 1899, followed closely by Edgbaston and Bramall Lane (used just once) in 1902. Now, in 2003, we look forward to witnessing the big games at The Riverside, Chester-le-Street.

Crawley to skipper Hampshire
It was widely reported that Shane Warne would become captain of Hampshire for 2003, but the Australian's one year suspension for a drugs offense scuppered that. Now, it has been confirmed that former Lancashire skipper John Crawley will step into the breach.