http://www.cricketweb.net en-us Cricket Web feature articles take an in-depth look at current events in the cricketing world. http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/39.php If you think a string of recent retirements means Australia will automatically lose top spot in the world of cricket, guess again. Despite no longer being able to call on modern greats like Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist, no country is better able to minimise the effect of these departures than Australia. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:36:03 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/39.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/37.php Once again we find ourselves debating whether now is the right time to tamper with England's top six in the Test batting line-up. In such situations the old adage of form being temporary and class permanent rings very true. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:40:21 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/37.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/36.php Cricket is now a global game played by millions of people. But how would a group of rural French teenagers react when experiencing the game for the first time? It seems the game isn't quite as global as we thought... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:01:34 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/36.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/34.php Renowned fielding coach Julien Fountain recently spoke to CricketWeb, answering questions posed by the active community within the CricketWeb forums. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:05:45 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/34.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/33.php In recent times, there has been much talk of how to make Test cricket more "interesting". Some worthy ideas have been mooted; some have talked of trying to produce more results. Yet some of the most exciting finishes to Test matches ended in draws. Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:52:03 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/33.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/32.php What steps should the ECB take to make their EPL a success? And can it win out over the IPL? Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:54:58 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/32.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/31.php As West Indies head into the third Test match against Australia, they do so with aspirations of leveling the series at 1-1. The Frank Worrell Trophy is now out of their hands, but there is still the pride of a drawn series up for grabs. And whatever hope the home team bears depends largely on the potency of the front line bowling attack, particularly Fidel Edwards. A cursory look at the series statistics locates Edwards second only to Brett Lee in wickets. His 11 wickets are already a series high, though he has only once played more than 3 Tests in a series. Now it remains to be seen how far he can extend his personal record in Bridgetown. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:26:25 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/31.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/30.php A look at what made the cheap plonk team of the IPL into champagne winners. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:58:45 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/30.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/29.php After all the glitz and glamour of the IPL, Test cricket was back with a vengeance this week with two memorable Test matches held on opposite sides of the world. Wed, 28 May 2008 04:22:22 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/29.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/28.php If all had gone well, we would have seen the return of Andrew Flintoff to England's Test team today. We've read quite a lot about Flintoff lately, and indeed over the past year during the time he's been out of Test match action. He's copped a fair bit of criticism since the end of the 2006/07 Ashes, and we will now look at how fair, or not, this criticism is. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:34:17 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/28.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/27.php What if the IPL was held 10 years ago? Who would the top players be and who would they play for? Part I of this article does a bit of inverse crystal ball gazing. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:20:42 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/27.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/26.php The great game of cricket has been subject to many changes in its glorious history and none more so than in the past ten years. Technology is now playing its part to put the home viewer in "the best seat in the house". Playing schedules have become far more demanding on the players; some rule changes have been implemented in all forms of the game to help keep matches as appealing as possible, and to help keep the players on the park playing when there is rain or poor light delays. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:26:25 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/26.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/25.php Tension is growing between players and cricket administrators and without a creative, mutually-agreeable solution, players may take matters into their own hands. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:56:47 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/25.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/24.php England and India will meet in a two-Test series this winter. We look at why this is unacceptable, and what length a Test series should be. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:09:03 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/24.php http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/23.php IPL is going to bring about changes to the international game, but what will those changes be? And will they be positive? Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:13:55 -0400 http://www.cricketweb.net/blog/features/23.php