We count revolutions on a spinning ball and ignore what beats batters
Catching is part of a bowling plan and it is coached like an afterthought
White-ball bowlers have abandoned the stumps and it shows in the wicket columns
Reverse swing needs a dry ground more than it needs rough leather
The rope has crept in and the six has lost most of its meaning
Two new balls removed the best bowler of the last ten overs
The best powerplay bowler should be saved for the fifth over
Average is still the better number for a Test opener and I will not apologise
The finisher is a role teams pay far too much money for
The rule that decides the death overs is the one nobody argues about
The groundsman waters the square and picks your top order
Trucking in the same clay everywhere is flattening cricket
Drop-in pitches are not the villain, the drainage under them is
Toss statistics lie, because of who tends to be winning anyway
The arm ball is more dangerous than the one that turns
A spinner should open the bowling far more often than one does
The short-ball plan costs more than the captain thinks it does
