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It is safe to say that this XI is not based upon stats, or upon consistent star performances and bountiful media attention. Rather it is an appreciation of those who, with bat and with ball, can produce the goods occasionally and win the hearts of a few. They’re probably also my favourite 11 allrounders.

Dream Teams: The Peter Borren XI

This team is largely drawn from the county players I have had the pleasure of watching through the years, along with some who played for or against England. The majority of these are players I have watched

Dream Teams: My Favourite XI

Guest poster Joe Donnelly gives us his thoughts on how the 2015 World Cup could be structured.

Magic numbers

It isn't just Ireland who will suffer due to the ICC's disgracefully myopic decision to exclude associate nations from the 2015 World Cup. The Netherlands have also brought much to recent tournaments, including their T20 win over England, and their performance against the same opponents this time around. Here, Dutch cricket fan Harold Brusse explains why cricket will suffer in his country.

ICC 2015: Orange doesn’t count. A Dutch fan’s view

The ICC decision to exclude the Associate Nations from the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has been met with widespread condemnation and disbelief, and not just from the Irish. There have been many comments about how the decision is baffling and difficult to understand. I disagree. From my position as a professional cynic, I think the decision is remarkably easy to understand, if we look at it from the same viewpoint as the people who made it.

The ICC 2015 decision: a call to action

Is it right, or even realistic, to attempt a preview of the World Cup final without writing at great length about Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar? Frankly, no.

Sachin’s innings

Kamran Akmal's wicket-keeping ability has been under the spotlight after a series of high-profile errors. Meanwhile, focus at the World Cup has been cast upon match-fixing, with every batting collapse, dropped catch and slow run-rate under scrutiny. If we are to overcome the latter, we should be treasuring the former.

The Akmal antidote

Normally I would stick with cricket through the lean years, but to discover again and again that our sport is being violated by people who receive their living from it, and that those whose responsibility it is to keep cricket clean are equally as crooked, has caused me to question my loyalty.

Cricket and me: on the rocks

Bangladesh are slowly improving, that much was clear from their two test series against England. There is now very little justification in calls to remove them from Test cricket, but there is still some way for them to go before they can compete on a level. Here's how can they do it.

How Bangladesh can crack test cricket

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