Shikhar Dhawan, Joe Root and Marcus Stoinis - just 3 fine cricketers who might star in a 2nd XI T20 World Cup. (Image credits (L-R): Press Association, The Telegraph, Omnisport)
The strength in depth of world T20 cricket has never been greater - so if freak circumstances aligned to force every team in this autumn’s men’s T20 World Cup to go without their first-choice XI, who would cope best?
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Scott Kuggeleijn was not found guilty of rape. This is the most we can say legally, and the least we can say morally. Photo: Dominico Zapata, Fairfax NZ (now Stuff.co.nz)
⚠️Content warning: rape, sexual assault, misogyny⚠️ - attached in the spirit of informed consent
New Zealand Cricket have shown by their words and actions that they want the cricket community to treat Scott Kuggeleijn like just another player. But Scott Kuggeleijn has shown by his that we cannot, and must not.
England have hired the experienced and skilful off-spinner Jeetan Patel (middle) for the T20I leg of the tour of New Zealand. He’ll replace former Pakistan stalwart Saqlain Mushtaq (left) as spin bowling consultant - but the ECB’s 5-year-long failure to replace Mushtaq Ahmed (right) as permanent spin bowling coach is inexcusable.
England’s men haven't had a full-time spin bowling coach for 5 years. So why does the world's second-richest board maintain a short-sighted policy of hiring temporary consultants to fix a permanent shortcoming?
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In which I fall in love with New Zealand, and ignore former New Zealand fast bowler Iain O’Brien’s exhortation for me to skinny dip.
Read MoreComing to you live from a hotel room in Wellington! Oh, the glamour. PS - GuerillaCricket.com, 12:50am GMT. Do it!
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