Wouldn't it be nice if England was legitimate?

By Adrian Meredith

VICTORIA, Australia (TheSportsNext) July 21, 2012: I am sure that the cricket-loving public in England (at least, those who don't prefer soccer or some other sport, or no sport at all) love the fact that England is currently the top ranked team in test and T20 cricket, and very nearly the top team in ODI cricket as well (they would have been had that ODI against Australia not been washed out).

Why the Duke Ball needs to be banned?

By Adrian Meredith

VICTORIA, Australia (TheSportsNext) July 20, 2012: England's recent rise up the cricket ladder has had one interesting facet to it: all of a sudden they are almost unbeatable at home. Previously, England was a team with no major home ground advantage, other than against India and Sri Lanka who themselves have major home ground advantages. But now, suddenly, since 2007 or so, England's home ground advantage has been the biggest of any country.