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Wasn't there a sense of inevitability about the Lord's Test even before a single ball had been bowled?

What exactly is form? How do you acquire it? And how do you keep it?

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

It was inevitable as soon as Test cricket started to involve more teams, and when it became such an appealing television sport, that some of its records of durability would become easier to attain

The unbeaten 185 in Johannesburg, the challenges and trials of England captaincy, the "dirt-in-the-pocket" affair, the Trent Bridge duel with Allan Donald, and the hereditary back condition which eventually triggered retirement this time last year -

The great extent of Colin Cowdrey's achievements - both as a player and an administrator - are movingly portrayed in the video "Michael Colin Cowdrey - A Life" produced by Sharp Focus

"To know one is to know the other, for they are as identical in mind as they are in form." So writes the former Prime Minister and Surrey president, John Major, in the foreword to Alan Hill's new biography of the Woking twins, available from CricShop

The greatest night in Pakistan's cricket history

Book Review: Tariq Raz, book called 'Pakistan Test Cricket Sojourn'

Just in case you think modern commentators sound corny, consider this

Glory Lightly Worn - A Tribute to Brian Statham Edited and compiled by Rev