This doesn’t seem like a good return. There are only 2 explanations: (1) The talent doesn’t exist, or (2) the academies and the regions have failed to develop that talent. The first is self-evidently not true – there’s a huge amount of talent on display in every CAG match. ...
What sometimes concerns me about the ECB player pathway - going through schools and county cricket and academies - is that you can pigeonhole people too young: "We need bat speed and people who can strike the ball." Or they'll see a young spinner with littl...
The addition of new competitions this season is yet more evidence of a growing realisation that the county system – alongside the regional academies – is an essential rung on the ladder between club and regional cricket. Long may that be the case. You may have seen the recent Twitter announ...