SIMON SWEETMAN
The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events

Battling: Craig Overton

We are facing a problem with match fixing, but there’s nothing illegal about it.
The variations in pitches, atmospheric conditions, rain levels, the qualities of the ball used and the rest, along with schedules so crowded there is no time to acclimatise, have made away wins in Test matches extremely unusual.
In the long run this cannot be good for the game – not such a long run, actually, as it will shape the ICC’s sparkly new Test championship You can argue that it is a ...