Academies are all the rage in cricket at the moment

West Indies are still behind the eight-ball in this match, more than 200 runs adrift with two days to play, but it might have been worse

Steven Lynch's verdict on the first day's play between England and West Indies at Lord's

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

New Zealand face a hard weekend, taking on West Indies at Cardiff tomorrow, and England at Bristol on Sunday

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

Craig McMillan has failed a late fitness Test and will miss the Headingley Test, while Stephen Fleming is battling to recover from an ear infection

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

What a way to go: reaching a marvellous century, then spanking the winning run through the covers to climax a classic Test match

It was a day for departures

Richie Benaud, who at Lord's became the first person to watch 500 Test matches as a player or commentator, last night received another honour - a lifetime achievement award from Britain's Royal Television Society

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

At the end of the perfect Test match, the perfect finish: the man who had been told his head was on the chopping block, the man who was getting out bowled too often, the man who ran out the local hero, smashed consecutive fours to bring up his

Lord's was a picture for the first big match of the season

Mark Richardson, according to the official Test programme, "has reinvented himself from stodgy tailender into an opening batsman of genuine Test class"