Welcome To All Out Cricket Issue No.34
It's the dawn of a new era. There's a new man in charge, and new specialist coaches, we've got a new one-day captain, and with Vaughany's triumphant return, it feels like we've got a new Test captain too.
It does appear to be a pivotal time for English cricket, and to capture this moment we've identified the men who we believe will form the core of the team over the next few years, and interviewed the lot!
With a superb in-depth interview with Andrew Strauss (he'll come good - don't worry about that) tying the ‘New England' section together, we bring you the most comprehensive look at the future of the England side. But just to show we're not preoccupied with these overachievers, we take a close look at the state of recreational club cricket in the UK, with wide-ranging interviews with those on the front line, and much to ponder.
Elsewhere we bring you the top ten most important matches in cricket's history, and if our postbag isn't overflowing with outraged letters then we haven't done our job properly. What do you think about our selections? Are we hitting the top of middle, or spraying it down the legside?
And then of course, there's a boatload of other stuff to get you in the mood for the business end of what so far has been the wettest season in living memory. It's another packed issue - or as this month's peerlessly brilliant Q&A subject would have it: "Hello! Massive!"
Okay, that's enough from Mr Mark Nicholas, and more than enough from us. In cricket we trust...
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