There's little that's subtle about Hardus Viljoen - he's a broad-chested, broad-shouldered fast bowler, who simply trundles up to the wicket and… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share Image
A bowler should be allowed to point out to an umpire that a batsman is backing up, leaving the officials to watch… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share Image
Usually a captain will allow his bowler to set the field, while exercising overall control and maintaining the authority to step in… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share Image
The Twenty20 is itself a banal game, a crude game, but it works, so I hope Twenty20 commentary works. — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
What we have learned is that Roland-Jones is a very promising prospect. Because of the way he bowls, he will not blow batsmen away,… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
On your debut, you just want to get into the game. I remember when I played my first Test, we bowled first and I… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
I love the individual characters that cricket produces and, more than most other sports, the unlikely heroes. — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
By empowering players - not just players, but grown men - to think for themselves outside of the game, you hope that they will… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
It is one thing to err on the side of caution. Equally, Test wins have to be earned. They are seldom handed to you… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
Players like Alastair Cook do not come around very often. To play for so long and achieve so much says everything about his fitness,… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
Stuart Broad's 400th Test wicket did not come the way he would have wanted - Tom Latham chipped the ball to mid-wicket - but… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
The bouncer shouldn't be banned. Hitting batsmen, I'm afraid, is part of the game. But it's the histrionics, the nonsense, the prancing, the in-your-face… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
There is no other job in major sport like a cricket captain. It is a huge job. — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
Without ambition, drive and the willingness to make sacrifices, I don't think you get anywhere. — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
When you are at the top, teams raise their game to play against you, breathing down your neck because they want what you have. — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share
