Sir Ian Botham believes that Alastair Cook's England side are easily good enough to beat Australia in the upcoming Ashes Tests, both home and away.
Indeed, so confident is the hero of the famous 1981 series that he says that a 5-0 whitewash should not be out of the question and he jokes that even if the games were played on Mars, England would still win.
Leading sports brand Slazenger launched their 2013 cricket range at the Cricket Asylum in Halifax, and their new products - including the V100 and the re-launched classic V12 bat - will hit the shelves in November.
A cricket video from the Inter Services T20 2012 at Lord's, where the Royal Air Force won the tournament for the second year running.
They saw off rivals from the Army and the Royal Navy, beating both on a glorious day at the home of cricket. The tournament was held in support of Combat Stress with event sponsors BFBS, Heineken UK and media partners Cricket World.
A cricket video for Cricket World TV - the first in a series of videos where we show you how some of our videos are put together.
Join the team as they work to produce the final Mr Predictor cricket betting video of the Indian Premier League 2012, from script to uploading. The team, in order of appearance are: JP, Dan, Alastair, Daniel. Filming and artwork supplied by Andrew and Pete.
Inter Services T20 2012 Launches At Lord's - ahead of the Inter Services T20 competition, which takes place on 19th June, Cricket World catches up with players, administrators and stakeholders to talk about the event.
A cricket video from Cricket World at an event where former England and Lancashire cricketer David Lloyd has delivered the perfect pint to mark the opening of a new craft brewery at Thwaites' Star Brewery in Blackburn.
Bumble, one of cricket's most respected and recognised pundits - renowned for his catchphrases such as 'Start the Car!' - has added to his reputation as a former first class cricketer to create a first class signature brew.
If you are involved in running, coaching, managing, a cricket club, then you couldn't have afforded to miss this opportunity to source everything you need for the new season and beyond.
Catch up with the stars of the final show at Headingley, which was held on 11th February following successful events at The Oval and Edgbaston.
If you are involved in running, coaching, managing, a cricket club, then you can't afford to miss this opportunity to source everything you need for the new season and beyond.
Catch up with the stars of the opening show at The Kia Oval and don't miss out - the remaining shows are at Edgbaston (4th February) and Headingley (11th February).
Players, captains and presenters talk about the Titans of Cricket event in London, held at the O2 arena, in between action shots from the evening and shots of the teams warming up.
The event saw teams representing Australia, England, Pakistan and the Rest of the World taking each other on in a number of cricket-themed challenges.
The Sri Lankan team was the star attraction at a cricket ball held to raise money for the Indian Ocean Disaster Relief (http://www.iodr.co.uk) and the development of schools cricket in Sri Lanka.
A succession of the world's greatest living fast bowlers - from Mike Procter to Sir Richard Hadlee and Kapil Dev - tell us their memories of playing at Lord's - the home of cricket.
They were at the iconic ground ahead of an exclusive dinner at The Grange Holborn where they were joined by many more fast bowlers and cricket greats for a one-off dinner.
Former team-mates and cricket enthusiasts pay tribute to Robert Key at an event celebrating his benefit year with Kent at the fantastic Grange St Paul's Hotel in London.
Shaun Udal, Joe Denly, Geraint Jones and James Tredwell and Sir David English talk about Key's career, their memories of playing with and against him as well as lauding the venue.
Seven of the world's greatest living fast bowlers brought cricket to youngsters in Lambeth when The Lord's Taverners staged a special Street Elite coaching session with pupils from Archbishop Tenison's School.
Legendary bowlers Glenn McGrath, Courtney Walsh, Curtly Ambrose, Devon Malcolm, Sir Richard Hadlee and Makhaya Ntini spent the morning passing on tips to the pupils, who despite going to school in the shadows of the Oval have very little access to cricket or outdoor sports.
Surrey's Professional Cricket Manager Chris Adams and brother David, Managing Director and Chairman of Pro4Sport, are getting ready to embark on an 868-mile, 15-day bike ride visiting all 18 first-class counties in October.
Supported by KIA, the two former professional cricketers are aiming to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma research which is a charity close to their heart - their father was diagnosed with Peripheral T-cell lymphoma attached to the liver last year and is currently undergoing treatment.
One month ahead of its launch, Titans of Cricket creator Matthew Pennington, technical director Jimmy Adams as well as stars of the show Andrew Flintoff and Azhar Mahmood held a press conference at Richmond Cricket Club.
They talk about the upcoming events and how excited they all are as we get closer to the launch.
Bat-pad catches are a relatively common feature of cricket matches but aren't often taken by players on the boundary. Watch as Andrew Flintoff contrives to get out in this fashion at a charity cricket event at Grappenhall CC, where money was raised for the AF Foundation, the Candice Marie Roberts Foundation and the club.
Find out what happened when former England opener and coach turned commentator David Lloyd took on Muttiah Muralitharan and Wasim Akram at a charity match at Grappenhall CC.
He claimed he was ready to hit Murali 'back to Colombo' but could he deliver on his promise? And how well could he cope with facing Wasim, the master of reverse swing?
Hightown Cricket Club won a competition run by Lancashire CCC sponsors Thwaites to enjoy a day of coaching by Lancashire staff and players at Old Trafford.
Here's how they got on under the charge of head coach Peter Moores and Lancashire players.
The Lady Taverners Founders Day 2011 saw a host of cricketers and celebrities come to Lord's for cricket, fund-raising and a social occasion at the home of cricket.
We caught up with cricketers, disc jockeys, chefs and broadcasters all of whom came together to celebrate the work done by the Lord's and Lady Taverners in giving youngsters a sporting chance in life.
The 2011 Chris and Stuart Broad MND 6-a-side tournament was once again held at Wellesbourne Cricket Club and despite some adverse weather conditions, was a huge success, raising funds for the fight against Motor Neurone Disease.
The Royal Air Force were the winners of this year's Inter-Service T20 competition at Lord's, beating the Royal Navy in the final.
Under heavy skies the Royal Air Force played the Royal Navy in the first game; the Royal Navy setting a challenging target of 148 off 19 overs (Duckworth Lewis score), due in no small part to some fine batting by new cap Marine Rob Urrman (73 no).
One of the events for Sussex club coach Mark Davis's testimonial year was a dinner held at The City Grange Hotel in London.
Here we catch up with the man himself, team-mates who pay tribute to the work he has done as well as those who are supporting the testimonial year.
The Broad Appeal kicked off with an exclusive, one-off dinner where just 300 guests quizzed Chris and Stuart about what it's really like to beat the Aussies in their own back yard!
We caught up Chris and Gemma Broad as well as Mike Gatting, Jonathan Agnew and Allan Lamb, who were also present at the event in London.
Jim White introduces Cricket World TV's coverage of the European Premiere of Fire In Babylon, held in London on 6th May.
The film is in cinemas countrywide from 20th May. Jim talks to, among others, stars of the film Colin Croft, Michael Holding, Gordon Greenidge and Joel Garner as well as Paul Collingwood, Hugh Grant and Patrick Kielty on the red, green and gold carpet in Leicester square.
Action from the final of the 2010 Spirit Of Commerce Corporate 20/20 between AMSCAN and Skandia, held at Bourton Vale CC...
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