Graham Gooch

Technique is a servant, not a master. Take the example of Jonny Bairstow, and his successful comeback to the England Test side

Essex county have produced several England captains and batting giants, but they don't have silverware of their own to brag about and they'd like to change that

Edward Craig reveals the players who weren't so quick off the blocks

Former England bowler Neil Foster looks back on his Test career, selection in the '80s, and playing with Gooch

The top 10 Test performances from the last 50 years include scarcely believable turnarounds, a dustbin aid, and big whiskers

The England batsman's 142 in Karachi in 1987 was a lesson in mastering spin in the subcontinent

It can be hard to remember individual strokes from Alastair Cook, but the accumulative effect over the years has been a reassuring presence at the top of England's order and there is still much more to come

England turned to Mark Ramprakash after the Ashes whitewash but Alastair Cook kept his long-term mentor Graham Gooch close. Now surpassing Gooch would be the perfect way, individually, to prepare to win back those Ashes

The chief cause for run-outs is a breakdown in communication. Turns out, sometimes even twins can't get their messages across in time

Graham Gooch ended up as the most prolific run scorer in England's history. This is how he began

The most English of English batsmen turned an eight-year-old into a lifelong fan of the game

David Gower was on the verge of being dropped for good at The Oval in 1990 before he scored a charismatic 157 against India

Graham Gooch has been removed as England batting coach, the ECB announced on Thursday morning

How many of us can claim to have attended a masterclass with England's most prolific run scorer?

Graham Gooch was up indecently early as usual. Once the media had been despatched, he had a chat planned with two England batsmen. It was just routine, he insisted, but he did not hide the fact that the art of dealing with a sledging fast bowler, banging

Graham Gooch has been variously described over the years as a fitness freak and a bit of a trencherman, so he was well qualified to provide an official response to all the delighted gossip over their leaked Ashes cookbook

James Faulkner was unimpressed by England's defensive approach and suggested the Oval crowd should have got a refund after a slow third day

Graham Gooch on batting, Boycott, Barrington, "daddy-hundreds", and mentoring the current crop of record-breakers

Graham Gooch has spelled out something that no one at Cricket Australia is prepared to publicly say - Twenty20 is "chipping away" at the skills required of Test batsmen