All change for England
Kevin Pietersen is no longer captain. Peter Moores is no longer coach. We have seen someone try to oust Giles Clarke as Chairman of the ECB and now we hear that some England players are unhappy at the deal that allowed them to play in the Indian Premier League.
It's just not been cricket, has it?
Finally though there is an opportunity for some on-field action to make the headlines as England start their winter series against West Indies this afternoon. Commentary is live on 5 live Sports Extra, both on Digital Radio and online, and on Radio 4 LW at 2:15pm.
Andrew Strauss is captain but there's no full-time coach since Moores departed. Well, you can't have it all, can you?
This is an important series because the sports hacks will be waiting to see the true fallout of all the issues - how will Kevin Pietersen respond? how will Strauss cope with the extra responsibility of captaincy? How long will it be before Andrew Flintoff picks up another injury?
Well, with this being an Ashes year we spoke to one of England's best bowlers from the 2005 victory over Australia - Simon Jones, and asked him whether England could rely on the fitness of Andrew Flintoff.
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And here is former West Indies fast bowler Colin Croft's views.
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Can you predict any headlines from the series?
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