Celebrity interviewer and journalist Michael Parkinson was on the radio recently saying something that rings very true. He said that out of all the great sportsmen and women he has interviewed over the years, none were stupid.

What he was saying was this: knowledge is a vital part of sport performance.

You can have the greatest talent and the biggest muscles, but without applying practical knowledge you will never achieve your best.

The chances are you don't have the same talent as Ali, Redgrave or Ian Thorpe. But you can learn as much about cricket as they knew about their sports at the peak of their power.

And knowledge is what this blog is all about: An easy way for you to get your cricket knowledge to its peak.