Channel 4 Analyst Simon Hughes explains cricket rules, terminology and technology

	Batting
	Bowling
	Fielding
	Jargon Busting
	Channel 4 and Technology
	Players
	Miscellaneous
	Your Questions Answered








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THE ANALYST

The Analyst is a popular feature of Channel 4's Test Match Cricket coverage in which we look at how cricket 'works' and explain the sport's many technical and historical nuances.

The analyst archive of articles is organised into the following sections:

Batting   Bowling   Fielding
Jargon Busting   Channel 4 and Technology   Players
Miscellaneous   Your Questions Answered

LATEST ARTICLES:
	BATSMEN (Players)
	From the brilliance of Bradman to the temerity of Tendulkar, the facts and figures of the world's greatest willow-wielders are laid bare here.
	FIELDING POSITIONS (Fielding)
	These are the main fielding positions in cricket .... we hopes this helps to answer some of the hundreds of emails we get on this particular subject every summer!
	Q: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NUMBERS UNDERNEATH THE THREE LIONS ON ENGLAND SHIRTS? (Your Questions Answered)

	THE RED ZONE (Channel 4 and Technology)
	A red graphics strip is superimposed between the stumps to show where the ball pitched, and on which line the ball was travelling when it struck the batsman. The Red Zone is now familiar to TV audiences as part of the Hawk-Eye LBW package.
	UMPIRES (Miscellaneous)
	The role of the match umpires is constantly under review but as things presently stand there must be two out in the middle at all times during play.