Reflections on commentating on the live video streaming of the one day matches between Ireland and Pakistan.

The island is the home of Greek cricket and has a number of grounds with breathtaking backdrops.

It is looking very much now that there is a ICC Full Member Lite category emerging.

There is no such thing as an unimportant fixture in the World Cricket League Championship.

I have selected a world XI from beyond the test world for each format that I think could be competitive against a Full Member.

ICC backtrack on their commitment to balance restricted opportunities in the 50 over format with greater exposure in T20.

2012 was a milestone year for Associates cricket but 2013 poses plenty of questions for the ICC to answer.

The placing of a glass ceiling above a new ëAssociate Plus' category means more funding, games and recognition - but no invitation to join the top table.

ICC have switched the focus of their global development program from performance to participation based on their ëbigger, better global game' philosophy.

When I first started writing about cricket beneath full member level eight years ago I would never have dreamed that matches would be televised.

The recent award of TAPP funding to Ireland and Scotland may be hiding an uncomfortable truth, that the ICC are not minded to consider applications for full member status.

ICC are losing patience with some of their under-performing and 'non-performing' members. They have warned them that the terms of membership require certain criteria to be met.

There are contrasting views on whether full members should play an avuncular development role with its associate and affiliate neighbours.

In the latest interview Bas Zuiderent of the Netherlands questions whether test cricket should be the ultimate goal and champions the potential of T20.

I recently conducted an interview with Martin Vieira, the ICC Development Manager for the Americas region.

Former Dutch international Edgar Schiferli is interviewed by Tim Brooks about global and Dutch development issues.

A look at the coverage of non test nations in the 2012 Wisden and its references to associate players and coaches

Former Dutch international Tim De Leede shares his views with Tim Brooks on development issues, the potential of T20 to spread the game and the best Dutch XI.

In the light of Ireland's Vision 2020, Tim Brooks argues that the ICC should commit to a development pathway that sits between the High Performance Programme and full membership.