The Line and Length Monday XI - Answers

Here are the answers to our weekly Monday cricket quiz. Click below for them.

Question 1 Before Saturday's one-day international, what was Kevin Pietersen's assessment of his captaincy experience? A: "Zilch"; B: "The odd game of playground cricket at school"; C: "I never captained my school side but everyone knew I was running it"

Question 2 England and New Zealand have finally finished their marathon home-and-away series that began back in February. On how many days did they face each other in international cricket? A: 40; B: 41; C: 43

Question 3 Over the two one-day series between England and New Zealand in 2008, who has scored the most runs? A: Paul Collingwood; B: Scott Styris; C: Brendon McCullum

Question 4 And who has taken the most wickets in all forms of international cricket between New Zealand and England this year? A: James Anderson; B: Ryan Sidebottom; C: Daniel Vettori

Question 5 How many runs did England's Test and official one-day captains make between them in two county innings yesterday? A: None; B: Five; C: Seventeen

Question 6 Mark Ramprakash made 48 yesterday for Surrey. How many days, including today, has he been stuck on 99 first-class hundreds? A: 49; B: 52; C: 61

Question 7 Who is the British Culture Secretary who instructed the ECB to cut ties with Zimbabwe last week? A: Tessa Jowell; B: James Purnell; C: Andy Burnham

Question 8 Ricky Ponting has just played his 300th one-day international (he's now up to 301), how many of them has he won? A: 199; B: 216; C: 239

Question 9 Which international coach prompted a walk-out by journalists at a press conference this week after telling them he wouldn't answer any stupid questions? A: Peter Moores; B: John Dyson; C: Geoff Lawson

Question 10 Sanath Jayasuriya (yes, he is still going) celebrated his birthday today by making a one-day hundred off 55 balls. How old is he? A: 39; B: 40; C: 41

Question 11 Peter Pollock also has a birthday today. What is his relationship to Shaun? A: Father; B: Uncle; C: Second cousin

Answer 1 A, Zilch; Answer 2 C (two of the Tests finished in four days); Answer 3 C, McCullum (although more so in New Zealand than over here); Answer 4 B, Sidebottom (again helped by his 24 Test wickets in New Zealand); Answer 5 B, a duck for Vaughan and five for Collingwood; Answer 6 C, and he made a golden duck in the second innings; Answer 7 C; Answer 8 B; Answer 9: C, Lawson; Answer 10 A, 39; Answer 11 A, father