Woakes aims to cap big summer
From the fringes of the England team to playing every format, plus one trophy already in the bag for Warwickshire has made it a memorable season for Chris Woakes but he wants to add another…
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Hapless England victims of failing system
Previous England inadequacies were masked by a handful of excellent players but now the national side are showing the results of an environment too cosy for those whose faces fit and one that ostracises the…
McCullum takes flight once again
Brendon McCullum batted the only way he knows, giving full expression to his attacking instincts, and it came off like it often has in 2014Andrew Fidel Fernando at Hagley Oval26-Dec-2014Freeze the action just after Tharindu…
Good reasons for faith in Morgan
It is tempting to suggest that England are no further forward after replacing Alastair Cook with Eoin Morgan but there were good reasons for the change in the ODI captaincy and they remain validGeorge Dobell16-Feb-2015Like…
Hold back your best player
Selectorial wizardry and logic decodedAndy Zaltzman18-Mar-2015Late changes to established teams in the run-up to a World Cup are a recipe for disaster Amidst the myriad reasons for England's latest failure to win their first World…
An IPL for openers and big-hitters
Batting stats and trends from IPL 2015, that set the season apart from previous editionsBishen Jeswant26-May-2015The openers In each of the seven previous seasons of the Indian Premier League, opening batsmen averaged less than 30.…
More tons than fifties, and winning after making 31
Plus, World Cup half-centuries for two countries, and a jackpot on County Championship debutSteven Lynch21-Apr-2015Galle won a match the other day despite being bowled out for 31 in their first innings. Was this the lowest…
Who would be at No. 3 in your Modern Ashes XI?
Ricky Ponting has Justin Langer at No. 3 in his Ashes XI. Who would be in yours?14-Jul-2015
Searing yorkers, sticky jelly beans, and stinging post-match taunts
Irking the Australians, swinging out the English, and a sprinkling of batting records. ESPNcricinfo recounts 10 fine performances from Zaheer Khan's celebrated India careerESPNcricinfo staff15-Oct-2015India take the fast lane, finally October 2000: Zaheer Khan bursts…
Under-prepared, unsure SA feel the heat
The team is currently paying the price for basing their selections on a tour of Bangladesh which was heavily disrupted by rain, and left them with more questions than answersFirdose Moonda in Nagpur26-Nov-20152:05What should be…