Having troubled the English batsmen with his speed and accuracy, Mitchell Johnson is now preparing for the mind games ahead of the third Ashes Test in PerthBrydon Coverdale in Perth11-Dec-20130:00'Fast bowling all about intimidation' -…
From Habibul Bashar to Mohammad Ashraful to Shakib Al Hasan, one player has had to carry the baton for Bangladesh's evolving expectations as a Test team. That baton might now rest with Mominul HaqueMohammad Isam…
There has been a huge increase in the number of girls playing school and club cricket in England, but as they move up to the senior circuit, the supply line dries outAlison Mitchell04-Jan-2014On January 10…
Dimuth Karunaratne does not want for talent but a career-defining innings continues to elude himAndrew Fidel Fernando at Lord's13-Jun-2014In F. Scott Fitzgerald's seminal novel , Jay Gatsby stares long into the night at a single…
Cook averages much more against spin than he does against pace. Whatever could it mean?Andy Zaltzman08-Jul-2014I understand that one or two articles have already been written which preview the England v India Test matches, both…
The ground slowly filled and the tension slowly built, even the clouds held off from bursting as Sri Lanka closed in on a memorable winAndrew Fidel Fernando in Galle10-Aug-2014A kite had taken flight above Galle…
A stats analysis of MS Dhoni's captaincy record across formatsBishen Jeswant04-Sep-2014After winning the fourth ODI against England at Edgbaston, MS Dhoni surpassed Mohammad Azharuddin to become the Indian captain to have achieved the most ODI…
Kumar Sangakkara is playing his final ODI series at home, but his feet and mind are as nimble as everAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele10-Dec-2014All through the middle overs, England's offspinners tried to get Kumar Sangakkara…
India are losing, but they are making Australia win. They are losing, but they are aggressive. They are attacking, until there is nothing left to attack. One shot, one bouncer and one sentence at a…
For long a contributor to India's lack of control with the ball, Ishant Sharma has become far more accurate. The rest of the fast-bowling attack, however, still remains waywardSidharth Monga at the MCG29-Dec-2014Adelaide. First morning…