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India fail Boland and Co's not-so-simple inquisition
To break it down, cricket is about a bowler asking a question and a batter responding. More often than not, India’s batters did not have the right ans
Players to watch in the Ashes: an emerging allrounder and England's new batting star
With the multi-format series beginning on Thursday here are four players to keep a close eye onAndrew McGlashan and Valkerie Baynes19-Jan-2022Tahlia M
Will England dare to leave Dawid Malan out again?
Despite an average of 57 and a strike rate of 157 in T20Is, Malan’s place in England’s top six remains uncertainMatt Roller08-Nov-2019Dawid Malan has
Joe Root makes his big call but has 'no doubt' over Ben Stokes' readiness
Sam Curran can count himself unlucky to be dropped, but it is an understandable decision once it was decided Ben Stokes was availableGeorge Dobell at
Stranded on 99, and stranded on four
And was the Don’s Test average as captain also Bradmanesque?Steven Lynch02-May-2017Was Misbah-ul-Haq the first captain to be stranded on 99 not out in
'To enjoy cricket, you must enjoy your downtime'
James Faulkner talks about the IPL, his slower balls, bouncing back from a drunk-driving episode, and bad haircutsInterview by Arun Venugopal26-Apr-20
Cricket's two-speed economy exposed
Once a five-Test series during the heyday of the Australia-West Indies rivalry, the last two Tests for the Frank Worrell Trophy only lasted six and a
Don't lap sweep when Sangakkara keeps
Plays of the day from the second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in HambantotaSiddarth Ravindran26-Aug-2014Referral of the dayTillakaratne Dilshan
Shafiul disturbs stumps to create history
Plays of the day from the match between Zimbabwe and BangladeshMohammad Isam03-May-2013The historyShafiul Islam conceded the first no-ball for hitting
When Dickens shouldered arms
How the first England team to tour Australia might not have, if it were not for a refusal by the great novelist Ashley Mallett19-Feb-2012In the Austra