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How many players have batted on every day of a Test?
And how many women have been out for 99 in one?Steven Lynch27-Jun-2023In the first Ashes Test there were 11 players who had taken at least one five-fo
Umran Malik, bringing the IPL alive with raw pace
Nearly 91% of all his deliveries this season have been above 140kmph… and that’s only half the storyJarrod Kimber24-Apr-20224:15Sanjay Manjrekar: Um
How often have there been no debutants in Tests in an England summer?
And what’s the lowest fourth-innings total by a team that won a Test with nine wickets down?Steven Lynch25-Aug-2020There were six Tests in England thi
Accessible Australia worn down over test of time
False strokes and quick interviews were all in the mix for Australia, as the demands of four days of Test cricket started to take a tollDaniel Brettig
What's the secret of Dhawan's big-event mastery?
A couple of subtle technical adjustments, allied to his ever-present qualities of heart, temperament and clarity of mind, have brought the India opene
T20 evolution and the need for speed
The shortest format should be the environment in which the fastest men can thriveFreddie Wilde19-Jun-2016Are fast bowlers getting slower? It often fee
Stranded in the nineties, and T20 tons in vain
Plus: individual scores yet to be made in Tests and ODIs, and the fastest to 1000 T20 runs Steven Lynch06-Oct-2015Is Rohit Sharma the first player to
'I am incredibly messy in the changing room'
Ed Cowan recounts being dragged out of the bar to field as a substitute in a Test, picks his best pub quiz team, and lists his various nicknames Inte
An imperfect perfect innings from Clarke
Australia have never needed Clarke’s runs more than they did today. He made them by any means necessary. Not on a pedestal, but down in the mud. Jarr
'It hasn't been a great couple of months'
Andy Flower discusses the Kevin Pietersen affair and the way forward for EnglandDavid Hopps in Pallekele02-Oct-2012Andy Flower, in his role as England