WI miss a chance to make a statement
They got the job done - and ultimately that is what matters - but West Indies need to address the fact that they were switched off for large parts of the game, and lacked the…
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England and New Zealand play out thriller
ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jun-2015Martin Guptill was also in good form and made 50 in 54 balls•Getty ImagesKane Williamson was his usual classy self and made great progress•PA PhotosBut it was Ross Taylor who led the New Zealand…
The Yorkshire Academy: elitism that dares speak its name
One minute Matthew Fisher is bowling in front of a capacity crowd at Headingley, the next he is back learning his trade - at the place where Joe Root and Adil Rashid did theirsPaul Edwards10-Jun-2015In front…
The Rogers method
The lack of a backlift restricts the Australian opener's range of strokes, especially the drive, but he has managed to use his limitations to his advantageAakash Chopra15-Jul-2015Chris Rogers went deep inside the crease to chop…
Rahane and the No. 3 jigsaw puzzle
Ajinkya Rahane is well equipped at No. 3 to play the role Kane Williamson does for New Zealand, but with Virat Kohli having established himself in that position the team management has a tightrope to…
Moeen helps polish off SA resistance
ESPNcricinfo staff30-Dec-2015Moeen had Temba Bavuma stumped in his next over...•AFP...then Steven Finn cleaned up Dale Steyn to leave South Africa seven down•AFPMoeen had a productive morning, picking up Kyle Abbott as his third wicket•Gallo ImagesChris…
Mankads, upsets and mature teenagers
The Under-19 World Cup made totals above 200 seem impregnable, while also providing a platform for young fast bowlers to shineVishal Dikshit and Mohammad Isam15-Feb-2016Back to the '90sThe 2016 tournament for future stars was a…
Kohli's jig and Tamim's close shave
Plays of the day from the Asia Cup final between Bangladesh and India in MirpurAlagappan Muthu in Mirpur06-Mar-2016The celebrationVirat Kohli ran in, veered a bit to his left, then planted both feet apart, propped his…
IPL slump costs Hardik and Negi
Poor form in the IPL, and the selectors' decision to reward consistent domestic performers such as Faiz Fazal and Yuzvendra Chahal, resulted in the omission of Hardik Pandya and Pawan Negi for the Zimbabwe tourArun…
'West Indies better off trying to attack while batting'
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar analyses the various aspects of the first day's play in KingstonESPNcricinfo staff31-Jul-2016'West Indies' decision to bat first not a pragmatic one'Sanjay Manjrekar believes batting first was perhaps the right choice,…