Memories from a bookshelf
A match of the one-armed v the one-legged, the bail that flew 211 yards, and other talesZeeshan Mahmud29-May-2015Sometimes life forces us to acknowledge matters which otherwise we wouldn't have. One such nudge came in the…
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…
Spot the spurious stat
Find the one fact in this list that isn't unimpeachably trueAndy Zaltzman29-May-2015A bonus statistics blog challenge for you, in case you have some time to fill in between now and whenever.Simply spot the one false…
Oman toast exponential return on investment
Oman's players racked up a $2500 debt due to lost cricket balls during net sessions on tour, but created a 100-fold return by making it to the World Twenty20 in India, where the participation fee…
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…
Light fades on Pakistan at the final push
ESPNcricinfo staff03-Oct-2015Wahab Riaz, however, broke the opening stand by having Hamilton Masakadza caught at fine leg in the eighth over•AFPChibhabha formed strong stands with Brain Chari and Elton Chigumbura as Zimbabwe steadily built on a…
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…
ICC Americas: winless but not hopeless
Despite failing to register a single win against first-class teams in the Nagico Super50 group stages, the ICC Americas showed improvement as the tournament progressed, almost pulling off a win against Jamaica in their last…
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…