Spider in the sky, Elephant in the room
Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between Australia and India, at the SCGMelinda Farrell23-Jan-2016The Elephant in the roomIshant Sharma rediscovere
'One of the greatest batsmen of our time'
A career that spanned over two decades came to an end with Shivnarine Chanderpaul announcing his retirement. We asked fans to share their favourite me
Life in slow motion
How the slower delivery came to become an essential weapon in every seamer’s armouryJo Harman14-Nov-2015When tracking the evolution of the slower ball
NZ batsmen leave Sri Lanka out in the cold
12-Dec-2015Sri Lanka were 209 for 6, but Milinda Siriwardena, playing in only his third Test, counterattacked•Getty ImagesAt the other end was Rangana
Under-prepared, unsure SA feel the heat
The team is currently paying the price for basing their selections on a tour of Bangladesh which was heavily disrupted by rain, and left them with mor
How Srinivasan lost his hold on the BCCI
Six months ago, N Srinivasan was a force in the BCCI. That has changed now as a result of legal trouble and the power struggles within the boardArun V
Sangakkara runs out of luck
Watch the plays of the day from the second day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in ColomboESPNcricinfo staff21-Aug-2015Bat man beginsThe
Rashid endures the most taxing of debuts
Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid suffered the most unrewarding innings in Test history for a spin bowling combination as Pakistan milked them unforgivingly o
Prasad's spell and zest add spark to frustrating Test
In this series, and in the one before it, Dhammika Prasad has been superbly watchable, always up to something, often with the ball, other times with h
From Goldenbowls to #OhMyBroad
The extraordinary events which allowed England to regain the Ashes with a match to spare are being savoured, but there is a hunger to inflict more pai