An embarrassing capitulation
India have returned to the dark ages of overseas tours, when the failures of their batsmen led to crushing defeatsSambit Bal at the SCG06-Jan-2012It is a measure of India's misery in Australia that at one…
England beaten, but not in ruins
England were beaten by the better team in Abu Dhabi but the mark of champions is how they respond to setbacks. The challenge starts now.George Dobell in Abu Dhabi28-Jan-2012It would be easy to be critical.…
Four years, 16 defeats
Stats highlights from a compelling Test match in HobartS Rajesh12-Dec-2011David Warner became only the third Australian to carry his bat in the fourth innings of a Test•Associated Press This was Australia's 16th Test defeat since…
Citius, Altius… Maximus
In a year when London hosts the Olympics, we look at first-class cricketers who represented Great Britain in the GamesMartin Williamson22-Jul-2012As the 2012 London Olympics loom, a number of articles have been written about Great…
The mysterious Mr Narine
Bought as a rookie for an eye-popping fee to play in the IPL, Sunil Narine and his knuckle ball have delivered for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Next up? Watch out, Test cricket Nagraj Gollapudi26-May-2012Kieron Pollard…
So far, so good for India's part-timers
MS Dhoni, whose reliance on part-timers has proved successful so far in the World Twenty20, will hope his attack can deliver against South AfricaAbhishek Purohit in Colombo01-Oct-2012MS Dhoni is possibly the only captain in international…
England rewarded after learning harsh lessons
Much of 2012 has not been a year for England's Test team to remember fondly, but a stunning turnaround in India leaves them within touching distance of a famous resultGeorge Dobell in Kolkata09-Dec-2012The sight of…
Caught Petersen, bowled Peterson
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day of the deciding Test in PerthBrydon Coverdale and Firdose Moonda at the WACA01-Dec-2012Catch of the dayJohn Hastings turned it on against Robin Peterson as…
Centurion will test Pakistan's learning
Although defeat in the series, Pakistan put in a much-improved display at Newlands on a surface that was more favourable to their game. However, coming back to the Highveld will be a different story againFirdose…
Stafanie Taylor, a role model at 21
The West Indian allrounder bears her responsibility to help spread the game in the Caribbean with calmness and assuranceAbhishek Purohit10-Feb-2013Stafanie Taylor is probably the best female cricketer to have emerged so far from West Indies.…