Dwayne Bravo promised attacking cricket. West Indies were aggressive with the ball, but with the bat the situation demanded they drop their guard. Pakistan made them fightJarrod Kimber at The Oval07-Jun-2013Dwayne Bravo told a nearly…
The uncertainty that prevailed before this Test threatened to drag Zimbabwe down. But Hamilton Masakadza's shrewd moves played no small part in ensuring they were capable of stretching Pakistan Firdose Moonda in Harare03-Sep-2013Brendan Taylor only…
Even a defeat doesn't hurt too much when you're at the Shere BanglaMadiha Khan07-Nov-2013Choice of game After having seen Bangladesh cruise through the ODIs, it was time for some T20 action. Bangladesh were on top…
At Dubai's Sports City, the cricket academy aims to replicate conditions from all around the globe - and largely succeedsFirdose Moonda22-Oct-2013Three kinds of soil were laid down to make cricket pitches. At first glance there…
Plays of the day for the fourth day of the second Test in MirpurMohammad Isam in Mirpur24-Oct-2013The decisionOn-field umpires giving run-out decisions are rare these days so when Richard Illingworth raised his finger to adjudge…
Delhi's strong batting order was swung out by the Indian fast bowlerSaransh Karnawat30-Sep-2013Choice of game I am interning at the and my beat is sports, so I attended all the Challenger Trophy matches. I predicted…
When 90,000 people turned up to watch Kevin Pietersen play a responsible inningsJosh Schönafinger27-Dec-2013Choice of gameBeing a proud Victorian, the Boxing Day Test is my best opportunity each year to see some Test match action.…
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from ChittagongFirdose Moonda29-Mar-2014Battle of the beards I The facial furriness of Hashim Amla and Moeen Ali was always going to be something to watch in this match and…
In the last 50 years, four specialist English legspinners have played just 24 Tests. What's behind England's complicated relationship with legspin bowling? Richard H Thomas 14-May-2014"Can he spin it?" we would ask amid rumours of…
It is not often that India go into an away Test with a lead, but following their important win at Lord's, the onus is now on MS Dhoni to ensure that the team is not…