An ODI triumph years in the making for PNG
On Sunday, Papua New Guinea became the first country to win their first two one-day internationals - that performance was not a result of chance but painstaking efforts have been made on and off the…
Kiwi quirk
The weird and wonderful city that makes a hero out of a groundsman Paul Ford04-Nov-2014As your plane see-saws into Wellington airport from the north, you will see a whopping great sign to your left, above…
Sri Lanka's nightmare to forget
Sri Lanka had scaled down their expectations for the series, given the lack of preparation, but the team has still disappointed, even by those lowered standardsAndrew Fidel Fernando15-Nov-2014Is it too late for Sri Lanka to…
Australia have beaten India, but not Kohli
Virat Kohli sledges, he celebrates aggressively, he stares, he gets angry - with his team and the opposition - but at the end of it all he's scored a mountain of runs and refuses to…
Hoping to silence the noisy neighbours
There will no lack of edge when the co-hosts meet in Auckland - but New Zealanders are pretty certain about who started itAndrew McGlashan26-Feb-20151:34Lots of hype before the big game between hostsMelbourne, 1981. Trevor Chappell…
Australia look to heal an old wound
In 1992, they were completely underprepared and had to face the ignominy of an early exit at home. A win on Sunday would go a long way towards removing the scars of that failureDaniel Brettig28-Mar-2015As…
England calls handicap Yorkshire title defence
ESPNcricinfo previews the chances of all nine Division One teamsAlan Gardner, Alex Winter and David Hopps11-Apr-2015Last season IN: OUT: Azeem Rafiq (released) OVERSEAS: Cheteshwar Pujara, Aaron Finch, Kane Williamson, Glenn Maxwell2014 in a nutshell Yorkshire's…
Starc and the old boys
The best bowling spells of IPL 2015Siddarth Ravindran25-May-2015Ashish Nehra, 3 for 28 v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Qualifier 2A quick bowler prone to injuries, aged 36, with four middling seasons of IPL behind him and little…
It's KP's fault
The facts show he was terribly ineffective in the six Tests of their last 12 that England ought to have wonAndy Zaltzman14-May-2015The latest twist in the unedifying Kevin Pietersen saga has been amply covered in…
Ryan Harris v Stuart Clark
Ryan Harris and Stuart Clark had remarkably similar stats in Tests, including an identical average of 20.63 against England S Rajesh05-Jul-2015Australia have had a long history of top-class, high-profile fast bowlers: ten have taken 200…