A Barbados champion who enjoyed getting stuck into bowlers and living life to the fullestIan Chappell02-Jul-2020I wrote the first of a number of "Dear Everton" columns in December 1979. The columns afforded an opportunity for…
Captain's stunning vein of form gives England the perfect first two days of India campaignGeorge Dobell06-Feb-2021Just as Torvill and Dean were once responsible for dozens of broken ankles, you wonder if Joe Root will similarly…
Talking points from the Australia Test squad picked to play against India in DecemberAndrew McGlashan12-Nov-2020Easy squad, tough decisionPicking the 17 names in Australia's Test squad wasn't an overly tasking job. The five 'extra' players beyond…
All the statistical highlights from the first ODI, including some records for the Bairstow-Roy pairSampath Bandarupalli23-Mar-20212:04Manjrekar: Prasidh Krishna a talented bowler who has his basics right135 - The partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy…
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After the hype and anxiety, the Oval's curtain-raiser lives up to its billingValkerie Baynes21-Jul-2021Waiting at the station in deepest, greenest Surrey for a train to The Kia Oval, a young woman walked onto the platform…
Key numbers from the third ODI between Sri Lanka and South AfricaSampath Bandarupalli07-Sep-202116 - Wickets for the spinners in the third ODI - eight each for South Africa and Sri Lanka. Only once spinners have…
Our correspondent focuses on the cricket that actually mattersAndrew Fidel Fernando02-Sep-2021Ashes training summer camp It is a fundamental plank of all religions that long before pre-history, when the earth was a shapeless mass, God created…
Struggles of Pujara, Kohli and Rahane are beginning to become a concern for IndiaNagraj Gollapudi13-Aug-20213:33VVS Laxman analyses Pujara, Kohli and Rahane's dismissalsSince 2020 India's middle-order batters - Nos. 3 to 5 - average 27.44 in…
Ebadot Hossain returns second-best figures by a Bangladesh quick in their Test historySampath Bandarupalli05-Jan-20221 - Bangladesh posted their maiden victory against New Zealand in Test cricket on Wednesday. They had taken on New Zealand in…