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England’s frail batting and over-reliance on Joe Root will have been watched with interest by their next opponents, Pakistan and South AfricaGeorge Do

English cricket has always had an aversion to the bold and, as a result, it is left with a massive image problem, argues Mark ButcherMark Butcher14-Ja

One of few non-cricketers to share a bond with Sir Don Bradman was a South Australian doctor, Donald BeardAshley Mallett12-Jul-2014At the launch of a

New Zealand did not put up much resistance against South Africa, but there was still a job to do and Dale Steyn performed it in some styleFirdose Moon

New Zealand crumbled against the spin of Rangana Herath on the third day, but they had been damaged by seam tooAndrew Fernando in Galle19-Nov-2012New

Australia’s young fast bowlers used the help available from a spicy pitch better than their England counterpartsGeorge Binoy in Townsville11-Aug-2012T

Ireland and Scotland fared well, while Bermuda, Kenya, Canada and Netherlands plumbed the depthsWill Luke04-Jan-2009 Among Scotlan

How will a new-look New Zealand shape up in these conditions? And will Sri Lanka continue using spin at the expense of some terrific seam talent?Madus

Joe Root shines in starring role but will be the first to credit Dom Sibley’s support actGeorge Dobell05-Feb-2021It was, in the end, the perfect retur

Our missing XI is full of men who can keep wicket, with proven hitting prowess and a strong bowling attack to bootESPNcricinfo staff25-Apr-2019The mis