Sri Lanka take comfort from new heroes
Fourteen months on from fielding their oldest ever XI in a Test, Sri Lanka have regenerated at great speed and now brought to the fore, a talented cro
Australia's attack proves fitter, faster and deeper
Australia’s triumph was achieved on the back of an attack who proved themselves the fittest, fastest and perhaps even the best of any Ashes bowling en
Morkel's mongrel gives South Africa their bite
South Africa’s batsmen had laid the foundations, but the pitch looked slow and low. Then Morne Morkel took the ball in his hand and the Test match gai
'I feel like I'm approaching my peak now'
Nick Compton talks about stepping out of his grandfather’s shadow and sharing an honour with a batsman he looks up toInterview by Jack Wilson22-Feb-20
Bat stronger than ball for England
Stats indicate that the Ashes is more skewed in England’s favour with the bat, than it is with the ball.Shiva Jayaraman19-Nov-2013Not since the start
How Jimmy earned Australia's respect
A decade on from his first visit down under, James Anderson has earned the admiration of Australians who once dismissed him as a soft targetDaniel Bre
A tale of two innings
The numbers of BJ Watling and Mominul Haque’s innings offer an insight into the mindset as both batsmen reacted quite differently when faced with a si
The umpires exchange red for blue
Plays of the Day from the first match between Zimbabwe and India, in HarareLiam Brickhill at the Harare Sports Club24-Jul-2013The googlyZimbabwe have
The ghosts of '89
Australia’s triumph in the 1989 Ashes is a cautionary tale for those who think England barely need to lift a finger to retain the urnRob Smyth26-Jun-2
Masakadza's brain freeze
Plays of the Day from the fourth ODI between Zimbabwe and India in BulawayoLiam Brickhill in Bulawayo01-Aug-2013The disappointmentBrendan Taylor has s