Odd Man Out
England
Image: England batsman Kevin Pietersen plays at shot on the morning of the 3rd day of the 1st Test of…
Broken Record
BowlingStatue of Truemen. Image by Immanuel Giel licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported “He is the best bowler…
The Style is the Man
BattingFawad Alam batting for Pakistan during a 50-over warm-up match against Somerset at the County Ground, Taunton. Image by Harrias…
Maestro Or Nearly – Man? The Mahela Conundrum
Some CricketersMahela Jayawardene will depart from Test cricket after the home series against Pakistan in August with an array of records…
Strength in Depth Gives South Africa the Edge
Sri LankaOn an attritional day of old- fashioned Test cricket South Africa put themselves in a position from which it is…
Sri Lanka’s Day Despite Elgar Classic
Sri LankaSouth Africa’s new Test captain, Hashim Amla has got the most important thing right on the first day of the…
Welcome To Galle
Sri LankaThe first between Sri Lanka and South Africa, which starts on Wednesday at the Galle International Stadium will be the…
In The Frame
Some CricketersWatching Virender Sehwag bat in the Pepsi IPL wearing spectacles made one think of Test cricketers over the years who…
Thirty Years On
Sri LankaAfter a five-nil drubbing at the hands of the best team in the world, England and its beleagured left handed…
Who’s in Charge
Some CricketersImage: Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga tosses a cricket ball during a practice session on October 2010 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. By paddynapper…
Down and Out
Hail and Farewell“Form is temporary, class is permanent” is an addled old cliche, but like many an addled old cliche, it has…
Sixes and Sevens
BattingThere were all sorts of good things about the drawn second Test between New Zealand and India at Wellington's Basin…
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