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International men of mystery
Ajantha Mendis is the latest in a long line of unusual spinners who kept batsmen and spectators guessingGideon Haigh28-Apr-2008 Sr
Plot intact, result missing: South Africa's Test revival still a work in progress
They showed promise, but lacked execution in Lahore, leaving them with several lessons ahead of the second TestFirdose Moonda15-Oct-2025″They lost the
McGrath goes from 'strokemaker' to 'solid' to resist India
She stood out with her responsible batting with the visitors desperate for stability on the penultimate day of the TestS Sudarshanan23-Dec-2023It took
Stats – James Anderson, the oldest pacer with a Test five-for in 70 years
All the stats from James Anderson’s five-wicket haul against India in the Lord’s TestSampath Bandarupalli13-Aug-20211 James Anderson, at the age of 39
Azhar experiment leaves confusion
Pakistan’s confusion over their opening batting positions was no closer to being resolved when Azhar Ali, previously a figure of stability at No. 3, m
Dhawan and Vijay flay listless Bangladesh
ESPNcricinfo staff10-Jun-2015Unlike the weather, M Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan started the day brightly, adding a 50-run opening stand within 11 overs•As
Under-trial England seek red-ball relief
A two-day tour match in St. Kitts is England’s first stop in a five-month stretch of cricket that could decide the futures of Alastair Cook and Peter
England's cobwebs and shackles are still on
They won the game. They found some form. If you’re judging England on the scoreboard, it was above par, but still well below parJarrod Kimber in Chris
Momentous at the WACA
It may have been a one-day match but the Western Australia-Queensland Gillette Cup semi-final at the WACA was no ordinary gameAlan Shiell22-Nov-2014Ia
Riding with Shastri, trailing Pink Floyd
Our correspondent cuts corners with train tickets, discovers Stoolball and tries to understand the Bristol dialectSidharth Monga09-Sep-2014August 14Ha