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England escape the danger of the big bad wolf
Wahab Riaz at his best is the big bad wolf. Pakistan’s enforcer. The only problem is that he does not do it enough. England felt his fire and lived
Prasanna's six-shooter and a rare drop
Plays of the day from the first ODI of the series between England and Sri LankaMelinda Farrell at Trent Bridge21-Jun-2016The accelerationSri Lanka’s i
The sixes that silenced England
Carlos Brathwaite’s stillness, the smooth flow of his bat, the ball struck sweetly beyond the ropes – again and again and again. Four balls that wiped
An underachiever in ODIs
Younis Khan has been an outstanding Test batsman, but his ODI average of 31.24 is the third-lowest among the 49 batsmen who have scored at least 6000
Hafeez's high, Bell's low
Stats highlights from a day when England’s two fast bowlers showed, yet again, why they are among the best in the worldS Rajesh04-Nov-20152 Number of
NZ come up short when it counts
On Groundhog Day for England and New Zealand, gloom descended on the Kiwis despite their previous formDavid Hopps in Cardiff16-Jun-2013It was, as the
Dhawan's calm contempt blows away Australia
Shikhar Dhawan didn’t miss a moment during his ruthless century on debut to show up the Australian attack for what it wasSharda Ugra16-Mar-2013For the
A quick Sunday stat
Andy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013As I write, Broad and Prior are launching a spectacular Headingley-81-style fightback – a blazing partnership that has so far
A new Astle. A new Vettori?
Canterbury’s legspinning allrounder Todd Astle may be the one to fill those big shoesAndrew Alderson16-Nov-2012The search for Daniel Vettori’s spin-bo
Afridi's relief, Shakib's anguish
Plays of the day from the Group D match between Bangladesh and Pakistan in PallekeleAbhishek Purohit in Pallekele25-Sep-2012The reaction to a reaction