Hold back your best player
Selectorial wizardry and logic decodedAndy Zaltzman18-Mar-2015Late changes to established teams in the run-up to a World Cup are a recipe for disaster
No logic in the no ball
The ICC protocol, which suggests that a no-ball can be checked only if there has been a dismissal, could do with some tweaking. If an umpire’s assessm
The best bowling spells of the World Cup – Wahab, Southee, Starc
ESPNcricinfo presents the best bowling spells of the World CupAndrew Fidel Fernando29-Mar-2015Wahab Riaz v Australia, AdelaideIn a World Cup that favo
India's to-do list
A lot has changed since M.S. Dhoni smashed that famous six off Nuwan Kulasekara to propel all of India into a frenzy on a breathless Mumbai night four
The World Cup Achilles heel report
A look at potential banana peels for some teams, with specific instructions for paramedics and physiosAndy Zaltzman13-Feb-20157:37Two Men Out: Crunchi
The tea-maker to the stars, and the toughest job in cricket
Our correspondent takes in scenic drives, listens to legends of mobsters, and bids Bangladesh goodbyeDevashish Fuloria11-Nov-2014#KhulnaIsSoSleepyKhul
Dilshan v Moeen contest breaks England's hold
Plays of the day from the sixth ODI between Sri Lanka and England in PallakeleAlan Gardner13-Dec-2014The introductionSri Lanka had eked out a mere 27
Most overs in a Test innings, and unproductive debuts
Plus, Test wins after losing the fewest wickets, and the fastest to 100 ODI scalpsSteven Lynch07-Oct-2014In the match in 2012 in which Hashim Amla sco
Monster Johnson goes missing
Perhaps it is the death of Phillip Hughes, perhaps it is the heat, perhaps it is the absence of Ryan Harris, but Mitchell Johnson is not as scary as h
It's the build-up, silly
The entire cricket-watching public will have their eyes peeled when MCC takes on Rest of the World on July 5. It isn’t difficult to see whyVijay Subra