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Paine's new Australia face first Test of their quality
After nearly giving up playing cricket in 2017, Paine will be at the forefront of Australia’s rebuild operation, of performance and public trust, amon
Stats – Ben Stokes and Sam Curran outbowl James Anderson and Stuart Broad
Curran also became the youngest England player to win a Man of the Match award in Tests, while Virat Kohli outscored his team-mates by a phenomenal ma
Cummins channels big Merv in spell of heart and skill
There was a fittingness about Allan Border’s moustachioed battering ram being in the crowd at Newlands to watch his svelte modern-day avatar go to wor
Alpha Lyon ready to surpass Benaud
Fronting in Dhaka for his 68th Test, Nathan Lyon, at last, talks more forcefully now. The words themselves don’t explode but are delivered with greate
Confectionary Stall Mid-Series Award Nominations
Andy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013The Ashes scoots rapidly towards its denouement, with the fourth Test beginning today just under a month after the first. Bot
When defensive is offensive
Virender Sehwag has eliminated many weaknesses from his batting. But the most innocuous of weaknesses, getting out to defensive fields, staysSidharth
The Flintoff-Murali show
Muttiah Muralitharan and Andrew Flintoff turned around a game which seemed headed emphatically in Australia’s directionOn the ball with S Rajesh and A
MLC: Teams, players, format, fixtures, and everything else you need to know
Big-league cricket is coming to the USA – here’s a primer on what to expectAshish Pant11-Jul-20234:02Jayawardene: The MLC will add more traction to cr
'If I change my approach, I won't be Shakib'
The shots that bring Shakib Al Hasan runs also lead to the odd frustrating dismissal, and he remains stubborn that he will not change his methodsMoham
Stokes revelling in role as England's go-to man
Ben Stokes has permission to ‘swap’ fielding positions at will so that he can stay in the game at all times. It is further proof of his importance to