England's perseverance overcomes conditions
With little pace, little turn, little bounce and little chance of any reverse-swing, England's bowlers had to dry up runs to take wickets, and their patience went some way in making up for the first…
Warner swims at the MCG
Plays of the Day from the first ODI of the CB series, between India and Australia at the MCGSidharth Monga at the MCG05-Feb-2012The dive In the third over of the Indian innings, Gautam Gambhir drove…
What will prevail: Consistency or big-match aura?
The opinion is divided about which team is going to win the final of the IPL between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight RidersESPNcricinfo staff27-May-2012"No doubt they are playing in their own backyard and they've…
'We are known as the cricket capital of the USA'
The mayor of Lauderhill, which is hosting two T20s between West Indies and New Zealand, is a cricket fan. Who better as an evangelist for the game in America?Peter Della Penna01-Jul-2012In the lead-up to this…
Two blinders, and one that nearly was
Plays of the Day from the Champions League match between Chennai Super Kings and Lions in Cape TownLiam Brickhill at Newlands17-Oct-2012The quicksSydney Sixers' gaggle of young quicks had hurried Yorkshire's batsmen earlier in the day,…
New ground, old rivalry
Our reporters look back on their favourite World Twenty20 matchesS Rajesh15-Sep-2012 South Africa v West Indies, 1st match, World Twenty20 2007Chris Gayle launched the inaugural tournament with the first T20 international century•AA/AFPThe warm-up: It was…
Wicked outswinger a fitting 300th
Dale Steyn has been among the world's leading fast bowlers, if not the best, since 2008 and his career reached another landmark at NewlandsFirdose Moonda at Newlands02-Jan-2013The wickets of Shayne O'Connor, Mohammed Sami and Doug…
Clarke springs a surprise, twice
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second day of the Hobart TestDaniel Brettig in Hobart15-Dec-2012Surprise of the dayThe way Australia's newspapermen waxed eloquent about Michael Clarke overnight when he was 70 not…
Kirsten fronts up to SA issues
Having unexpectedly lost a series to New Zealand for the first time, South Africa coach Gary Kirsten had plenty of questions to answerFirdose Moonda24-Jan-2013While South Africa's one-day squad is in a state of transition, they…
Ashwin finds his groove
While the rest of the bowlers struggled to find a consistent line of attack, Ashwin's radar today was state-of-the-artSharda Ugra22-Feb-2013At one point during his debut commentary stint, VVS Laxman referred to Indian cricket's "worrying factor"…