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Stats – Zimbabwe (586), Afghanistan (699) reach record highs in Bulawayo run-fest
Afghanistan needed just 10 Tests to post their maiden 600-plus total, as they broke a host of records against ZimbabweSampath Bandarupalli30-Dec-20246
Win toss, bat first? Not necessarily, say Australia
Australia have shown an indication to bowl, while England, too, love a run chase. Could we be in for a bowl-first Ashes?Andrew McGlashan12-Jun-20231:4
Cult status alone can't sustain Jack Leach as New Zealand prove tough nut to crack
Key wicket opens door for England, but figures take a dent in tricky return to actionAlan Gardner13-Jun-2022Early in Jack Leach’s first spell on this
Instant Impact – Chris Gayle and others who have walked in and changed the game
With the playoff race heating up, these players have given their teams’ qualification chances a significant boostVishal Dikshit27-Oct-2020ESPNcricinfo
South Africa undone by Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, and the spectre of the past
With Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav getting the ball to drift, dip and turn around corners, a self-fulfilling prophecy played out in SouthamptonAn
How Sri Lanka's fast bowlers have outdone Pakistan's
For the work they have put in against the heat, and the helpless pitches, Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep deserve much praiseOsman Samiuddin09-Oct-20
A happy ending to a fairytale series
Australia had just returned from a humbling in Sri Lanka, and South Africa were hurt by their own subcontinental humiliation. Both took something out
Broad sheds his Durban baggage
On the ground where he was hit for six sixes in an over, Stuart Broad proved how far he has come as a Test match bowler George Dobell in Durban27-Dec-
Trott's success tops Lions report
Two four-days game in tough conditions tested England Lions. The play-off for an opening berth remained unsettled while Mark Wood emerged from the fas
Warner kicks them when they're down
Weary and wandering in the third innings of each Test so far in this series, England have been greedily feasted upon by David WarnerBrydon Coverdale a