Players defend Galle pitch
After an official warning for the last Test in Galle, the ICC will again look keenly on the pitch after 17 wickets fell on day two Andrew McGlashan in Galle27-Mar-2012Games dominated by bowlers make for…
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Five overseas signings to watch
ESPNcricinfo picks out five overseas players who are on their way up in the international game and likely to make quite an impact in their debut IPL seasonsKanishkaa Balachandran03-Apr-2012Richard Levi The South Africa opening batsman…
Who is Akila Dananjaya?
Akila Dananjaya has all the variations but what's most impressive is the cunning with which he uses themAndrew Fernando24-Aug-2012When Akila Dananjaya's name appeared in Sri Lanka's provisional squad for the ICC World Twenty20, the rumour…
'Never doubted there was a role for me'
Mitchell Johnson's impressive comeback after a year in Perth showed his value hasn't been lost to AustraliaBrydon Coverdale in Melbourne23-Dec-2012This time last year, Mitchell Johnson's family and friends were in Melbourne for the Boxing Day…
A plan for Tests
From Subhadeep Roy, United States While Australia and India battled it out for supremacy in the just concluded and highly coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the patrons of Nagpur emphatically and unequivocally voted with their feetCricinfo25-Feb-2013Subhadeep Roy,…
Improving Ireland seek 2007 reprise
From Tim Wigmore, United Kingdom Cricinfo25-Feb-2013 Amateurs no more: 13 of Ireland's players are professionals now © Associated Press In 2007, Ireland’s success was one of the few things to enliven a World Cup that…
The early-evening-watchman
Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the second Test between Zimbabwe and BangladeshFirdose Moonda in Harare28-Apr-2013Dismissal of the day Mushfiqur Rahim was well on his way to a third Test century and…
A stronghold for England and Monty Panesar
England have won six of their last seven Tests at this ground, while Panesar has 25 wickets from three TestsS Rajesh31-Jul-2013The last time England lost a Test at Old Trafford was in 2001, against Pakistan;…
Clarke continues Gabba love affair
The short ball was no trouble for Michael Clarke and he treated Graeme Swann with disdain as he continued his superb Brisbane formJarrod Kimber in Brisbane23-Nov-2013The definition of funky captaincy seems to only be truly…
Tamil Nadu attack short of firepower
The batting may be filled with heavyweights, but the team's bowling has lost the ability to run through sidesKanishkaa Balachandran in Chennai02-Dec-2013An assessment of the Tamil Nadu team's competency over the last few seasons reads…