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Alastair Cook became an Ashes winning captain at the first attempt

Test Captaincy

Busting the captaincy myth

Do players really lose form under the added responsibility?

James Anderson removed Martin Guptill second ball

England cricket

Anderson's adventure to 400

Writing for BBC, Stephan Shemilt & Sam Sheringham, go through a few highlights in the career of one of England's greatest Test bowlers

New Zealand cricket

The Adam Milne conundrum

Osman Samiuddin, in the National wonders how New Zealand can fit Adam Milne into the XI with Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kyle Mills, Mitchell McClenaghan and Matt Henry

Bowling actions

Will the World Cup be one big free hit?

Although the ICC's crackdown on bowlers with illegal actions is laudable, it's timing could mean the upcoming World Cup might be skewed in favour of the batsmen writes Chloe Saltau, in the Age

India in England 2014

Sledging, a blight on cricket - Boycott

Geoffrey Boycott, in his column for the Telegraph, believes dominating the opposition can happen without resorting to offensive behavior

Indian cricket

The Praveen Kumar guide to bowling in England

Praveen Kumar explains to Sandeep Dwivedi of the Indian Express how India's seamers should concentrate on having specific plans and not bank on conditions always being bowler-friendly

Indian cricket

Dravid, through the eyes of Pujara

Shirin Sadikot of bcci.tv asks Cheteshwar Pujara how his technique compares against that of India's previous No.3 Rahul Dravid

England cricket

Tend to Cook the batsman, before Cook the captain

Mike Selvey, in the Guardian, casts the magnifying glass on the captain Alastair Cook and suggests he might be trying too hard to change himself and the process if proving to be detrimental

South Africa cricket

Mental clarity vital for bowlers - Donald

Allan Donald spoke to G Unnikrishnan of Deccan Herald about the mental clarity necessary for bowlers to succeed against reputed finishers