Sri Lanka news

Time for Thirimanne to repay faith and deliver

Jun 1, 2016 Having been given a long rope, despite a shaky technique, the onus is on Lahiru Thirimanne to step up and convert promise into substance

Before you can hit it, you have to think it

May 18, 2016 The scoop, the sweep and all of the other shots that are now becoming standard in cricket began as acts of imagination, driven by necessity

Are modern cricketers more open to experimentation?

Jan 14, 2016 In the past, trying new deliveries and strokes in matches used to be frowned on. Not anymore

The strange power of the follow-on

Dec 25, 2015 Is there an equivalent in any other sport to the humiliation of being asked to follow on?

Why didn't everyone copy Bradman?

Dec 14, 2015 Today unorthodox, self-taught techniques are celebrated and emulated, but the greatest batsman of all had few followers

Are India's current spin trio the best of the lot?

Dec 11, 2015 Ashwin, Jadeja and Mishra are certainly very talented, but they will trump their esteemed predecessors only when they do well overseas

The kinaesthetic beauty of timing

Nov 28, 2015 When batsmen transfer their body weight and movement precisely into the point of contact between bat and ball, the results can be glorious

The plight of the English spin bowler

Sep 22, 2015 As England wait on the fitness of Zafar Ansari ahead of the tour of the UAE, the Middlesex spinner, Ollie Rayner, explains why alternatives are thin on the ground

Have standards in first-class cricket dropped?

Sep 8, 2015 Poor shot selection and the reluctance to bat long indicate that some countries and players are not giving long-form cricket enough attention

What will Ian Bell's legacy be?

Aug 26, 2015 He always made the difficult look easy and rarely got the recognition his batting deserved. The difficulty of replacing him may determine his worth