Jarrod Kimber

Writer, ESPNcricinfo

@ajarrodkimber

Kevin Pietersen, match turner

The England batter had the stellar ability to make games change course, and that made him worth more than his numbers

18-May-2025•Jarrod Kimber

PCB appeals against ICC's decision to award Rawalpindi pitch demerit point

The appeal was one of the first actions of the new PCB administration, led by Najam Sethi, who replaced Ramiz Raja late last month

07-Jan-2023•Jarrod Kimber

In case you forgot: Bhuvneshwar Kumar is still one of the sharpest, most skilful bowlers in T20

He is a master of his craft, among the sharpest bowlers around, and has the superpower of being able to swing the new ball both ways at will

16-May-2022•Jarrod Kimber

Andrew Symonds, a player who came from the future

If they had T20 in 1998 and not 2008, Jarrod Kimber wonders, what on earth could he have done?

15-May-2022•Jarrod Kimber

Virat Kohli's batting currently looks like a human question mark

Like every out-of-form batter, he's found interesting new ways to be dismissed, but given who he is, it's not a simple case of just dropping him from the XI

27-Apr-2022•Jarrod Kimber

Umran Malik, bringing the IPL alive with raw pace

Nearly 91% of all his deliveries this season have been above 140kmph... and that's only half the story

24-Apr-2022•Jarrod Kimber

Carnage and fun - the madness at the death in T20 cricket

The agony and ecstasy of this part is really what differentiates T20 from every other form of the game

16-Apr-2022•Jarrod Kimber

The weird world of T20 pinch hitters

They used to be all the rage in ODIs played in the 90s, but they don't always work in a data-driven T20 age

07-Apr-2022•Jarrod Kimber

The curious case of Steven Smith

Trouble against the short ball? Twiddling Thumbs? Slow reflexes? There is no one pattern that explains his form

11-Jan-2022•Jarrod Kimber

Marnus Labuschagne, the pure being of batting

There's something so beautiful about this magical average being attached to someone as happy to be in Test cricket

25-Dec-2021•Jarrod Kimber

The opening act: Rory Burns is off, way off

The England opener has made important runs, but in between, he's looked bereft

19-Dec-2021•Jarrod Kimber

England are the most innovative team in the world - no joke

"Not a team to set your watch by but almost always worth watching for glorious or abysmal cricket"

15-Dec-2021•Jarrod Kimber

Jack Leach, naked at the Gabba

Why did England pick a man they have usually handled so delicately to bowl at a spinners graveyard?

10-Dec-2021•Jarrod Kimber

Can captain Pat Cummins buck the bowler-leader trend?

Fast bowlers as Test leaders are a rarity, usually only called on in an emergency

06-Dec-2021•Jarrod Kimber

Talent over planning: how Josh Hazlewood became a T20 star

At one stage in his career, the fast bowler played just three T20 matches in more than 2000 days

15-Nov-2021•Jarrod Kimber

No longer a hitting machine, David Warner is now the smart-cricket guy

It seems that whatever malaise had slowed Warner down, he's over it

12-Nov-2021•Jarrod Kimber

How good or not has Eoin Morgan been as KKR captain? It's complicated

There have been a whole lot of factors at play that make the question difficult to answer

30-Sep-2021•Jarrod Kimber

Sir Ravi J: The quality No. 7 memelords never thought he could be

The allrounder has evolved into a consistent scorer of Test runs, a run-out specialist, and is possibly the second-best spinner in the format

07-Aug-2021•Jarrod Kimber

Not luck, not fluke - New Zealand deserve to be the World Test Champions

Cricket's second favourite team has fought hard and come a long way to become world No.1

24-Jun-2021•Jarrod Kimber

Height, pace, movement, nous: why Kyle Jamieson is close to fast-bowling perfection

New Zealand quick has had extraordinary start to his career ... because he is extraordinary

20-Jun-2021•Jarrod Kimber

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