A hole in England's bucket

Jul 24, 2014: What's wrong with their cricket? Well, what isn't?

Together they fall

Jul 23, 2014: England rose to No. 1 in the rankings with a machine-like efficiency but the signs of an impending breakdown were quickly apparent

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Ridiculed Ishant ridicules England

Jul 21, 2014: Ishant Sharma has often been the butt of jokes, and sometimes deservedly so. Today, however, the joke was on England

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Bhuvneshwar writes a different history

Jul 20, 2014: He is not quick. He is not tall. He bats at No. 9. But he is proving a superstar for India in this series. It is not the first time Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken people by surprise

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Twenty-two yards of cricket's ever evolving unknown

Jul 18, 2014: There has been no shortage of talk about pitches in recent weeks, but even those who have to make important decisions about what to do on them don't always get it right - so what chance the rest of us?

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Anderson shines in era of the No. 11

Jul 12, 2014: There are few endeavors as silly as No. 11s batting. Anderson's innings was another piece of history for cricket's most comical and undervalued batting position

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

The joy of one, the pain of another

Jul 10, 2014: The No. 11 of India's order did something the No. 1 of England's order can only dream of at the moment: score a Test fifty

England news

Colvin takes HIV/AIDS sabbatical

Jul 5, 2014: Holly Colvin, England's youngest ever debutant, is using her sabbatical from international cricket to use her sport to spread awareness about AIDS in Africa

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 5th day

The pearl and the bank clerk

Jun 24, 2014: The stories of Shaminda Eranga and Rangana Herath sum up the Sri Lanka team, an under-prepared, under-financed group who refused to be beaten by England

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 4th day

England's comedy of errors

Jun 23, 2014: It was not hard to spot England's mistakes on a day when they even ran out of stupid ideas

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 2nd day

Robson does it the English way

Jun 21, 2014: Nothing about Sam Robon's batting against seam bowling even hints at coming from Australia at all. His pointy back elbow makes him look like an accountant from Somerset

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley, 1st day

Plunkett finds the shock factor

Jun 20, 2014: Liam Plunkett flogged himself into the ground at Lord's and did not have much reward to show for it, but on (new) home turf the ball was fuller and so was his wicket tally

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Pradeep makes his stand

Jun 16, 2014: Sri Lanka were left relying on the unlikeliest of heroes as a dramatic last hour drew to its conclusion

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Sri Lanka's brothers in arms

Jun 14, 2014: The hug Kumar Sangakkara received from Mahela Jayawardene after completing a century at Lord's was just another chapter in their bromance

George who?

Mar 14, 2014: He has been an Australian captain for more than two years but the ever-smiling George Bailey is yet to be fully embraced

South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day

Where did Harris find the swing and strength?

Mar 5, 2014: Plain numbers will never explain how good Ryan Harris was in Cape Town, where he defied logic and a crocked knee to bowl Australia to a famous victory

Graeme Smith retires

The boy giant who stood up to legends

Mar 5, 2014: Graeme Smith was South Africa's youngest captain, a brash boy who wasn't afraid of older men, and he grew up under the harsh glare of international captaincy. He succeeded

SA v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day

Clarke (just about) survives Mornzilla

Mar 1, 2014: A blow-by-blow account of Morne Morkel's fearsome attack on Michael Clarke

South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 4th day

Damn you, day five

Feb 23, 2014: The light was faded. Dale Steyn was bowled into the ground. There was one wicket to take. The forecast for Monday was awful. The ball was thrown to Dean Elgar ...

South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 2nd day

Four years, three balls, two wickets

Feb 21, 2014: Wayne Parnell's career had drifted away on a sea of different team shirts but Vince Barnes threw him a lifeline - now he may have given South Africa one too