Ed Smith

Why cricket's national stereotypes are outdated

Aug 8, 2016 | Opinion
We often tend to overstate certain characteristics of teams as permanent qualities, but a team's identity is constantly in flux

What sport means to us

Jul 11, 2016 | Opinion
When you go to watch a Test, you participate in a ritual that is a part of civilised existence

Cover story

Batting 3.0

Jul 2016 | Cover Story
A deep dive into the whys, hows and whoas of modern batsmanship

What has to be done to save Test cricket?

Jun 27, 2016 | Opinion
A two-division structure will give the format the shake-up it needs. It's important for fans of the traditional game to embrace change

What is sporting achievement made of?

Jun 13, 2016 | Opinion
Records and victories matter, but not as much as the power sportsmen have to engage our emotions and imagination

Welcome to the era of the total batsman

May 30, 2016 | Opinion
T20 has produced a breed of player who with his imagination, athleticism and technical mastery proves that scoring prodigiously and fast does not have to involve massive risk-taking

Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?

May 16, 2016 | Opinion
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again

The World T20 and the battle for cricket's future

Apr 4, 2016 | Opinion
Who will win the war of techniques: the batsmen or the power hitters? Will timing triumph over muscle?

The importance of Afghanistan's exuberance

Mar 21, 2016 | Opinion
The way they throw themselves into cricket with unfettered passion is a lesson to those of us for whom the game may have lost its freshness

The torture makes the genius?

Mar 7, 2016 | Opinion
For all the perspective he gained later in life, would Martin Crowe have been the batsman he was if not for the disharmony within him?