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The Jury's Out
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Cricket's finest minds ponder the game's vital questions
Who's the next-best batsman after Bradman?
Apr 1, 2013: We all know who the greatest batsman of them all is, but who's second in line?
The best after the Don? That's a toughie
Mar 18, 2013: Introducing the next theme in our series: the second-finest batsman ever (after you know who)
Mark Nicholas
What is the most influential innovation in cricket?
Mar 11, 2013: Accidental or intentional, departures from the norm often aid the evolution of a sport. Five writers pick their top innovations in cricket
Which is the best ground to watch cricket in?
Dec 17, 2012: There are pretty grounds, historic grounds, grounds that ooze atmosphere, and those that make you feel like you're in the Colosseum. Five writers choose their favourites
Which are the finest cricket books?
Oct 8, 2012: Cricket probably boasts the best writing in all sport. We asked five writers to pick the cricket books they love most
What's the best sight in cricket?
Sep 3, 2012: All spectator sports are meant to provide spectacles, but cricket arguably presents the biggest variety. Five writers choose their favourite sights in the game
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'The guy you want to go to war with'
My XI: Martin Crowe on the gritty approach that turned Allan Border into a run-machine
Rob Steen: In modern times, a few tailenders have thrived higher up the order, but the psychological advantage it gives the opposition can't be discounted
Jarrod Kimber: England rose to No. 1 with a machine-like efficiency but the signs of an impending breakdown were quickly apparent
Four in four, and stands by Nos. 10 and 11
Ask Steven: Also, most balls faced in a T20, highest limited-overs score at Lord's, and long lives after Test debut
Jon Hotten: As Ishant Sharma showed at Lord's, short-pitched bowling can open old wounds and create sudden uncertainty
Ridiculed Ishant ridicules England
Ishant Sharma has often been the butt of jokes, and sometimes deservedly so. Today, however, the joke was on England
England seem to have forgotten about personality
They have to see a glass that is half-full, and play the game as if it is just that, a game; and an opportunity
Bigger concerns for England than Lord's pitch
While the pitch took most of the blame at Trent Bridge, at Lord's England will need to get more controlling overs from their spinners. The reality is there is no quick fix
Another battle, another defeat on Planet Al
Alastair Cook has got used to feeling of the axe hanging over him. Only his team-mates can save England now
Pataudi Jr caught a young English fan's fancy for his princely ways and his heroic batting
Ridiculed Ishant ridicules England (100)
Ishant Sharma has often been the butt of jokes, and sometimes deservedly so. Today, however, the joke was on England
England seem to have forgotten about personality (65)
They have to see a glass that is half-full, and play the game as if it is just that, a game; and an opportunity
Another battle, another defeat on Planet Al (32)
Alastair Cook has got used to feeling of the axe hanging over him. Only his team-mates can save England now
Pataudi Jr caught a young English fan's fancy for his princely ways and his heroic batting
A quintessential Sri Lanka collapse (24)
Sri Lanka had a platform to spring towards an unlikely victory in Galle, but their batting line-up succumbed to the same weaknesses
