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In Case You Missed It: more ball-tampering, Afghanistan's big loss, and Scotland's big win

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It's been a rather dramatic week for cricket, as India schooled Afghanistan in a punishing Test debut, Sri Lanka refused to take the field after ball-tampering allegations in St Lucia, and New Zealand women smashed records like it's going out of fashion. Here's all the news and views you may have missed. Tune in every Monday.
Controversy hits Sri Lanka's tour of West Indies
After West Indies pulled off a massive victory in the first Test, Sri Lanka put up a spirited fight in the second Test in St Lucia, even as captain Dinesh Chandimal was charged with ball-tampering.
The Shannon Gabriel paradox
The West Indies fast bowler has been outstanding in this Test series against Sri Lanka - quick, menacing, and on his day unplayable. Why, though, are such days not more frequent? Andrew Fidel Fernando unravels the enigma that is Gabriel.
England take a 2-0 series lead over Australia
Australia may have been looking for redemption on their tour of England, but they have had no cheer as Jason Roy and suddenly-captain Joss Buttler put England out of reach in the second ODI.
Afghanistan become the Test club's 12th member
Even though their Test debut ended in a two-day thrashing from India, in a mere decade, Afghanistan's players have surmounted incredible odds to reach cricket's pinnacle, helping change the image of their country along the way, says Sidharth Monga.
The Afghanistan story
Refugees, nomads, and now Test cricketers, the history of Afghanistan cricket is remarkable, told here in comic-book style. Also, WATCH: The Afghanistan team got some help in the nets from a very special bowler.
New Zealand women's record-breaking spree continues
Meanwhile, it's been quite a week for the New Zealand women's team in Ireland. Five days after they broke the record for the highest total ever in ODI cricket, their 17-year-old allrounder Amelia Kerr struck the highest individual score in women's ODIs: 232 not out.
Richard Hadlee diagnosed with bowel cancer
The 66-year-old former allrounder, widely considered to be New Zealand's greatest ever cricketer, has undergone surgery to remove a tumour.
How the World Cup became a ten-team affair
Every time an Associate beats a Full Member, as Scotland did England, the discussion of why the cricket World Cup is shrinking rather than expanding returns. So how did we get to a World Cup that has no place for up and coming teams?
Why corruption is a problem too large for cricket to solve itself
Whatever you may think of the recent Al Jazeera documentary on spot fixing, it was a reminder that the unregulated Indian betting market remains a problem beyond the ability of cricket to control. Legalisation of cricket betting will go a long way towards reducing match fixing, but is it going to happen anytime soon, asks Daniel Brettig.
QUIZ: Who is the only man to score an ODI half-century at No. 11?
And which set of brothers have played the most Tests for England? Pit your wits against these and other head scratchers in The Cricket Monthly quiz.
The men's Test XI of the last 25 years
And finally, as part of a series marking ESPNcricinfo's 25th anniversary, we had an expert panel pick the best Test XI of the last 25 years. Spoiler: there's no Dravid, Ambrose or Cook. Who made the cut then?