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Frank Tyson

'I wanted to stop batsmen from getting on to the front foot'

May 16, 2013: The Typhoon remembers being at his fastest, chopping willow trees to get strong, and the mateship of the 1954-55 English side

1955

Plumbing the depths

Jan 12, 2013: When New Zealand set an unwelcome Test record that still stands almost 60 years later

Tendulkar only current player in ESPNcricinfo all-time World XI

Oct 25, 2010: Four Australians and three West Indians make it to the side. Warne, Gilchrist and Akram other recent players to feature

The XI

Old gold

Aug 28, 2009: England's all-time team has just two players from the last 30 years

All-time XI: England

Pietersen makes all-time England XI

Aug 27, 2009: One contemporary star lines up alongside greats including Hobbs, Hutton, Barnes and Larwood in England's side

They also played cricket

Jan 17, 2008: Cricinfo looks at 11 other cricketers - notable and not-so-notable - who have tried their luck in front of the cameras

The alternative Ashes

Sep 16, 2007: A review of the The Final Test on DVD

1952

Trueman's magical debut

Sep 1, 2007: When Fred Trueman was called up by England to play in the first Test against India in front of his home crowd His reaction to his call-up was unconventional. Trueman was sure that he was being wound up, and on being informed of his selection replied, "Bug

Cricinfo XI

Gene genie

Jul 18, 2007: Stuart Broad's selection for England puts him among a select group whose fathers have also played for England. Here are XI others

Cricketing knights

Jun 16, 2007: Cricketers who have received knighthoods

Batsmen singlehandedly outscoring the opposition in a Test

Hayden 119, Pakistan 59 and 53 all out

May 8, 2007: In 1830 Tests to date, a batsman has outscored the opposition in both innings together only on eight occasions

Cricinfo XI

Against all odds

Jun 13, 2006: Martin Williamson looks at the players who have overcome physical obstacles to play the game

The decisions which have caused a stir

Ten controversial dismissals

Nov 21, 2005: Following the controversial dismissal of Inzamam-ul-Haq today, Will Luke and Martin Williamson look at ten decisions which have irked and provoked players and public alike

Pakistan v England Timeline

A tumultuous past

Nov 11, 2005: Encounters between Pakistan and England have rarely lacked for drama, controversy and incident. Cricinfo charts a troubled 51-year relationship, leaving out only two series - those in 1971 and 1996 - that went off without any trouble

England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, 1953

When the 19-year wait finally ended

Sep 12, 2005: A match report from the 5th Test at The Oval in 1953, when England regained the Ashes after 19 years

The best Ashes batting

Sticky dogs and captains' rearguards

Aug 19, 2005: Andrew Miller picks out ten of the finest batting feats in Anglo-Australian history

March 2005

The XI worst debuts

Mar 15, 2005: Edward Craig reveals the players who weren't so quick off the blocks

1950

'It was just one of those days'

Feb 26, 2005: In the Test Trial of 1950 Jim Laker, who had been rejected by Yorkshire, returned to his home of Bradford and took the remarkable figures of 8 for 2

October 2004

Hutton leads England's greatest post-war XI

Sep 13, 2004: England's Greatest Post-War XI is named with the publication of the October issue of The Wisden Cricketer magazine

The progression of the record

The highest score in Test cricket

Apr 12, 2004: How the record for the highest score in Test cricket has changed hands over the years