Alan Gardner

Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo

England pay for Dernbach's latest calamity cameo

There were other negatives with the ball and in the field but ultimately 26 runs in nine balls from Jade Dernbach swept England's World T20 hopes away into the Bay of Bengal

29-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Efficient McCullum ticks off another T20 landmark

McCullum's style means he is familiar to the vicissitudes of T20 but, in terms of sparkle, he is the shortest form's Koh-i-Noor

29-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Van Beek's reunion with his countrymen

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the match between Netherlands and New Zealand

29-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

'We've got to play two good games' - McCullum

Brendon McCullum is a man with the glint of a risk-taker in his eye and he has been understandably impressed by Netherlands' heady style of play at the World T20

28-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner

Resurgent England in charge of own destiny

England have "huge confidence and belief" heading into their two final group games, captain Stuart Broad said

28-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

England discover map through uncharted waters

Having tossed away opportunities in the field with reckless abandon and slumping into negative territory at the start of their chase, England found the courage to make amends

27-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Hales 'buzzing' after England's first T20 ton

Alex Hales had no doubt that his match-winning hundred against Sri Lanka was the most important contribution of his international career to date.

27-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Netherlands rollercoaster takes nosedive

Netherlands raced into a match-winning position the wind was rippling through their hair, the adrenaline building, 39 all out receding to vanishing point behind them. But then they clanked on to the rails

27-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Ahsan Malik raises the bar for Associates

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Chittagong

27-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Bopara intent on clearing the ropes

Though England's batting has been less than stable in recent past and defeat in their next game against Sri Lanka could bring their World T20 campaign, Ravi Bopara is ready for the problems faced by a finisher in the shortest format

26-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Wine, pizza keep Steyn pumped up

Dale Steyn is as light-hearted off the field as he is intense with ball in hand. For a man whose furrowed brow at the top of his mark can make batsmen involuntarily feel for the ball outside off, he is endearingly goofy in person

26-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner

On-site generators to prevent floodlight failure

Organisers of the World T20 in Chittagong will use on-site generators to run floodlights at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, rather than off the main electric grid, to try and ensure against another loss of power.

26-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Netherlands keen to reverse fortunes

Peter Borren, the Netherlands captain, hopes to drown a nightmarish outing against Sri Lanka by making the most of their three further chances to sink a Full Member team

26-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Cheers to Bangladesh

Our correspondent catches a sliver of Dhaka and lots of Chittagong on the first leg of the World T20

26-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner

Kieswetter back with sense of purpose

Before England had a dashing young wicketkeeper-batsman from Somerset, they had a dashing young wicketkeeper-batsman from Somerset and now Craig Kieswetter is back on the international scene

25-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner

Netherlands down but not out, says Borren

Netherland's Peter Borren has admitted embarrassment at his team's performance, against Sri Lanka, but said they would not look to just limit the damage in their remaining games

25-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Steyn delivers one little over

With the tournament marketed around big hitting, it was a bowler that became a finisher in one of the most breathtaking matches in this competition's brief history

24-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

'We can beat anyone in the world' - Bresnan

England have endured a horrendous run, losing 17 matches out of 21 in all formats, but Tim Bresnan is the sort of man who can say England believe they can win three in a row if they need to at the World T20 and sound like he means it

24-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Amla's bat-bat dismissal

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Chittagong

24-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

'You don't mess with lightning' - Lumb

For the third time at a World T20, England have found their chances hampered by a Duckworth-Lewis defeat. in 2010 the towelled down and went on to win the trophy; Michael Lumb was part of the side.

23-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner

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