Andy Zaltzman

Stand-up comedian; writer

The spin travails of Ben Duckett

Has any other player been thrown in at the deep end against tweak the way he has?

24-Nov-2016•Andy Zaltzman

England have this series in the bag. The stats say so

And as we all know, you can try argue with stats, but you can't win

23-Nov-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Why the Rajkot draw was a win for numbers

And why the Australians may soon turn into a side feared by every other team in the world

17-Nov-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Memo to Haseeb: no hundreds, please

Why England's teenaged opener should be wary of doing too well in this series

09-Nov-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Cook's fifty problem, England's left-armer problem

What will be on the home side's minds heading into the Old Trafford Test?

22-Jul-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The unique phenomenon that is Pakistan cricket

Their openers aren't reliable, their tail is weak, and their fielding isn't impressive. Does that stop them from winning Tests spectacularly? Of course not

20-Jul-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The anti-surpassing record, and the Cookie Monster

In an unsatisfying England-Sri Lanka series, some unsatisfying numbers were achieved. At least England's captain got to go berserk at the end

15-Jun-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The summer stats quiz (aka the England-Sri Lanka numbers you don't know)

Or how to infuse extra meaning into Anderson's five-fors and Sri Lanka's sub-100 total

02-Jun-2016•Andy Zaltzman

One and only

Epic hundreds, ignominious king pairs, stonewallers and fire starters: the short history of cricket's first men in

02-May-2016•Andy Zaltzman

It's great when you're eight

Which No. 8's name would you tattoo on your body?

01-Apr-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The World T20 ultimate champions prospects guide

Who's going to win? Not Bangladesh, not England, not Australia, not Afghanistan, not India...

23-Mar-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Everything you need to know about the India-New Zealand T20I

Aka the Nagpur Twirlageddon

16-Mar-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Why T20 is actually a keeper's game

And a look at other Ryan Campbell-ish comebacks in cricket

09-Mar-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Magnificent Martin and jaunty Jack

We remember the great New Zealand batsman. And look at Test records that have stood for 94 years and two months

03-Mar-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The Tendulkar of batting positions

Aiming to carve out megalithic statistics with the bat? Walk in at two-drop

02-Mar-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The greatest time to be an ODI batsman in a losing team

Yes, that is what the era we are living in will be known for

20-Feb-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Teen mankads and underage veterans

Age and morals occupied cricket's collective mind in the last week

04-Feb-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The importance of being consistently rubbish

Just ask a genuine No. 10

02-Feb-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The joy of stupendous Stu

A look at the fast bowler's recent hot streak, and statistical highlights from the meltdowns in Johannesburg and Canberra

20-Jan-2016•Andy Zaltzman

Boy versus maths

What can we glean from the schoolboy record of 1009 not out, which no one had considered possible or necessary so far?

07-Jan-2016•Andy Zaltzman

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