Jarrod Kimber

Writer, ESPNcricinfo

@ajarrodkimber

Pietersen flops on first big day of summer

On his first big day of the summer, Kevin Pietersen's failure was greeted with glee by the fans who once cherished him

23-Aug-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Edgbaston

Dhoni's control test

For all MS Dhoni's many trophies and accomplishments, Test cricket continues to resist his magic and indefinitely postpone his motorbike ride into the sunset

17-Aug-2014•Jarrod Kimber at The Oval

India collapse, Dhoni bats

MS Dhoni may not be a member of the gentleman's batting club but that doesn't mean he can't be effective

15-Aug-2014•Jarrod Kimber at The Oval

Happy new era

England's new players enjoyed the celebrations the most in front of delighted - and drunk - crowd

09-Aug-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Old Trafford

Pankaj Singh, Test wicket-taker

After 26 spells, 69 overs, and 415 deliveries, Pankaj Singh took the wicket that was cheered by cricket fans regardless of their affiliation

09-Aug-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Old Trafford

James Anderson - not finished yet

Not since the first Test of last summer's Ashes has James Anderson been as effective for England. With the possibility of suspension hanging over him, he restated his value

31-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber

The woeful world of Pankaj Singh

Pankaj Singh greeted his most expensive analysis in Test history with the words 'That is cricket'. It was admirable acceptance from an impressive man of a record he did not deserve

30-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at the Ageas Bowl

Ugly runs but still they swoon

Alastair Cook did not bat like a leading man but the crowd applauded him for simply not failing

27-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at the Ageas Bowl

A hole in England's bucket

What's wrong with their cricket? Well, what isn't?

24-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber

Together they fall

England rose to No. 1 in the rankings with a machine-like efficiency but the signs of an impending breakdown were quickly apparent

23-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber

Ridiculed Ishant ridicules England

Ishant Sharma has often been the butt of jokes, and sometimes deservedly so. Today, however, the joke was on England

21-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

Bhuvneshwar writes a different history

He is not quick. He is not tall. He bats at No. 9. But he is proving a superstar for India in this series. It is not the first time Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken people by surprise

20-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

Twenty-two yards of cricket's ever evolving unknown

There has been no shortage of talk about pitches in recent weeks, but even those who have to make important decisions about what to do on them don't always get it right - so what chance the rest of us?

18-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber

Anderson shines in era of the No. 11

There are few endeavors as silly as No. 11s batting. Anderson's innings was another piece of history for cricket's most comical and undervalued batting position

12-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Trent Bridge

The joy of one, the pain of another

The No. 11 of India's order did something the No. 1 of England's order can only dream of at the moment: score a Test fifty

10-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Trent Bridge

Colvin takes HIV/AIDS sabbatical

Holly Colvin, England's youngest ever debutant, is using her sabbatical from international cricket to use her sport to spread awareness about AIDS in Africa

05-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber

The pearl and the bank clerk

The stories of Shaminda Eranga and Rangana Herath sum up the Sri Lanka team, an under-prepared, under-financed group who refused to be beaten by England

24-Jun-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

England's comedy of errors

It was not hard to spot England's mistakes on a day when they even ran out of stupid ideas

23-Jun-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

Robson does it the English way

Nothing about Sam Robon's batting against seam bowling even hints at coming from Australia at all. His pointy back elbow makes him look like an accountant from Somerset

21-Jun-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

Plunkett finds the shock factor

Liam Plunkett flogged himself into the ground at Lord's and did not have much reward to show for it, but on (new) home turf the ball was fuller and so was his wicket tally

20-Jun-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

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