Jarrod Kimber

Writer, ESPNcricinfo

Bowling on borrowed time: How Hamid Hassan and Lasith Malinga are taking it to the death

Two mighty fast bowlers may be past their primes, but their fading glories are still the best on offer to Sri Lanka and Afghanistan

03-Jun-2019•Jarrod Kimber in Cardiff

Afghanistan's team of No. 8s behind the eight ball in this World Cup

While they have a number of potentially dangerous hitters, the worry is Afghanistan won't consistently put up competitive totals

01-Jun-2019•Jarrod Kimber in Bristol

You talk, Steven Smith bats

There has been no shortage of words written and spoken about Steven Smith's comeback, but the man himself cares only about batting

31-May-2019•Jarrod Kimber in Bristol

Aaron Finch - the kid from the sticks who will lead Australia in the 2019 World Cup

Aaron Finch is a lot more than the homespun journeyman you might think he is. And he just might be the leader Australia need

31-May-2019•Jarrod Kimber

Why aren't T20 teams scoring bigger more often?

If more sides approached T20 less like traditional cricket forms and embraced all-out hitting without worrying about wickets, they would end up consistently pushing the envelope

16-May-2019•Jarrod Kimber

The ugly Australian: the evolution of a cricket species

How did Australian cricket come to be synonymous with hostility, gamesmanship and verbal abuse? A year on from Sandpapergate, we explore a thorny subject

25-Apr-2019•Jarrod Kimber

How many slower balls does cricket have?

We count, and describe, so you don't have to

12-Apr-2019•Jarrod Kimber

'Analysis is easy. The trick is turning it into info players can use'

Nathan Leamon, England's white-ball team analyst and head of research and innovation, talks about using data to get ahead

06-Feb-2019•Interview by Jarrod Kimber

Why do Australia rate the player with potential over the one in hand?

They tend to look down on players who can do the job but aren't young and exciting

31-Jan-2019•Jarrod Kimber

Why do we think Test chases of over 300 aren't all that tough?

Despite the evidence of history, we continue to pin our hopes on teams chasing 300-plus in the fourth innings in Tests

12-Jan-2019•Jarrod Kimber

Why have Test batsmen scored less this year?

Is it a trend, an anomaly, the influence of T20 batting, or to do with more even pitches and better bowlers?

06-Dec-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Benny Howell: Gloucestershire's magical mystery man

The story of a lad who overcame ADHD to become an unclassifiable bowler who's one of the world's best in T20

25-Jul-2018•Jarrod Kimber

What Rikki Clarke brings to Surrey and how that can change in one ball

He was involved in more than a third of the balls in a recent T20 game, but sometimes only one counts

11-Jul-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Why isn't Colin Ingram being picked in all the T20 leagues?

Version 2.0 bats big, fast and consistent - but in the world of auctions and drafts, perception still trumps performance

04-Jul-2018•Jarrod Kimber

One year to the World Cup: Australia's sluggish top order, England's expensive bowling

You can question why this one-day series is being played, but it allows us to measure up the two sides before next year

13-Jun-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Walking in the footsteps of Dick-a-Dick: a new path for Australia's indigenous cricketers

The 2018 Aboriginal XI tour of England is about celebrating the past - but the legacy could be significant for Australian cricket's future

11-Jun-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Jos Buttler shows the brains and the brawn on Test return

He may never be a consistent run-scorer at Test level, but he might be an occasionally brilliant one

03-Jun-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

Mohammad Amir is unlucky, but was he really that good before his ban?

He has now played more Tests since the break in his career than before, but his reputation is largely formed on one season when even Shane Watson was a handful

02-Jun-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Alastair Cook's discarded dozen

He is going through a bit of a rough patch, but the men opening with him have done far worse

31-May-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Kimber: Clinical Pakistan produce the unexpected dissection of England

Pakistan were clinical and pragmatic in wrapping up a comfortable win at Lord's, two qualities that haven't always been associated with them

27-May-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

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