Matt Roller

Senior correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Riding the Delhi Metro to England's practice session

Our England correspondent recalls chaos on the London Underground, and wonders how the experience is so different in Delhi

14-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

What's holding back Rashid Khan, the ODI bowler?

His numbers against top sides are not those you'd expect from such a skilful bowler, and holding him back till the 15th over of a middling chase - as was the case against India - hardly helps

13-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

England's 'wizard' Woakes still learning new tricks

Senior seamer hoping to build into World Cup just like in 2019

12-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Kohli's homecoming party turns into Rohit extravaganza

They all came for one man, but turned on the noise as another put on a six-hitting show for the ages

11-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq draw curtain on the mango episode

The pair exchanged handshakes and patted one another on the back during the latter stages of India's World Cup run chase against Afghanistan

11-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Shahidi's game awareness earns Afghanistan free-hit

The batter spotted India bowling with one fewer fielder in the ring than mandated, and alerted the umpires to it

11-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Five days in dreamy Dharamsala

A trek up to Triund, heart-stopping taxi rides, and some cricket too

11-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Sam Curran 'thankful' to leave 'pretty bad' Dharamsala outfield unscathed

"We're pretty happy to get through that game without any injuries - both teams, I think"

10-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Malan hits the gear he knew he had, but others hadn't seen

Not long ago, Malan's place in England's ODI side looked under threat. Not for the first time, he changed the script with big runs

10-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Bairstow, England cricket's 'great servant' who always comes back very strong

Ahead of his milestone 100th ODI, Bairstow acknowledged the "ups and downs" in his journey

09-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Morgan plays down prospects of Jofra Archer featuring at World Cup

Buttler says Archer, a travelling reserve, could be an option in a worst-case scenario

09-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Buttler slams 'poor' Dharamsala outfield, urges players to be careful in the deep

"You want to dive through a row of houses to save a run. That's obviously not ideal, the way the surface is, the outfield"

09-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Ben Stokes likely to miss England's second World Cup game

Allrounder still nursing a sore hip; England could look to play Reece Topley against Bangladesh

09-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Trott warns England of Dharamsala outfield concerns ahead of Bangladesh fixture

The outfield was rated average after the Afghanistan-Bangladesh match with the ICC independent pitch consultant "comfortable" with its state

08-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Afghanistan's moments of brilliance underpinned by shoddy basics

"You need to be on all the time. Being more consistent in our basics is what's going to look after us going forward in this tournament," says coach Jonathan Trott

07-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Sandy outfield raises concerns about remaining World Cup matches in Dharamsala

Mujeeb Ur Rahman could have picked up a major injury when his knee seemed to go into the surface when he put in a dive in the outfield

07-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

For England's seamer-heavy squad, the World Cup is an endurance game

In what might seem a paradoxical pick for India, they have six quick bowlers in their line-up - and the decision to pick them all was never really all that tough

07-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Wood: 'A great trait of the group is resilience'

England fast bowler dismisses concerns about preparation, backs champions to bounce back

06-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

England know they have to be England, and fast

In the World Cup opener, England's uncharacteristic batting innings was characterised by tentative shots more than full-blooded ones

06-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

Getting to Dharamsala before the luggage

The Himalayas are behind clouds at the moment, but they should appear at some stage, as should the suitcase

06-Oct-2023•Matt Roller

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