Abhishek Purohit

A run glut like never before

With 3596 runs scored in 11 innings over six India-Australia ODIs, the time has come to revisit the imbalance between bat and ball. By Abhishek Purohit

Kartikeya Date

Are India's bowling woes part of a larger trend?

Kartikeya Date: Has T20 affected one-day cricket on a large scale, or is it mostly an Indian phenomenon?

Matt Cleary

George Bailey, Test No. 6?

Matt Cleary: He had a fine run in India, but that is no indication of a batsman's ability to see off Anderson and Co in Tests

Michael Jeh

Is any total safe anymore?

Michael Jeh: Scoring at more than six runs per over no longer comes fraught with huge risk and considerable damage

Dave Hawksworth

Bailey v Swann?

Dave Hawksworth: Going by Bailey's batting against spin in India, it may be one of the key contests of the upcoming Ashes

V Ramnarayan

Eight ways to empower bowlers in ODIs

V Ramnarayan: If we don't want limited-overs cricket to turn into one-sided massacres, we need to change some rules

Jon Hotten

The declining value of the single

Jon Hotten: We wondered how T20 would affect the 50-over game. It appears that answers might be at hand

Matt Cleary

Let's tonk for all our worth

Matt Cleary: Why pick bowlers, why have fielders, why grow grass on wickets? Let's give people what they want - a welter of runs