World Cup No. 2: the big story

ODI cricket's year zero

Oct 30, 2018 The 1979 World Cup was played in the immediate aftermath of the Packer revolution, when administrators had been awakened to the market potential of ODI cricket

World Cup No. 1: the big story

How the World Cup came to be

Oct 30, 2018 Cricket was a latecomer to global tournaments, and the first one came to be largely because the game was not financially strong

High Fives

Fazal, Dolly, Muddy, and that evening in Karachi

May 17, 2018 | High Fives
Five thrilling Test match encounters between England and Pakistan, featuring run-outs, extras, and a phone call to a Duke

Why are most captains inevitably batsmen?

Apr 12, 2017 | Opinion
Batsmen have always been preferred over bowlers for the leadership role. Is there any merit in such thinking?

Surprise, surprise

Mar 7, 2017 Test cricket does not produce many shock results - but when it does, it's worth the wait

Hate to Love

The inscrutable MCC

Mar 2017 | Hate to Love
Colin Cowdrey was a hero. Until you delved deeper

Five proposals to improve Test cricket

Feb 15, 2017 | Opinion
We now have a championship in the offing. What else can the game do to better the five-dayer?

How dared they?

Jan 11, 2017 | Opinion
An appreciation of captains' innovative declarations, bowlers' bold tactics, and batting feats that no one expected

Essay

Doth protest too little

Jan 2017 | Essay
Cricketers don't do conscientious activism. But there have been honourable under-the-radar exceptions

Here's to Test cricket conferences, not divisions

Dec 7, 2016 | Opinion
Some teams are understandably opposed to a two-tier format. Two conferences, with a championship match between the leading side from each, might be more viable