Features

England should not talk of misfortune

England might be forgiven for considering themselves unfortunate after the first day of the Headingley Test. But great teams do not trust to luck, they shape their own fortunes.

02-Aug-2012•George Dobell

Petersen the rock formed under pressure

Constantly under scrutiny and perceived as a weak link in South Africa's batting line up, Alviro Petersen made his fourth Test century proving his is a steady face among a fashionable order

02-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda at Headingley

Decisions, drops and dead balls

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test at Headingley

02-Aug-2012•George Dobell and Firdose Moonda at Headingley

England hope for Headingley magic

Olympic fever has overshadowed the build-up to the second Test but England captain Andrew Strauss will not be distracted from trying to save the series

01-Aug-2012•David Hopps

South Africa aim for new script

Graeme Smith believes his side is ready to end the cycle of repeats that has seen them miss out on No. 1 spot in the Test rankings

01-Aug-2012•Firdose Moonda

Rudolph returns to where revitalisation began

Jacques Rudolph had five of the best years of his career at Headingley and is hoping to make more good memories this week

31-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda

Schools give South Africa the edge

Higher standards in grassroots cricket, and warmer weather, are two vital advantages South Africa has over England

31-Jul-2012•Will Hawkes

'The women's game is headed the T20 way'

Clare Connor, head of the ICC's women's cricket committee, talks about strategy and funding plans for women's cricket, and the decline of their Test game

30-Jul-2012•Interview by Siddhartha Talya

In Dolly's footsteps

Chips off the old block, Basil D'Oliveira's son Damian and grandson Brett have made it three generations of the family that have played for Worcestershire

30-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda

Don of Lord's

When you met the former head coach of the indoor school at Lord's, you could be sure you'd get plenty of stories, unprintable stuff, and great insights into county cricket

28-Jul-2012•Steven Lynch

James Kirtley's ecstasy and agony

For one Test in the summer of 2003 against South Africa, he was golden. Then everything went pear-shaped

27-Jul-2012•Tanya Aldred

Pressure points the way for Petersen

Alviro Petersen is the latest South Africa opener to be tested by English conditions - but that may play to his strengths

26-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda

Kallis underappreciated no longer

Another big hundred, important wickets and safe hands - Jacques Kallis is finally getting some of the credit he deserves

25-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda

Losing at their own game

England were hammered playing attritional cricket in their own backyard - a defeat that may have signalled a power shift in Test cricket

23-Jul-2012•George Dobell at The Oval

Regularity brings rewards

Gary Kirsten has carefully developed the environment for South Africa to flourish, through consistency and togetherness

23-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda at The Oval

The most comprehensive Test victory

For only the fifth time in Test history, a team won a match losing only two wickets

23-Jul-2012•S Rajesh

'I wish I was playing in the Olympics'

Other things you should know about Charlotte Edwards: she's a sports fan, loves her ketchup, and idolised Steve Waugh

23-Jul-2012•Interview by Jack Wilson

Speaking gibberish, haunting cathedrals

For a South African journalist in England, there are plenty of things to see and do that she hasn't before

23-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda

England No. 1 status hanging by a thread

After another chastening day, the alarm bells that sounded for England in the UAE are now roaring in their ears as their fallibility on slow, low pitches becomes evident again

22-Jul-2012•George Dobell at The Oval

The silent triumph of Hashim Amla

He has long been an icon in South African cricket and now Hashim Amla has touched new territory for the country and secured a place in history

22-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda at The Oval

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