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Understanding the world's best domestic T20 side

They've won three of the last four BBL titles, and have begun the new season with three wins on the bounce, despite missing six key players. What makes the Perth Scorchers so good?

29-Dec-2017•Tim Wigmore

The Ashes is sinking into the mire of its own hogwash

George Dobell observes a ball tampering beat-up at the MCG and not for the first time in this Ashes series doesn't like what he sees

29-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Fair game or moral outrage? How the argument raged

ESPNcricinfo's ball by ball coverage captured the passions of the ball tampering debate. Here are some of the highlights

29-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

A pitch that saps Australia's will to win

Darren Lehmann had few thoughts of an Australian victory at the start of the day and a sluggish MCG pitch did nothing to challenge that view

29-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

Glutton for punishment... Cook shows appetite of old

Alastair Cook gobbled up several more records during one of his most memorable Test knocks - suggesting there could still be plenty more to come

28-Dec-2017•George Dobell at the MCG

Renegades gather pace; Villani shines for Scorchers

The inconsistent Melbourne Renegades look settled in the top four after three wins on the spin, while Elyse Villani has impressively led Perth Scorchers from the front

28-Dec-2017•Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins

MCG pitch battle spotlights issue for Australia

The surface prepared for the Boxing Day Test has come in for criticism from all sides, with only Adelaide currently succeeding in getting the balance right

28-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Cook's double delight puts him in elite company

Stats highlights from an eventful third day at Melbourne, where Alastair Cook recorded his second double-century in Australia

28-Dec-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

'What's the opposite of a Shane Watson?'

Twitter reactions to James Vince and Dawid Malan not using the DRS

28-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cook can now determine his future on his own terms

Alastair Cook emerged from a troubled phase of his career to reassert the qualities that have served England well for so long

27-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Shaun Marsh stands up

It may not be enough for Australia at the MCG but, in a team beset by batting problems, Shaun Marsh has played a key role in regaining the Ashes

27-Dec-2017•Jarrod Kimber

The battle of lengths

England's seamers have been more effective than Australia's when bowling a good length, and this MCG pitch could test Australia's ability to take wickets off the short or full deliveries

26-Dec-2017•S Rajesh

Smith and Warner transcend the sluggish G

Steve Smith continued the form of his life, as David Warner produced his best innings of the summer. It was a daunting combination for England

26-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig at Melbourne

Prolific Warner joins elite 6000 club

Stats highlights from Day 1 of the fourth Test between Australia and England

26-Dec-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

'Game probably 36 hours too soon for the pitch'

Greg Chappell recalls the events of the Centenary Test, played 40 years ago at the MCG

26-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig

Why Australia ought to have made it to the Champions Trophy semis

If the team batting second has reached a winning target at the time of a stoppage, why wait for the quota of overs to be completed before looking at the revised targets?

24-Dec-2017•Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis

Rashid Khan and inverting conventional wisdom

Chasing has been a successful trend recently in T20s but on Friday night the legspinner bucked that and helped Adelaide Strikers become the first BBL side to win after opting to bat first since 2015-16

22-Dec-2017•Tim Wigmore in Adelaide

Handscomb ignores technical knockers

"It's funny. I was doing exactly the same thing last year" - playing mostly off the back foot - "but I was making runs, so my technique was ok then."

22-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

Pat Cummins is a village cricketer

That and other vital learnings from the Perth Test

20-Dec-2017•Andy Zaltzman

Sydney rivals dominate; Stars, Hurricanes in sharp decline

Hat-tricks, last-ball thrillers and swinging fortunes made for an action-packed second week at WBBL 2017-18

19-Dec-2017•Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon

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