Features

A shy Stephen Fry, an irate Elton John

Actors, pop stars, business tycoons and politicians have been attracted to cricket over the years

16-Aug-2014•Ashley Mallett

Subcontinent lessons for Australia's youngsters

Australia's National Performance Squad, guided by Greg Chappell, is on a short India tour and the focus is on honing skills that can help the youngsters do well in varied conditions

15-Aug-2014•Alagappan Muthu

Remembering cricket's fallen

This collection of obituaries of cricketers whose careers and lives were cruelly cut short by the First World War is one of the books of the year

04-Aug-2014•Paul Edwards

Do you get a kick out of that?

Jonny Bairstow is just the latest cricketer to have injured himself playing football on the eve of a match

13-Jul-2014•Timothy Ellis

The diggers' doctor

One of few non-cricketers to share a bond with Sir Don Bradman was a South Australian doctor, Donald Beard

12-Jul-2014•Ashley Mallett

'I get kicked out of the nets quickly when I try to bowl'

Western Australia wicketkeeper Sam Whiteman chats about his rise in the domestic ranks, his slowest team-mate, and dinner with Jennifer Aniston

05-Jul-2014•Interview by Will Macpherson

The case for Cook's defence

Half a dozen reasons why Alastair Cook should keep padding away the king of Australian spin

27-Jun-2014•Alan Gardner

'Where will the game be in 10 years?'

Tony Irish has been elected the incoming executive chairman of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), replacing Paul Marsh. Both men spoke to ESPNcricinfo about the challenges FICA will face in the years to come.

27-Jun-2014•Interview by Daniel Brettig

Parky and the stars

For the king of television hosts, Michael Parkinson, Don Bradman proved about as elusive as the Scarlet Pimpernel

23-Jun-2014•Ashley Mallett

Muralitharan, Bayliss markers of progress

By making use of Muttiah Muralitharan and Trevor Bayliss, Australian cricket continues to sail in a pragmatic, common-sense direction

18-Jun-2014•Daniel Brettig

A glimpse of genius

Gary Gilmour was a supremely talented allrounder but his international record doesn't tell you just how much ability he possessed

12-Jun-2014•Ashley Mallett

The forgotten Australian allrounder

On his day, Gary Gilmour could change the game with bat or ball, but a debilitating foot injury, the Packer era and an offhand attitude to fitness meant he played his last Test at 25

10-Jun-2014•Christian Ryan

'Scoring a hundred is better than taking a five-for'

Daniel Christian talks about his hat-trick at the MCG, the toughest bowlers he has faced, and the first player he would choose in a World T20 XI

07-Jun-2014•Interview by Jack Wilson

'The best thing about being a fast bowler is, you can hit people'

Doug Bollinger on hating his nickname, autographing underwear, and the ground that does the best teas

16-May-2014•Interview by Jack Wilson

A terribly awkward romance

In the last 50 years, four specialist English legspinners have played just 24 Tests. What's behind England's complicated relationship with legspin bowling?

14-May-2014•Richard H Thomas

Why Dhoni hates No. 7 and Swann hates No. 8

Otherwise known as part two of the Curiously Disappointing in a Particular Batting Position Test XI

13-May-2014•Andy Zaltzman

The Curiously Disappointing in a Particular Batting Position Test XI

Otherwise good batsmen who had unaccountable dips in form when they moved to a different spot in the batting order

06-May-2014•Andy Zaltzman

Inverarity's hits and misses

After two and a half years in the job, John Inverarity has stood down as Australia's chairman of selectors. ESPNcricinfo presents a selection of his winning decisions, and some of those that didn't work out.

02-May-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Botham's record, and Somerset's near-miss

Also, a ton of IPL matches, youngest Australians in World Cups, longest wait for a first-class hundreds, and the Don's lack of fifties

29-Apr-2014•Steven Lynch

'I still hope to play ODIs for Australia'

Australian batsman Michael Klinger on being stranded on 99, facing Shoaib Akhtar, and nightlife in Bristol

26-Apr-2014•Interview by Jack Wilson

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