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Reverse swing: cricket's ball-tampering problem in plain sight

Everyone knows about the methods used by players to make the ball reverse, but few in power have chosen to take issue with it - until now

29-Mar-2018•Jarrod Kimber

'The punishment does not fit the crime' - Warne

The cricket world reacts to the sanctions on Smith and Warner

28-Mar-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Lehmann at heart of cultural contradiction

Cricket Australia claim they want to tackle their team's cultural malaise, yet they've stood by the man most associated with the winning-at-all-costs mentality

27-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig

Has any batsman been dismissed by the first ball of an ODI more than twice?

And how often have England been dismissed for less than 58?

26-Mar-2018•Steven Lynch

Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?

Ball-tampering happens in cricket, so why has what Australia did in Cape Town been decried so vehemently at home? The answer lies in the role sport plays in the identity of the nation

26-Mar-2018•Brydon Coverdale

South Africa back on the moral high ground

Having been so forthright about insisting they play hard but fair, Australia have now been shown up as disingenuous, and have horns on their heads where South Africa have halos

24-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Brettig: Australia's 'line' becomes their noose

Australia wondered why there was little sympathy for their players in the face of personal abuse from the Newlands crowd. Then Cameron Bancroft was caught ball-tampering

24-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

Some players have 'failed our culture' - Steve Waugh

Former players reacted in anger and with shock to Australia's admission of ball-tampering in the Newlands Test

24-Mar-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rabada puts Warner, Australia in fight-or-flight mode

Eleven balls, one blow to the arm, five fours, one six, and one cartwheeling off stump: these were the ingredients of a brief and potentially series-defining bout

23-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

Cummins channels big Merv in spell of heart and skill

There was a fittingness about Allan Border's moustachioed battering ram being in the crowd at Newlands to watch his svelte modern-day avatar go to work in a display that turned day one of the third Test

22-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

What is the best ground for batting?

And, who scored 260 on his first-class debut, but never played a Test?

20-Mar-2018•Steven Lynch

Codes, and politics: what the aftermath of the bust-ups tells us

Perhaps it's time Australia have another look at how they, as players, are perceived by the cricketing world. Perhaps it's also time for South Africa, as a cricketing nation, to reconsider the way they negotiate authority

18-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig

Who do you bowl in the Powerplay in T20?

The first few overs are vital, and wickets there priceless, but teams haven't quite figured out which bowlers to use in the period

15-Mar-2018•Jarrod Kimber

Which current player has the highest ODI strike rate?

Is it Warner? De Villiers? Miller? Kohli?

13-Mar-2018•Steven Lynch

Smith's decreasing returns leave Australia vulnerable

From his recent form, you would think Steven Smith is at the top of his game. Against South Africa, though, his efficiency has fallen steadily

12-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Port Elizabeth

Troubling patterns emerge for Australia

As the series nears its halfway mark, the home side seems rejuvenated by the deeds of AB de Villiers while the visitors have begun showing worrying signs of top-order frailty

11-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Port Elizabeth

When the reverse became relentless

Reverse swing, like rock and roll, has gone from revolutionary art to mainstream craft, yet remains uniquely compelling. Australia took its effectiveness a step further, exploiting it as a unit in Port Elizabeth

10-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Port Elizabeth

Tough talk no match for tough cricket

No matter how much 'mental disintegration' the Australians engage in, one rule of thumb they must remember: you've got to stick it out if you're going to dish it out

09-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Port Elizabeth

Starc's swing puts South Africa in reverse

The last time Australia toured South Africa, Dale Steyn's old-ball skills decided the second Test in Port Elizabeth. Similarly slow and abrasive conditions can be expected this time around, but it is the visitors who now have the best exponents of reverse

06-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Durban

Who is the youngest bowler to take an ODI five-for?

And, who has taken the most Test wickets without ever managing ten in a match?

06-Mar-2018•Steven Lynch

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