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Bangladesh batsmen show bite

Despite the loss to Pakistan, Bangladesh's batting showed marked improvements and would need to continue if they are to finally win a match in 2014

05-Mar-2014•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

'He scored runs even when he wasn't playing well'

Jimmy Cook, who coached a young Graeme Smith, talks about the extreme focus, technique, and ability to chatter about the game non-stop that marked his protege

05-Mar-2014•Sidharth Monga

'He was a youngster but he was a big man'

Three of Graeme Smith's former team-mates, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis, remember a brash youngster growing into a statesmanlike captain and scoring a mountain of runs with a rough technqiue

04-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

Spectators deserve a better pitch

The pitch in Antigua, which will be used for the third time, is doing the spectator few favours but all the players can do is take their chance. Ravi Bopara did that two days ago, winning a game he may not have done in the past

04-Mar-2014•George Dobell in Antigua

Records tumble as Afridi gives an encore

Stats highlights from the Bangladesh v Pakistan Asia Cup match in Mirpur

04-Mar-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

Australia's fastest century opening stand

Stats highlights from the fourth day in Cape Town, which was dominated by David Warner and Australia's fast bowlers

04-Mar-2014•S Rajesh

Warner, Johnson at peak of powers

Australia's success against England and South Africa is down to the arresting form of their most talented players - David Warner and Mitchell Johnson

04-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

Fielding failures galore

The Plays of the day from the Asia Cup match between Bangladesh and Pakistan

04-Mar-2014•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Matiullah Abid, Afghanistan's 'cricket man'

Meet a Washington-based Afghan journalist who follows the nation's cricket team as he tries to spread some cheer in a country starved of good news

04-Mar-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Graeme Smith's last stand

Graeme Smith has played tremendous innings for South Africa, but his last one ended in 16 minutes on the ground where he learned his cricket

04-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Manly Mitch, and a funny DJ

Test cricket in Newlands means lots of colour, noise, and a bit of ogling

04-Mar-2014•Samantha Smith

The brash lad who grew up right

ESPNcricinfo handpicks from the archives a selection of articles on Graeme Smith's rise as a leader

04-Mar-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Graeme Smith: Frankenstein's Kirsten

His technique would make a spider on skates look elegant, but how dangerous was he when it came to high-pressure chases?

04-Mar-2014•Andy Zaltzman

From young leader to matchwinner

In a 12-year period, Graeme Smith established himself as a leader par excellence. Here's a look back at his illustrious career

04-Mar-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

'The heartbeat of the team'

Reaction from around the world after Graeme Smith announced his retirement

04-Mar-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Leg-before for 266, and a dozen left-handers

Also, most consecutive ODIs, 40-year-old Test players, five-fors in tandem, and most wins by an Asian

04-Mar-2014•Steven Lynch

The end had been coming for Smith

A picture on Instagram, Irish citizenship, a young family and a long time at the helm. There was plenty pointing towards Graeme Smith preparing to call time on his career. It has been an immense one.

03-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

Harris revives memories of Merv

Ryan Harris' willingness to exert himself on this tour to South Africa, despite his badly deteriorating knee, and his effectiveness through the pain on day three in Cape Town, take one back to Merv Hughes and the 1993 Ashes

03-Mar-2014•Daniel Brettig in Cape Town

Du Plessis' telling off, and Johnson's bouncer

There were some fiery moments on the third day's play which revealed just how big the stakes were in the Cape Town Test

03-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Afghanistan bowlers grab all the attention

Despite losing by 129 runs, Afghanistan's bowling won the praise of Angelo Mathews who was impressed by two factors that have been noticed since the first game: variety and control

03-Mar-2014•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

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