Features

When attack is the best form of defence

The best way to survive and flourish on a pitch with variable pace and bounce is to adopt a more aggressive approach

01-Jul-2013•Aakash Chopra at Sabina Park

'Sometimes the England side looks like a boyband'

Pop duo Duckworth Lewis talk about their new album and why the England team needs more characters

01-Jul-2013•Interview by Alan Gardner

There's something about Joe

Joe Root is the adorable nephew of English cricket and when he bats it is almost impossible to suppress a smile

01-Jul-2013•Rob Smyth

When India travel, money follows

For the impoverished WICB, substituting a bilateral with Sri Lanka with a tri-series is a financial coup. However, it isn't doing Test cricket any good in the region

30-Jun-2013•Tony Cozier

Hughes retraces Lehmann's footsteps

Hughes has one thing in common with his coach - unorthodoxy. But Lehmann's presence should be useful in helping the left-hander deal with spin

30-Jun-2013•Daniel Brettig in Taunton

The thrill of the book chase

It's easier to buy cricket books online but it's much less memorable than stumbling upon a rare one in a second-hand bookstore

30-Jun-2013•Steven Lynch

Flt20 must embrace own identity

The tournament has been having an identity crisis as it tries to find its place in both the English and world cricket calendars but, like The Open and Premier League, T20 in England must embrace their Britishhness

29-Jun-2013•Rob Smyth

Pattinson strikes Ashes rhythm

Less than a year ago, James Pattinson finished an ODI tour of England with mediocre results. A year on, he has used that experience to emerge as Australia's first choice among fast bowlers leading up to the Ashes

29-Jun-2013•Daniel Brettig at Taunton

Notes from a Pakistani golden age

Shahryar Khan's memoir recalls the Inzamam-Woolmer heyday, and the nadir of the Oval, 2006

29-Jun-2013•Tim Wigmore

The Hollywood XI

The Gladiator, Gandalf, Rocky Balboa, Rain Man, Mary Poppins and co. - coming soon to a cricket ground near you

28-Jun-2013•Mark Donohue, UK

Never another like Victor

Trumper the cricketer was a genius, Trumper the man touched Australia's collective soul

28-Jun-2013•Ashley Mallett

Watson travels back to the future

Shane Watson is back opening the batting again as Australia's new coach Darren Lehmann reverts to the thinking favoured by a past captain, Ricky Ponting

27-Jun-2013•Daniel Brettig in Taunton

Sunil Narine a lion in his own den

A statistical analysis on Sunil Narine's performance in ODIs, home and away, and how he has become West Indies' leading ODI bowler

27-Jun-2013•Shiva Jayaraman

James Southerton: An immortal inspiration

How a player who played in the very first Test continues to be a source of motivation

27-Jun-2013•Zeeshan Mahmud

Not just a Testicide

With little context, this tri-series could be looked upon as another blow to Test cricket, but for the teams, it provides a chance to grow, build and streamline their ODI outfits

27-Jun-2013•Abhishek Purohit

Twenty20 anniversary not all joyous

England's Twenty20 competition is ten years old but there is limited cause for celebration of a competition still punching below its weight

26-Jun-2013•George Dobell

Oval thrills leave no signs of T20 fatigue

England's Test series against Australia begins in a fortnight but if there is any sense of fatigue at nearly five months' competition against New Zealand, it was not discernible at The Oval

26-Jun-2013•Alan Gardner

Adam Hollioake leads team of the decade

Adam Hollioake captains ESPNcricinfo's team of the decade, selected to mark ten years of professional Twenty20 cricket in England

26-Jun-2013•Tim Wigmore

The ghosts of '89

Australia's triumph in the 1989 Ashes is a cautionary tale for those who think England barely need to lift a finger to retain the urn

26-Jun-2013•Rob Smyth

Ten lessons from the Champions Trophy

From Duckworth-Lewis to Misbah-Trott and everything else in between - what did the latest ICC multi-nation tournament teach us?

25-Jun-2013•Peter Miller, UK

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