Features

Old-school Clarke can be vital in ODIs

Michael Clarke does not hit big sixes, or switch hits, and has a strike-rate well below 100. But in an age of two new balls and lively pitches, his conservative style could be successful in one-day cricket

11-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga at the WACA

Even in defeat, a powerful statement

There was no upset in Sharjah as Afghanistan were comfortably beaten, but they did enough to show they deserve more chances at the top level

10-Feb-2012•George Dobell in Sharjah

Top captaincy, now for the runs

Mahela Jayawardene has been refreshingly aggressive as a leader. Sri Lanka now need him to find his batting touch

10-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga at the WACA

Tharanga does a Gambhir

Plays of the Day from the third ODI of the CB series, between Australia and Sri Lanka at the WACA

10-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga at the WACA

Cricket's not all greek to the Greeks

In Corfu and Athens the sport is catching on, and the locals are getting their countrymen from all over the world to visit and play as well

10-Feb-2012•Firdose Moonda

Afghanistan's remarkable rise achieves new heights

Afghanistan cricket will reach a new high when they take on an ICC Full Member for the first time

09-Feb-2012•George Dobell

Guptill all tangled up

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day of the third ODI between New Zealand and Zimbabwe, in Napier

09-Feb-2012•Andrew Fernando

Jayawardene targets Australian attack

The Sri Lankan captain admits Australia have a strong batting line-up and that his side will have to devise a game plan to rein them in

09-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga in Perth

'You need to change the way the batsman plays'

Fielding up close to the bat isn't just about pulling off blinding catches and taking blows to the body

09-Feb-2012•Interviews by Daniel Brettig and Nagraj Gollapudi

Imperfect teams make for tight battle

The contest between India and Sri Lanka in Perth ebbed and flowed, but lacked intensity and excellence. Both teams have much improving to do if they are going to challenge Australia

08-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga at the WACA

Unravelling the mystery of Ajmal

The ICC have explained the science behind the offspinner's action after a TV interview caused confusion

08-Feb-2012•George Dobell in Dubai

Shifting goalposts

Through the four seasons of the IPL and the three Champions Leagues, the tournaments' rules have often been bent, to the advantage of certain teams. ESPNcricinfo lists some of the last-minute changes

08-Feb-2012•Tariq Engineer

Kohli's dive in vain

Plays of the Day from the second ODI of the CB series, between India and Sri Lanka at the WACA

08-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga at the WACA

England fail first trial by spin

Facing up to quality spinners in foreign conditions, the England batsmen were found severely wanting in both their technique and application

07-Feb-2012•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Pakistan ride on spin success

ESPNcricinfo looks back at the players who helped Pakistan to a famous whitewash over England with the spin bowlers and a fine captain to the fore

07-Feb-2012•George Dobell

Batting slump costs England

ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over England following their first series whitewash to Pakistan, a series where England had a rude awakening following a trailblazing two years

07-Feb-2012•George Dobell

Sri Lanka step into an uncertain future

Fighting adversity together is a great bond. With their sacked, intermediate and future captains all part of the set-up, Sri Lanka will look to do that over the coming weeks

07-Feb-2012•Sidharth Monga in Perth

January madness, and the worst collapses

Also, identical scores, fastest to 100 wickets, two farewell hundreds and 20 wickets in a day

07-Feb-2012•Steven Lynch

Pakistan rewarded for smart rebuilding

After the events of 2010 Pakistan cricket could have withered away, but due to a combination of determination and desire they are now flourishing

06-Feb-2012•George Dobell

England spun to record low

Pakistan's spinners set up their first whitewash against England by picking up 48 of the 60 wickets to fall in the series

06-Feb-2012•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

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