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Younis rues his moment of madness

Younis rues his moment of madness

The flawed reverse-sweep will not stop replaying in Younis Khan's head for a while. It will haunt

14-Jul-2009•Sidharth Monga at the P Sara Oval

Kulasekara finds his range

Kulasekara finds his range

Cricinfo looks at some of the other stats highlights from the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

14-Jul-2009•S Rajesh

Four tons in an innings, and starting big but losing

Four tons in an innings, and starting big but losing

Four-thirty-five and losing, Pakistan's lowest Test totals, and the most prolific Australian

14-Jul-2009•Steven Lynch

Legends of the fall

Legends of the fall

Perhaps one collapse in a Test had become boring, so Sri Lanka and Pakistan produced two here

13-Jul-2009•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

A tale of two prophecies

A tale of two prophecies

This was not a day to ask questions. This was a day to believe, like Fawad Alam did

13-Jul-2009•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

Thieving cats, suicidal drivers

Thieving cats, suicidal drivers

It's hot in Colombo, small animals are after your dinner in Galle, and security staff are sticklers for dress codes

13-Jul-2009•Sidharth Monga

The 'tenacious little redhead' does it again

The 'tenacious little redhead' does it again

Defeat today might not have been as painful for England as a collective, given how little of the match they had actually commanded, but for Paul Collingwood personally it would have been a low without compare

12-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Cardiff

England escape; the Ashes are ablaze

England escape; the Ashes are ablaze

The 2009 Ashes are officially alive. But though England will draw encouragement from their great escape, much more is needed from their marquee batsmen

12-Jul-2009•Alex Brown at Cardiff

Sorry, Haury

Sorry, Haury

A letter of apology to Nathan Hauritz from The Hauritzer Fan Club

12-Jul-2009•Peter English at Cardiff

Enigmatic Pakistan confound again

Enigmatic Pakistan confound again

Pakistan cricket doesn't lend itself to analysing. For nobody yet knows what motivates its cricketers, or what brings them down.

12-Jul-2009•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

England's heads stuck in the clouds

England's heads stuck in the clouds

On today's evidence, it's going to be nigh on impossible to resist affording Steve Harmison one final, final shot at redemption if England are to claim anything from this series. It really is looking that desperate right now

11-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Cardiff

Haddin's silky touch

Haddin's silky touch

Brad Haddin is a batsman, not a wicketkeeping thrasher, even though he can comfortably find the stands with his driving

11-Jul-2009•Peter English at Cardiff

Versatile Dilshan up for any challenge

Versatile Dilshan up for any challenge

Tillakaratne Dilshan is no mood to let go of any opportunity that comes his way, not even wicketkeeping

11-Jul-2009•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

A craftsman and a legend

A craftsman and a legend

An audio-visual look back at the life and career of Sunil Gavaskar

Yes, it's the Ashes (books)

Yes, it's the Ashes (books)

It's that time again, when we assess an outpouring of printed matter celebrating cricket's premier contest

11-Jul-2009•Will Luke

Clarke and Hussey tread different paths

Clarke and Hussey tread different paths

10-Jul-2009•Alex Brown in Cardiff

Australia tough like 1989

Australia tough like 1989

It is that 1989 series that most readily springs to mind now, with Ricky Ponting elevated to Allan Border's uber-veteran role

10-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller in Cardiff

A class act

A class act

A timeline for Sunil Gavaskar's career from 1971 to 1987

10-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff

The importance of Sunny

The importance of Sunny

Gavaskar was was not just another cricketer but a metaphor for a country's aspirations

10-Jul-2009•Ayaz Memon

Ponting's batting makes up for captaincy

Ponting's batting makes up for captaincy

09-Jul-2009•Alex Brown in Cardiff

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