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Khawaja, Bancroft contrast on village day

The 22nd day of Ashes combat in this series stretched the mental reserves of both teams, but some players coped better than others

05-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

South Africa's rare, better selection conundrum

Andile Phehlukwayo or Chris Morris. Temba Bavuma or AB de Villiers. Dale Steyn or Morne Morkel. "As a captain it's probably the hardest selection I've had," captain Faf du Plessis said

04-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda

Nightwatchman would not have halted England's crime wave

England keep repeating the same errors without learning or suffering the consequences

04-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Pretty starts and brainfarts: the story of Vince's career

The beauty of James Vince's batting masks a consistent failure to convert starts into finishes, a flaw that would not be tolerated in a less attractive player

04-Jan-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Sydney

Australia reminded of Starc reality

Australia are not the same team without a 100% fit Mitchell Starc - and that includes when Starc is actually playing

04-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig at Sydney

Which Newlands deck will turn up for India?

04-Jan-2018•Srinath Sripath

The Not-so-Famous Five

Legspinners remain a romanticised breed in English cricket, and Mason Crane's call-up for the Sydney Test is the latest chapter in the saga. However, in the past 50 years, their selections - and success - have been few and far between

03-Jan-2018•Andrew Miller

Two men, a painting and tales of the past

How a return to Newlands was a big moment of redemption for two 60-something friends

03-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

Maharaj readies for his biggest challenge yet

India's batsmen could target the spinner for runs in seamer-friendly conditions, but he has already shown he can hold his own even when things are not in his favour

03-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Munro's third ton, New Zealand's highest score

The New Zealand batsman's three T20I centuries have come in his last ten innings

03-Jan-2018•Shiva Jayaraman

Australia lose moral high ground on pitches

Australian cricket has long prided itself on the independence of its curators and the quality of its pitches, but the ICC's 'poor' rating for the MCG strip is a warning sign that the surfaces at the major Test centres are no longer what they used to be

03-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig

England never ever lose eight away Test matches on the trot

Also, not everything in the '60s was sexy

03-Jan-2018•Andy Zaltzman

India yearn for a less slippery cordon

Since India's last tour of South Africa, their slip and gully fielders have dropped more often than they have caught. Whether it's an issue of technique or temperament, they will have to sort it out quickly if they hope to win matches on pitches with pace

03-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

India turn focus on getting forward

At a purposeful nets session on Tuesday, India's batsmen went to work on dealing with lengths they are likely to be tested with by the South African quicks. Tennis-ball props included

02-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Cape Town

Why fining Tamim Iqbal will make little sense

While the BCB has done well to try and instil high levels of discipline in the team of late, penalising Tamim for his comments on condition of the playing field in a BPL game would amount to no more than censorship

02-Jan-2018•Mohammad Isam

Continuity matters - the maturing of the Big Bash

Cohesion is important in team sport and results in the Big Bash have promoted the ideal of a largely settled side

02-Jan-2018•Tim Wigmore

Pandit's vision for big prize fuels Vidarbha's dream

Bold selection calls, senior players mentoring youngsters, and an environment that sucked out mediocrity helps deliver maiden Ranji title

02-Jan-2018•Vishal Dikshit in Indore

Last chance for Vince and Stoneman to impress

As the selectors look to blood younger players and give them a long lead-in to the next Ashes series, there is pressure on James Vince and Mark Stoneman to step up in Sydney

02-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

Six, seven, eight could decide India's fate

The pre-series spotlight might be on India's top five and their three quicks, but the three players in between might just end up deciding Tests if they are closely contested

02-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga

'I don't know anything other than playing cricket' - Jaffer

Vidarbha's senior-most statesman, who also played mentor to the side this season, speaks about what keeps him going

01-Jan-2018•Vishal Dikshit in Indore

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