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Nasser Hussain on Ben Stokes: 'I do not think I've seen a better week of captaincy'

Nasser Hussain on Ben Stokes: 'I do not think I've seen a better week of captaincy'

Michael Atherton describes dramatic Rawalpindi victory as "one of England's finest-ever Test-match wins"

05-Dec-2022•ESPNcricinfo staff
Walk like an Englishman

Walk like an Englishman

Two streets, two photographs that defined Michael Atherton's two tours of the Caribbean as captain

27-Oct-2022•Andrew Miller
Ex-England captains call for Joe Root to step down after West Indies defeat

Ex-England captains call for Joe Root to step down after West Indies defeat

Atherton, Hussain and Vaughan lead calls for change of leadership

27-Mar-2022•ESPNcricinfo staff
Josh de Caires, son of Mike Atherton, thwarts Yorkshire with century for Leeds/Bradford MCCU

Josh de Caires, son of Mike Atherton, thwarts Yorkshire with century for Leeds/Bradford MCCU

Teenage son shows familiar mettle in 270-run stand for second wicket at Headingley

31-Mar-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff
'Suddenly we'd won in Pakistan and we were in the dressing room singing Who Let The Dogs Out'

'Suddenly we'd won in Pakistan and we were in the dressing room singing Who Let The Dogs Out'

Twenty years on, Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton, Graham Thorpe, Mohammad Yousuf and Waqar Younis look back at a famous England win

07-Dec-2020•Interviews by Alan Gardner and Umar Farooq
Josh de Caires: Mike Atherton's son signs Middlesex contract

Josh de Caires: Mike Atherton's son signs Middlesex contract

18-year-old batsman signs three-year deal with county

25-Aug-2020•George Dobell
Which are the toughest Test innings ever played?

Which are the toughest Test innings ever played?

A look at the most difficult Test runs made in an innings, taking into account the pitch and the support (or lack of it) at the other end

11-Jan-2019•Anantha Narayanan
Which are the most memorable match-saving Test performances?

Which are the most memorable match-saving Test performances?

Athers, Faf, McCabe, and even Mark Waugh? Which batsmen have hunkered down the best?

08-Dec-2018•Anantha Narayanan
Life lessons from Donald and Pollock

Life lessons from Donald and Pollock

It was hard for England fans to watch them repeatedly dismantle Atherton and Co, but it was harder to ignore their passion and skill

21-Oct-2018•Daniel Brigham
The runners and riders in the race to be the England team director

The runners and riders in the race to be the England team director

ESPNcricinfo runs its eye over the stand-out candidates for the role that Andrew Strauss recently vacated

19-Oct-2018•George Dobell
Bunny dearest

Bunny dearest

Five great bowlers and the batsmen they loved to get rid of

08-Oct-2018•Scott Oliver
The task ahead of Joe Root

The task ahead of Joe Root

He needs to throw off the shackles to come into his own as a leader

30-Jul-2018•Mark Nicholas
The gloves are off

The gloves are off

The showdown between Allan Donald and Michael Atherton at Trent Bridge in 1998 was brutal and engrossing

26-Jul-2018•Martin Williamson
Smith rebuffs Atherton call to protect tail

Smith rebuffs Atherton call to protect tail

"It's a bit over the top," Australia's captain said. "We obviously had a plan from the start of the series that we were going to bowl a lot of short stuff to those guys, much like we did back in 2013"

21-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig
Yes, no, sorry

Yes, no, sorry

Run-outs can be galling at the best of times; here are five that have dashed dreams, turned matches and sent crowds into a fury

08-Aug-2017•Nicholas Hogg
'I saw some of the so-called tough guys of world cricket tremble'

'I saw some of the so-called tough guys of world cricket tremble'

A look back to when Devon Malcolm breathed fire and spewed brimstone at The Oval against South Africa

28-Jul-2017•Scott Oliver
Growing up a lonely cricket fan in Japan

Growing up a lonely cricket fan in Japan

It was not always easy, but a worthy role model and the belated discovery of a cricket club helped keep a childhood passion alive and kicking

01-Jul-2017•Amod Sugiyama
The dirt in the pocket affair

The dirt in the pocket affair

It seems extraordinary to recall now, given all the seismic scandals that have clawed away at the integrity of cricket over the past decade, but at the start of the 1990s, there was no issue more emotive than ball-tampering

24-Mar-2017•Andrew Miller
Hussain, Gooch and other post-captaincy case studies

Hussain, Gooch and other post-captaincy case studies

A closer look at the fates of Alastair Cook's predecessors who played on after stepping down

08-Feb-2017•Andrew Miller
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