Review 2011

Thank god for swing, but what about the DRS?

Thank god for swing, but what about the DRS?

The return of one of the less practised arts livened up the year, and there were other things to cheer as well

28-Dec-2011•Sambit Bal

Hold the accolades, please

Hold the accolades, please

Sure, England had a great year but their true test will be how long they can sustain their world-beating ways

28-Dec-2011•Andrew Miller

Lyon, Lancs, and why less isn't always more

Lyon, Lancs, and why less isn't always more

Part one of ESPNcricinfo's editors' picks of the best and worst in cricket in 2011

Good on the field, grim off it

Good on the field, grim off it

It has been a strange kind of year. The quality of the game has been high, but there's no getting away from the fact that it is poorly managed

27-Dec-2011•Sambit Bal

What, no nightmares?

What, no nightmares?

After five years of increasing horror, Pakistan spent 2011 triumphing on the field and cleaning the stables off it

27-Dec-2011•Saad Shafqat

'We need a deep point. What if he gets four?'

'We need a deep point. What if he gets four?'

In recent times captains have been obsessed with trying to contain the run-scoring when a specialist batsman is batting with a tailender

26-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

There'll always be Hobart

There'll always be Hobart

New Zealand have looked a more confident unit since John Wright took charge at the beginning of 2011, and they had one standout success

26-Dec-2011•Andrew Alderson

If Kamran was Bradman and Dhoni was Obama

If Kamran was Bradman and Dhoni was Obama

Who said what, about whom: from the World Cup to final retirements, comebacks, and not being able to go to the bathroom

26-Dec-2011•Compiled by Dustin Silgardo

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