Verdict

England run out of excuses

England's vat of excuses are rapidly drying up, argues Will Luke

24-Jun-2006•The Verdict by Will Luke

England sinking without a trace

After another crushing win by Sri Lanka, England simply cannot rely on Kevin Pietersen alone to haul them out of trouble

20-Jun-2006•Will Luke at The Oval

England weighed down by one-day woes

Sri Lanka took first blood in the one-day series with an impressive 20-run win at Lord's based on fine career-best performances from Upul Tharanga and Lasith Malinga backed up by sharp fielding

17-Jun-2006•Will Luke at Lord's

Lara too has his learning curve

Brain Lara was basically in uncharted territory and, as he was to himself admit later, learnt a lot about his batting out in the middle.

14-Jun-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in St Lucia

Indifferent England are fooling no-one

Welcome to a vision of the not-too-distant future. In a little under nine months' time, the ninth cricket World Cup will be getting underway in the Caribbean, and on today's evidence it promises to be an event of unrelenting tedium

13-Jun-2006•The Verdict by Andrew Miller

The replacement man

He might have produced his highest first-class score but Mohammad Kaif better be on his toes. The joke goes that Kaif usually gets dropped after crucial knocks

12-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in St Lucia

Slash and burn

With Virender Sehwag, there is theory and there is practice. The joy of watching him bat lies in the fact that both don't usually overlap.

10-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in St Lucia

A most befitting finale

On November 8, 2003, Fidel Edwards negotiated 33 balls at the Harare Sports Club, to help West Indies avoid the ignominy of going down to Zimbabwe. Today he battled for 36 balls, with Daren Ganga as a runner, and thwarted India

07-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

Antigua reveals its familiar colours

So we're in Antigua after all. After three days where the pitch offered varying degrees of help for the bowlers it gradually fell asleep on the fourth as the batsmen came to life

06-Jun-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

Jaffer's ARG affair

Siddharth Vaidyanathan on Wasim Jaffer's innings than helped India overturn a deficit of 130 into a lead of 85 at the end of the third day

04-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

Attacking India's new ball bowlers was a ploy - Gayle

Following his awesome innings on day two, Chris Gayle admitted that his plan was to take on the new-ball bowlers

03-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

Blame it on Bravo

For the last two weeks, Dwayne Bravo has haunted the Indians. Haunted them with yorkers, slower balls and even slower balls....

03-Jun-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

Living on the edge

India ended on a jittery 235 for 9, they would probably reflect more on their cavalier strokeplay, having squandered a chance to stamp their authority on the series

02-Jun-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

India lose their bearings

In the end, India were beaten by understudies. Is there anything more that needs to be said?

29-May-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Trinidad

India get a taste of their own medicine

After three games that twisted and turned, West Indies finally broke away and gradually, like a giant wave gaining momentum, crashed into India

27-May-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Trinidad

Pietersen's intoxicating mix

Only when Kevin Pietersen raised his arms to cheer his sublime hundred did he show his one sign of fallibility during the entire innings: he dropped his bat

26-May-2006•Daniel Brigham at Edgbaston

Monty's lapses are no laughing matter

Andrew Miller's verdict from the opening day of the second Test at Edgbaston

25-May-2006•Andrew Miller

Return of the prodigal

This series is just about half done but one doubts if those watching have any nails left

23-May-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in St Kitts

Staying power

Another last-over finish, but this time Sabina Park witnessed the real cliffhanger.

21-May-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Kingston

The win that almost wasn't

How this game even got started, considering the amount of rain that pelted down at Kingston early this morning, might remain a mystery

19-May-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Kingston

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Shashank Kishore

Andrew McGlashan

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Mohammad Isam

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