India news

Shastri 'glad' at ICC clampdown on suspect actions

Nov 1, 2014: Former India allrounder Ravi Shastri has said classical spin bowling is on the decline due to the expansion of cricket into three formats

WA v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 2nd day

Bancroft stretches WA's lead

Nov 1, 2014: Cameron Bancroft's patient century and a stand of 172 with his captain Adam Voges helped Western Australia to a significant first innings lead over Tasmania

SA v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 2nd day

McDonald leads South Australia reply

Nov 1, 2014: Andrew McDonald guided South Australia in a strong response to Queensland's lofty first innings on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval

Victoria v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne, 2nd day

David Hussey ton drives Victoria

Nov 1, 2014: David Hussey clattered a rapid century in the company of Matthew Wade to push Victoria to within sight of the New South Wales first innings on a good day two for batsmen in the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi, 3rd day

Pakistan bowlers extend dominance

Nov 1, 2014: Pakistan swept through Australia on day three in Abu Dhabi, with Mitchell Marsh offering the only resistance in an innings that more or less sealed the series for Misbah-ul-Haq's men

Georgie Pie Super Smash

Knights begin title defence with win

Nov 1, 2014: A round-up of the George Pie Super Smash matches on November 1

South Africa in Australia 2014-15

Operation T20 confidence

Nov 1, 2014: A fresh Australian Twenty20 combination will seek to reassure the nation - and themselves - that the Test team's UAE travails are more a matter of unfriendly conditions than a lack of quality in the playing personnel

Why Marlon changed his tune

Nov 1, 2014: It's obvious, isn't it? Not really

The West Indies crisis

BCCI demands $42m in damages from WICB

Nov 1, 2014: Calling the pull-out by West Indies midway into the India tour as "monumental disaster", the BCCI is demanding repayment by slapping a US$41.97 million damages claim on the WICB.

ODI overs analysis using ball-by-ball data: part 3

Nov 1, 2014: Detailed analyses of the scoring trends in ODIs, beginning with the 1999 World Cup. Plus, a Bradman surprise

November 2014 homepage

Nov 1, 2014:

Feature

Shrinking South Africa

Nov 1, 2014: A domestic revamp over ten years ago was the catalyst for South Africa's rise to the top. But the costs are significant and still unclear

The Month in Cricket

South Africa's rebirth, and Hadlee's one-man show

Nov 1, 2014: November is a month of epic Eden moments, and tales of redemption

Dear Cricket Monthly

The fix is in

Nov 1, 2014: Letter from… Colombo

The Zaltzmeister

The Sobers of Mount Olympus

Nov 1, 2014: If not for his otherworldly assignments, the Greek god of sky and thunder would have owned cricket

Hate to Love

Glum, grim, gutsy

Nov 1, 2014: Graeme Smith was an unwatchable, immovable nuisance; he was also a terrific match-winner

Stats feature

First day first jolt

Nov 1, 2014: How do teams cope when they lose a clutch of wickets in the first session? The numbers tell a story

Interview

'Young players today don't have time to introspect'

Nov 1, 2014: Ravi Shastri holds forth on his role with the Indian team, the challenge of playing three formats, his relationship with the BCCI, and the promise of the IPL

'I'm 31 but I feel 51 and look like 61'

Nov 1, 2014: Netherlands captain Peter Borren on his fictitious nicknames, speaking three-quarters Dutch, beating England twice, and how he scares his neighbours

The Banished

Bowler non grata

Nov 1, 2014: The game turfed Ian Meckiff out in his prime. More than 50 years on, he still doesn't have a bad word to say about it