In Case You Missed It: A week of wins for India, England and the Hundred
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Lights, camera, pyros: the Hundred wasn't holding back on the entertainment • Getty Images
After years of planning, postponements, hype and anxiety, the Oval's curtain-raiser lived up to its billing, and Alan Gardner was there to give us the highlights and the behind-the-scenes action. Still not entirely sure what the Hundred is all about? Gardner also has a ready reckoner handy. And Sidharth Monga is looking beyond the laughs of the playing conditions to how the tournament could evolve in the future. But for Andrew Miller, the Hundred's hoopla is a stark reminder of how the ECB failed to capitalise on the T20 revolution, choosing instead to reinvent the wheel with the new tournament.
England secured victory in the third T20I after wobbles against spin in their chase, powered by a whirlwind half-century by Jason Roy, who, Matt Roller, says has justified England's faith by finding his groove.
India looked like they were in trouble in the second ODI at 116 for 5 in the 18th over, but Deepak Chahar's 82-ball 69 powered India to a series win, Chahar achieving his boyhood dream in the process.
If the pandemic era has shown us anything it's that teams with a large pool of players have a huge advantage over those who don't, says Ian Chappell.
Osman Samiuddin remembers the Greatest Ashes Test as unique and inimitable, one that can be interpreted in multiple ways.
Also: has there ever been a Test innings where all 11 players have bowled? Steven Lynch knows.
He seems more hesitant and is moving his feet a lot less against pace. Aakash Chopra looks at what's changed.
Andrew Fidel Fernando on how the governing body, in order to win a contracts dispute, has compromised team unity.
Deivarayan Muthu profiles the ambidextrous fingerspinner who just landed a contract with Tasmania and whose rise up the ranks shows he's more than just a novelty.
How well do you remember England-India series played in England? Take our quiz and find out.
In the ferns, under the hedge, behind the seats, in the parking lot - there are plenty of places to disappear to when you're a little white (or pink, or red) orb.
Deepti Unni is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo