In Case You Missed It: England's surreal week, Bangladesh's super start
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England's loss is England's gain: Ben Stokes' makeshift team of young hopefuls battered Pakistan in the first ODI • Getty Images
It's been a strange week for England - the first-pick ODI squad was forced to isolate after three players and management tested positive for Covid-19, and an entirely new squad was floated for the Pakistan series with Ben Stokes as captain. England's white-ball depth was vindicated when they romped to a massive victory over Pakistan in the first ODI, with Zak Crawley and Dawid Malan guiding them to victory with 28.1 overs to spare. In Sri Lanka, batting coach Grant Flower tested positive as well after the team's return from the England tour, but it is not yet known what effect this might have on the series with India, which begins Tuesday. Osman Samiuddin says the outbreak of Covid in the England camp throws some of the game's inequities into sharp relief, and asks does it make sense for cricketers to be locked down in a country where the public at large is free?
Bangladesh took the fight to Zimbabwe in Harare where Mahmudullah and Taskin Ahmed put together a 191-run ninth-wicket stand. Bangladesh's strong start put Mohammad Isam in mind of the team's tour of Zimbabwe in 2013, when Robiul Islam took a Test five-for - the last Bangladesh fast bowler to do so - and how the now-forgotten bowler could have lessons on bowling and life for the current bunch of players.
After wiping Pakistan women out 3-0 in the T20I series, West Indies also took the lead in the first ODI after Taylor picked up three wickets and scored a century - her first in nearly eight years. She had previously taken a hat-trick in the last T20I, becoming only the second West Indies women's bowler to the milestone in T20Is.
The in-form New Zealand batter explains to Matt Roller the thought process behind his reverse pull that went viral during the Vitality blast last month.
It's down to the conditions you've grown up in, your trigger movements, and how you're trying to influence the bowler's tactics, says Aakash Chopra.
Also: has any player been out for 99 in their last Test? Steven Lynch has answers to these and more questions in his stats column.
We test your knowledge on tri-series and quadrangulars in our quiz this week.
Kartikeya Date's analysis of beehive data of lines and lengths bowled to these batters from 2012 onwards provides some insights.
And who would he not sit next to on a long flight? We asked the batter about hairstyles, his bubble gum habit, and a lot more.
It's rare to have a genuine fast foursome, but when you do, it's a recipe for success, says Ian Chappell.
Deepti Unni is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo