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After New Zealand's withdrawal from the Pakistan tour minutes before the first game was to begin, England pulled out of their upcoming tour, with the ECB citing player and staff wel-lbeing and "increasing concerns about travelling to the region", despite the UK government issuing no change in the travel advisory for Pakistan. It's a slap to Pakistan's face, says Osman Samiuddin, especially since Pakistan have toured the world more than any other team since the pandemic began, hoping for reciprocity, which hasn't materialised. George Dobell sees the ECB's hypocrisy and double standards fast losing them friends.
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England took the lead in the ODI series after the captain scored 101 to lead the hosts to their highest successful ODI chase.
Last week the India captain announced his decision to step down after the T20 World Cup, which raised several questions. Nagraj Gollapudi attempts to answer some of them.
Tim Wigmore dives deep into the science behind modern T20 batting, with Liam Livingstone, Fabian Allen, Kane Williamson, Faf du Plessis and others talking about the work that goes into the big hits.
South Africa's domestic structure has had a complete overhaul, with the franchise system phased out and many new changes introduced. Firdose Moonda has the breakdown.
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Alex Malcolm speaks to the Australia allrounder, whose ambitions might seem lofty but he's been putting in the hard yards to achieve them - for Delhi Capitals in the IPL to start with.
In the first of his IPL diaries, the Royals captain looks ahead to the second half of the season.
And how many players have lost a Test in which they scored a century in each innings? Steven Lynch has the answers to these and more.
Gaurav Sood and Derek Willis on the impact and fairness of the toss and how it doesn't work at giving both teams an equitable shot at winning a game.
Who are the best dancers in the Mumbai Indians side? And who talks the most in the Indian dressing room?
The former Sri Lanka spinner talks to Aakash Chopra about what makes Afghanistan and Sunrises Hyderabad leggie Rashid Khan so special.