In Case You Missed It: Records, reviews and retrospectives

The cultural reviews of Cricket Australia are in this morning and it's going to be a week of deep introspection and affirmative action down under - you can keep up with all the developments here. Australia crumbled on the field as well last week, going home after their tour of the UAE without a single win against Pakistan. In India, what was pegged as a no-contest series, West Indies are bringing the fight to a wavering Indian team, and England are walking all over hosts Sri Lanka in their own backyard.

Australia's batting conundrum: show faith, tinker, or wholesale change?
Pakistan whitewashed Australia 3-0 in the T20Is, concluding a winless tour for the Aussies. With Australia's first Test against India less than six weeks away, Alex Malcolm analyses Australia's batting dilemma and their misfiring top order with places up for grabs.

James Sutherland reveals his Newlands ball-tampering scandal regret
Warne's ban, big TV deals, Ashes losses, ball-tampering - James Sutherland's tenure as Cricket Australia CEO encompassed many pivotal moments both at home and for cricket globally. In his last few days in office, the outgoing official opened up to Daniel Brettig about his "heartbreak" at waking up and finding out what had transpired in Cape Town. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh, meanwhile, didn't pull his punches, indicting the authorities for the "letting it happen".

The story of a corrupt approach at the 2011 World Cup
With the Al Jazeera documentary bringing attention to spot-fixing again, new stories are emerging about attempts made to turn cricketers. Canada wicketkeeper Hamza Tariq was only 20 years old when he could have fallen prey to bookies had he not reported it to the ACU. Here's what happened.

Rangana Herath to retire after first England Test
The left-arm spinner will play the first Test on November 6 in Galle where he needs one wicket to reach 100 at the venue. Meanwhile, England closed off their white-ball run in Sri Lanka with a blazing win in the only T20I.

Sana Mir becomes top-ranked ODI bowler
The Pakistan offspinner's impressive performance in the ODIs against Australia have catapulted her to the top of the ICC Women's rankings. Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning retain their top and second positions respectively on the rankings for batsmen

WI draw level despite Kohli ton
A Kohli century couldn't save India's crumbling batting as Shai Hope and Ashley Nurse led the Windies to a significant win, with the series now at 1-1.

Ten things you should know about Virat Kohli's 10,000
Virat Kohli swept easily to 10,000 runs last week in just 205 innings, becoming the fastest to the landmark. Of course, the question everyone's asking is how does he compare to Sachin Tendulkar? S Rajesh says while the raw stats indicate Kohli is ahead on all the key parameters, a comparison based on the norm for each era reveals something slightly different. Watch: Is Tendulkar's 18k runs record in danger?

Do strong bowling pairs have it better than lone warriors?
Anantha Narayanan analyses Warne-McGrath, Wasim-Waqar, Courtney-Curtly, Murali and Hadlee

Ask Steven: Who has bettered Nathan Lyon's four wickets in six balls in a Test?
And was Pakistan's Abu Dhabi total the biggest to not include a century? Steven Lynch has all the answers.

Vote - The most bizarre trophy in cricket
The trophy unveiled for the Pakistan-Australia T20I series caught the attention of many. But does it take the biscuit when it comes to cricket trophies?

What we remember: Dhoni's six to win the World Cup
Rahul Bhattacharya reminisces about the time when, with a dainty twirl of the bat suffixed to a huge straight six, captain MS Dhoni delivered the World Cup to India in 2011.