In Case You Missed It: West Indies thump England, Sri Lanka lose big
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ESPNcricinfo staff
04-Feb-2019
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What a week it has been. On February 3, all eight top Test teams went head to head and there was 17 straight hours of cricket - covered and vlogged by the ESPNcricinfo team on Instagram and Facebook. England were trammelled, Sri Lanka pummelled, and New Zealand gently thrashed. Here's everything that went down, and up, these last few days.
A Caribbean triumph that the cricket world can rejoice in witnessing
Two Tests, seven days - that's all it has taken West Indies to bring "new" England to their knees. George Dobell breaks down what the Windies got so right. Sanjay Manjrekar, as an outsider, asks: what's going on with English cricket?. Andrew Miller is reminded of all the times that England's loose talk has come back to nip them in soft places. Ian Chappell finds Jason Holder and Virat Kohli have things in common.
Two Tests, seven days - that's all it has taken West Indies to bring "new" England to their knees. George Dobell breaks down what the Windies got so right. Sanjay Manjrekar, as an outsider, asks: what's going on with English cricket?. Andrew Miller is reminded of all the times that England's loose talk has come back to nip them in soft places. Ian Chappell finds Jason Holder and Virat Kohli have things in common.
'As a bowling unit India were superb' - Kane Williamson
India bounced back from 18 for 4 in the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand to post a total of 252, which the hosts failed to chase down. India have now sealed series wins in Australia and New Zealand, but as the odd stutter between matches shows, there are still some holes to plug in the line-up. Whom should India try before the World Cup squad announcement deadline is up?.
India bounced back from 18 for 4 in the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand to post a total of 252, which the hosts failed to chase down. India have now sealed series wins in Australia and New Zealand, but as the odd stutter between matches shows, there are still some holes to plug in the line-up. Whom should India try before the World Cup squad announcement deadline is up?.
'Some might say I play old-school cricket, but I'm playing according to the situation'
Cheteshwar Pujara looks back on his batting success on the tour of Australia and talks to Nagraj Gollapudi about how he does what he does.
Cheteshwar Pujara looks back on his batting success on the tour of Australia and talks to Nagraj Gollapudi about how he does what he does.
Starc's ten-for powers Australia to crushing victory
A 366-run loss capped Sri Lanka ignominious thumping at the hands of Australia, with Mitchell Starc's ten-for sealing the series. How did he find his groove and go whang? Daniel Brettig finds out. Jarrod Kimber, though, wonders why Australia keeps rating the player with potential over the one in hand.
A 366-run loss capped Sri Lanka ignominious thumping at the hands of Australia, with Mitchell Starc's ten-for sealing the series. How did he find his groove and go whang? Daniel Brettig finds out. Jarrod Kimber, though, wonders why Australia keeps rating the player with potential over the one in hand.
Mandhana tops the ICC ODI women's rankings for batsmen, Satterthwaite jumps ten spots
Indian opener Mandhana overtook Australia's Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning, while Amy Satterthwaite displaced Mithali Raj from fourth place. Mandhana was the star of India's thumping of New Zealand women, which took them up 2-0 to win the series.
Indian opener Mandhana overtook Australia's Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning, while Amy Satterthwaite displaced Mithali Raj from fourth place. Mandhana was the star of India's thumping of New Zealand women, which took them up 2-0 to win the series.
On-field remark turned into 'a bigger deal than it was' - Sarfaraz Ahmed
The Pakistan captain, who is back home after the ICC handed him a four-match ban, thinks a huge issue was created out of one word, an assessment the PCB chairman concurred with.
The Pakistan captain, who is back home after the ICC handed him a four-match ban, thinks a huge issue was created out of one word, an assessment the PCB chairman concurred with.
Rachel Priest travels and plays cricket everywhere (but it's not her choice)
Repeatedly overlooked by New Zealand, the wicketkeeper-batsman has tried to make a career as the first freelance cricketer in the women's game, but the going is tough, Snehal Pradhan finds.
Repeatedly overlooked by New Zealand, the wicketkeeper-batsman has tried to make a career as the first freelance cricketer in the women's game, but the going is tough, Snehal Pradhan finds.
A Test debut beyond Jack Fingleton's dreams
The name of the former Australia batsman adorns the manual scoreboard at Manuka Oval in Canberra that saw its maiden Test - Australia v Sri Lanka - last week, after a wait of 36 years.
The name of the former Australia batsman adorns the manual scoreboard at Manuka Oval in Canberra that saw its maiden Test - Australia v Sri Lanka - last week, after a wait of 36 years.
Breaking down Babar Azam, the ODI batsman
Everyone knows he's a quality player, and that he has areas to improve on. What are those areas, though, and is he the right man in the wrong team? Osman Samiuddin dives deep.
Everyone knows he's a quality player, and that he has areas to improve on. What are those areas, though, and is he the right man in the wrong team? Osman Samiuddin dives deep.
How to apologise: a primer for cricketers
In The Briefing for December and January, Andrew Fidel Fernando looks back at the ill-advised pronouncements of the two months gone by, and draws up a helpful template for cricketers to follow for future transgressions.
In The Briefing for December and January, Andrew Fidel Fernando looks back at the ill-advised pronouncements of the two months gone by, and draws up a helpful template for cricketers to follow for future transgressions.
Hands, gob, heals
The brilliant Alyssa Healy vowed to "bring the bitch back". What's an English journalist to do but love to hate her, says Raf Nicholson.
The brilliant Alyssa Healy vowed to "bring the bitch back". What's an English journalist to do but love to hate her, says Raf Nicholson.
India. Pakistan. Chennai. 1999
Twenty years on, Siddhartha Vaidyanathan look back at an extraordinary day of India-Pakistan cricket
Twenty years on, Siddhartha Vaidyanathan look back at an extraordinary day of India-Pakistan cricket