With Pacific views and short boundaries, McLean Park is a stadium like no otherWill Macpherson04-Nov-2014There aren't too many international cricket grounds with ocean views, let alone of the South Pacific, but that is exactly what…
It's size and history make the Melbourne Cricket Ground a house of sporting dreamsFirdose Moonda in Melbourne21-Feb-2015Cenophobia. The fear of empty rooms. The feeling you get inside the MCG.It is a stadium that stirs emotions…
Faced with the negative momentum that threatened to drag India down, Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar showed plenty of self-possession to pull their team to safetySidharth Monga at the SCG10-Jan-2015There were just two-and-a-half hours of…
Azhar Ali's early steps in captaincy will be analysed extensively but he needs time to step out of the large shadows of Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid AfridiMohammad Isam20-Apr-2015On Monday afternoon, Shahid Afridi arrived in Dhaka along…
The series against West Indies showed England what they already knew: trouble with a second opener, a paucity of spin options and the importance of James AndersonGeorge Dobell04-May-20155:27Butcher: England should have won the series8.5James AndersonA…
Plays of the day from the third ODI between Bangladesh and South Africa in ChittagongMohammad Isam in Chittagong15-Jul-2015The missed opportunityAt the end of the third over, Mustafizur Rahman got one to jump on Hashim Amla's…
ESPNcricinfo staff15-Oct-2015As ever, it was hard going out in the middle, but Moeen Ali helped England to a century opening stand in his first innings up the order•Getty ImagesImran Khan broke the partnership when he…
Plays of the day from the first ODI between Australia and India in PerthMelinda Farrell in Perth12-Jan-2016The debutant: IIt was a big moment for Joel Paris, opening the bowling from the Members End in front…
Stats highlights from an incredible batting fest in MumbaiS Rajesh18-Mar-2016230 The target chased down by England, the second highest ever in T20I history. The highest was also against South Africa, by West Indies in Johannesburg…
ESPNcricinfo staff29-Apr-2016Gujarat Lions, having elected to bowl, had an early breakthrough when Suresh Raina's acrobatic dive caught Saurabh Tiwary short of his crease•BCCIAjinkya Rahane's 53 in a second-wicket stand of 111 with Steven Smith helped…