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'421 was just a number that I had to go past'

Dale Steyn looks back at two years spent on the sidelines, as people wondered if he was done. Is he? No way

'421 was just a number that I had to go past'

Dale Steyn looks back at two years spent on the sidelines, as people wondered if he was done. Is he? No way

'I wanted to be there at the end. That was my drug'

In the 1999 World Cup and either side of it, Lance Klusener wrote the book on finishing in ODIs. He talks about how it's done

Sunny, Gramps and me

Why does Gavaskar always have to be a grouch or worse? He was so much cooler back when he was playing. By Alagappan Muthu

Who recently equalled the world record for most wicketkeeping dismissals in a Test?

And which Australian cricketer declined a knighthood?

Who are the most entertaining cricketers on social media?

Memes, opinions and cricket bantz - it's all happening on social media and these cricketers aren't afraid to share

Talking Cricket

'Analysis is easy. The trick is turning it into info players can use'

Feb 6, 2019: Nathan Leamon, England's white-ball team analyst and head of research and innovation, talks about using data to get ahead

Interview by Jarrod Kimber
Talking Cricket

'Some might say I play old-school cricket, but I'm playing according to the situation'

Feb 1, 2019: Cheteshwar Pujara looks back on his batting success on the tour of Australia and talks about how he does what he does

Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi
Features

India. Pakistan. Chennai. 1999

Jan 31, 2019: Twenty years on, a look back at an extraordinary day of India-Pakistan cricket

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
Hate to Love

Hands, gob, heals

Jan 28, 2019: The brilliant Alyssa Healy vowed to "bring the bitch back". What's an English journalist to do but love to hate her?

Raf Nicholson
High Fives

Let's try this another way

Jan 27, 2019: Five innovations that changed cricket forever, all because players approached things a little differently

Daniel Gallan
Features

The flexible team

Jan 26, 2019: Sides like Islamabad United and Chennai Super Kings seek fluidity in their line-ups, stressing on how their players play rather than where in the order

Tim Wigmore
Features

The cautious starters

Jan 24, 2019: Do dot balls in the Powerplay make you anxious? Not if you're Perth Scorchers or Gloucestershire

Tim Wigmore
Features

The spin team

Jan 20, 2019: Spinners are underused in T20 - unjustifiably so, as the success of Afghanistan, Chennai and Guyana has shown

Tim Wigmore
Features

The batting team

Jan 16, 2019: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Nottinghamshire show the perils and the pros of T20 sides built around batsmen

Tim Wigmore
Quiz

Which batsman made the highest Test score in 2018?

Jan 16, 2019: And who is the all-time leading wicket-taker in Tests between Australia and India?

Brydon Coverdale
Writers
  • Mark Nicholas
    To be decisive and confident as a batsman, you don't need to always be attacking Joe Root prefers his players express themselves rather than retreat into their shells; the interpretation of how to do so is critical
  • George Dobell
    Chris Gayle finds old spark but high-risk approach may cost West Indies There was plenty of power and nous in Chris Gayle's comeback hundred, but it was ultimately in a losing cause
  • Andrew Fidel Fernando
    No bluster, no aura, only Suranga Lakmal might not be a rockstar with the stereotypical fast bowler's attitude, but his old-fashioned virtues have lately earned him rockstar returns
  • Osman Samiuddin
    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?
  • Ian Chappell
    Why players are ill equipped to play short bowling these days If you're in position to move onto the back foot to a short-pitched delivery, you can make sure the head is inside the line of the ball
  • S Rajesh
    Holder, pace attack at the centre of West Indies' mini-revival While still inconsistent, West Indies have been winning Tests more often recently, putting an end to a barren run that has spanned the last several years
  • Sidharth Monga
    'I wanted to be there at the end. That was my drug' Twenty years on from the last World Cup in England, Lance Klusener, who wrote the book on finishing in ODIs in that 1999 tournament and either side of it, talks about how it's done
  • Steven Lynch
    What's the most number of runs got from wides in a Test? Also: are there any current players whose batting average has never gone below 40?
  • Aakash Chopra
    What does India's World Cup line-up look like? There are questions over a few spots, but most places look to be taken
  • Paul Edwards
    Good golly, Bill Lawry Tributes, trials and a passion for pigeons - it's all happening in this book on one of cricket's most iconic voices
  • Andrew McGlashan
    Sri Lanka flunk the Gabba examination It was always going to be a tough ask on the type of surface the Australians have dreamed of all season, but it was still disappointing that the visitors capitulated twice
  • Tim Wigmore
    The flexible team Sides like Islamabad United and Chennai Super Kings seek fluidity in their line-ups, stressing on how their players play rather than where in the order
  • Andrew Miller
    No grovelling, just WInning We look back on five occasions when an English word out of place has been sent back with interest
  • Mohammad Isam
    All-time Bangladesh World Cup XI Mohammad Isam, ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent, picks his all-time Bangladesh World Cup XI
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