BROWSE BY SECTION Issues

'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

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