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The girl who took women's cricket to the next level

Few events in her sport have been as pivotal as her landmark 171 against Australia. There's more to Harmanpreet Kaur's story, though

Writers

Mark Nicholas

Herath's goodbye, Root's hello It was a less than memorable goodbye for a legend. For England's captain, it's all coming up roses
George Dobell

England must seize chance to achieve special series win The team is a work in progress, but a rare series win in Asia is very much there for the taking
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Four batsmen who must step up in Sri Lanka's hour of need A retirement, an injury and a disrespected curfew have robbed the team of key players for the Pallekele Test, which puts the spotlight on Mathews, Mendis, Dickwella and Silva
Ian Chappell

Australian cricket's turmoil is an opportunity For starters, the board and ACA need to look to rebuild their relationship into a more healthy one
S Rajesh

Herath - as good as Muralitharan? The left-arm spinner has done the near unthinkable - he has almost matched the numbers achieved by Muttiah Muralitharan
Sidharth Monga

Over-aggression, over-stepping - but no over-coaching for Tushar Deshpande The Mumbai fast bowler has 21 wickets in eight first-class matches, and a whopping 67 no-balls, but he also has an essential quality that can't be coached: Pace
Steven Lynch

What's the longest gap between a player's Test and ODI debut? Also: what's the most common fielder/bowler dismissal in ODIs?
Aakash Chopra

The difference the IPL makes for India's young internationals Playing in the league prepares them for the pressures of the world game - to the point that they're ready for just about anything that is thrown at them
Paul Edwards

Lancashire's batting black list the prime cause for relegation There were flashes of promises - notably the development of Tom Bailey and Matt Parkinson - but Lancashire failed to produce the runs required for Division One survival
Andrew McGlashan

Australia set for uncertain homecoming after tours of tumult Will the Australian public take to a team that has been through tremendous upheaval since the last time they played at home?
Tim Wigmore

The art of the match-losing innings T20 batting is full of misplaced good intentions, poor strategy and systemic insecurity. This is how those qualities lose matches
David Hopps

The definitive history of the England cricket team Persistent themes of class, money and modernisation pepper an even-handed and in-depth study by a dedicated chronicler
Andrew Miller

Joe Denly comes full circle after 384-match break between England appearances Eight years after his axing on the eve of England's World T20 triumph, Kent's forgotten man returns to the fray
Mohammad Isam

Tradition dazzles as Mushfiqur soaks in his moment in the sun In a batting line-up without Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, and being 1-0 down to Zimbabwe, Bangladesh needed their big batsman to bat big. And he made it the team's biggest