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Dancers in the dark

When Thorpey and Nas emerged from the gloaming in Karachi with England's first win in Pakistan in 31 years

Writers

Matt Roller

Batting order, bowling chaos, as clash of ideologies creates a classic encounter Pakistan over-value their wickets, England sell own too cheaply, as contest goes down to wire
Vishal Dikshit

Rachael Haynes' top six: from repair jobs to explosive finishes England were at the receiving end of Haynes' grit and text-book acceleration more than once, but one of her "most important knocks" came vs Sri Lanka
Firdose Moonda

How callow South Africa ceded the psychological high ground Elgar at a loss for answers, as bid to avoid playing by England's rules backfires
Ian Chappell

Australia's system produces good captains, but you can't say the same about England Pat Cummins is an example of the former. For England, Stokes apart, the lack of candidates makes it a lottery
Andrew McGlashan

Cameron Green now makes a mark in T20Is after being 'thrown into the deep end' Before Mohali, Green's highest T20 score was only 36. After Mohali, he may just be the ideal understudy to Australia's T20I openers
Osman Samiuddin

Cricket could learn from the NFL and start thinking of itself as a collective At the moment international cricket is a loose coalition of often conflicting self-interests. If that doesn't change, the future is grim
Mohammad Isam

Najibullah Zadran, the pressure-handler in Afghanistan's line-up of power-hitters He is often overlooked because of the buzz around the T20 superstars, but the middle-order batter has quietly been moving up the ranks
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Anatomy of a miracle: how Sri Lanka won an Asia Cup they shouldn't have They attacked their way out of dire situations, defended resolutely at the death, and found heroes where heroes should not be found
Karthik Krishnaswamy

Posers for India: The same old top three? Pant or Karthik, or both? India have adopted a refreshingly positive approach in T20Is of late, but a few wrinkles still remain to be ironed out
Firdose Moonda

How callow South Africa ceded the psychological high ground Elgar at a loss for answers, as bid to avoid playing by England's rules backfires
Sidharth Monga

Axar Patel reminisces and executes in throwback to crunched tennis-ball action He and Bumrah started off as tennis-ball bowlers in matches of six to eight overs in Gujarat. Friday night was not too different for them
Steven Lynch

What is the biggest difference between player numbers in the same Test team? And which bowler has taken the last wicket most often to win a Test or an ODI?