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Dispatches from the field

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Writers

Andrew Miller

Jamie Smith stands still to expose England's fast-forward approach Smith's 67 stood in contrast to the rest of England's frenetic second-innings performance
Sidharth Monga

Women's cricket is the ideal playground for swing Because of the slower pace of the game, big, banana swing is far more common in the women's game, almost defining its entire vocabulary
Osman Samiuddin

Ten years since the end of Saeed Ajmal and the doosra: where's offspin at? The skill thrives thanks to R Ashwin and Nathan Lyon, but the magic that the wrong'un wielded is all but gone
Matt Roller

Shan Masood's statement of intent sets out Pakistan's stall for the series Aggression is captain's watchword as he takes lessons of 2022 and drills them back at England
Alagappan Muthu

Rohit Sharma's legacy: Rewiring his generation, encouraging the next He has transformed himself and his multi-faceted team to prioritise winning above all else
Andrew Fidel Fernando

NZ's little shop of horrors prompts uncomfortable questions When you've had it as good as New Zealand have had it for so long, letting go is hard. But things change, and the world moves on