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Which Test captains had the greatest effect on their team's fortunes?

Plus, the canniest captaincy tactics, the zaniest declarations, the luckiest toss winners, the overachievers, and more

Writers

Vithushan Ehantharajah

Zak Crawley: 'I don't need to work on my defence, I just need to back myself' Opener adamant that his game can come good for the Ashes after latest lean spell
Karthik Krishnaswamy

How do India approach the WTC final without Bumrah and other questions Has Gill sealed a permanent place? And what about life after Ashwin and Jadeja
Ian Chappell

It's high time cricket regulated its pace of play An inordinate amount of time is lost to field placements, mid-pitch chats and non-essential tasks; administrators need to step in to speed up the game
Osman Samiuddin

Rafiq, Vaughan, Yorkshire: a race reckoning More than two years on into the Yorkshire racism saga, it has taken a toll on all sides, and landed all parties in a deeply unsatisfactory place
Nagraj Gollapudi

Cheteshwar Pujara: 'My passion became my profession' On the verge of his 100th Test, the India batter looks back at his top innings and talks about the qualities that have made him the player he is
Danyal Rasool

Miller: 'I've really enjoyed challenging myself against the PSL death bowlers' The South Africa batter on taking mental-health breaks, data-driven analysis, his attachment to Multan Sultans, and more
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rookie mistakes leave Sri Lanka needing another miracle The top order had the experience to bail out their inexperienced attack, but they instead went down in abject fashion
Alan Gardner

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2022 Test batting winner: Jonny gets his freak on Bairstow made plenty of eyebrow-raising hundreds in 2022. This was the best of them
Ian Chappell

It's high time cricket regulated its pace of play An inordinate amount of time is lost to field placements, mid-pitch chats and non-essential tasks; administrators need to step in to speed up the game
Andrew Miller

Hundred Draft 2023 - The picks as they happened ESPNcricinfo's live coverage of the 2023 Hundred draft, for the men's and women's tournaments
Hemant Brar

Gujarat Titans look stronger for their title defence Hardik Pandya is now a more experienced captain, and Shubman Gill comes into the IPL in excellent form