The return of Vicious
Six months after his back gave way, Peter Siddle has done the hard yards and is ready for action againSriram Veera18-Sep-2010Peter Siddle knows pain intimately. His body is acutely aware of damage and repair. It…
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Cook puts substance over style in ton
On a day in which Cook's 110 proved to be almost exactly 50% of a fragile team total of 221 for 9, the value of a player who puts substance ahead of all other attributes…
The timeless Norman Gordon
The oldest Test cricketer's views on the game aren't outdated at allSidharth Monga15-Jan-2011There is only one survivor left from the famous - infamous too - timeless Test of 1938-39, which spanned 10 days and still…
The crucial first 15 overs, and mysterious Misbah
The margin of the result was exactly the number of more runs India scored in the first 15 overs compared to PakistanS Rajesh30-Mar-2011As it turned out, almost all the experts read the wicket wrong. MS…
Tahir bides his time
After 14 nomadic years with countless teams, South Africa's exciting new leggie finds himself on the cusp of his Test debutFirdose Moonda07-Nov-2011If there's something everyone in the world knows how to speak, it's the language…
Down Under? Point up
How come Australians prefer to catch the ball with their hands reverse-cupped? Steve Rixon and Ian Chappell weigh inSidharth Monga05-Mar-2012For much of the 1990s, cricket in India was infatuated with Australia. The team was on…
Vinay's redemption and Rohit's misfortune
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first Twenty20 between Australia and India, in Sydney Sidharth Monga at Stadium Australia 01-Feb-2012Improvisation of the dayThe switch-hit is not quite the novelty it used to…
'It's not about cricket any more'
Emotions were running high in the South Africa squad after Mark Boucher was forced to announce his retirement with a severe eye injuryFirdose Moonda in Taunton10-Jul-2012It was after 11pm on Monday night when the South…
Five days of coaching in Kabul
A cricket academy director travels to Afghanistan for a camp and returns inspiredMartin Gleeson21-Oct-2012October 4I've been fortunate to travel to many places across the world through cricket, and I'm sure I'm in for another adventure…
Damned if they rest, damned if they don't
Can sports science be relied upon to foresee an injury? Who knows. But at the rate Australia's fast bowlers have fallen in recent times, something had to be triedBrydon Coverdale26-Dec-2012Mitchell Starc was "absolutely shattered" to…