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Pakistan reigned supreme over South Africa across all formats in the last couple of months. Pakistan first beat South Africa in a couple of…
Jonny Bairstow fared decently in the T20 series against India. His showing was decent enough that the selectors might persist with him at number-four…
The number 438 is etched in South Africa's cricketing folklore. It was the score that South Africa made while chasing down a score of…
It was off his 39th delivery that Steve Smith earned his first run in the first innings of the third Test. It was as…
284 - does that number ring a bell? It was the score that Australia made in the first Ashes Test of 2019 in Birmingham…
In many ways the second Test threatened to be a reprise of Headingley this past year. The stage was set. Overcast conditions, the opposing…
Such is the importance of winning the toss, especially in this pink-ball Test, that if that didn't go New Zealand's way on the first…
There is always an upside to an injury, and when Jofra Archer felled Steve Smith at Lord's last winter, Marnus Labuschagne received a chance…
Finally, it is no longer the United Arab Emirates that Pakistan have to fall back on to host their Tests. December 11, 2019 will…
When Trevor Bayliss took over as the full-time coach of England post the 2015 World Cup, the vision mainly was to transform them into…
Fresh from the loss to Pakistan in UAE last year, Australia arrived to face India in the first assignment in Test cricket of their…
It's Gabba, Brisbane in the year 2016. Mitchell Starc combined with Josh Hazlewood and Jackson Bird to run-over Pakistan's batting line-up on a hard…
It is that time of year, when most players travel all over the world to make their presence felt in the overseas leagues. The…
Before walking out at the Gabba on Wednesday, Steve Smith's last T20 knock was against India at Mohali in a virtual quarter-final of the…
David Warner's signature leap on reaching his first T20I century had plenty of meaning attached to it. Though the little dynamo blazed away in…
Eden Park in Auckland in early 2017 witnessed the birth of Marcus Stoinis, the all-rounder. In what proved to be an absolute humdinger, the…
When Australia previously visited India for a Test series, they inflicted a heavy defeat on the hosts in the first Test. The tourists rode…
The last Test played in Karachi way back in 2009 witnessed the two captains, Younis Khan and Mahela Jayawardene, put on a scintillating show…
The skies looked murky, and South Africa's chances stood dampened at the end of a day entirely inclined to the hosts. South Africa, led…
When Ricky Ponting used to land in the United Kingdom, there was an eerie sense of authority that under his leadership, Australia would regain…
How does it appear me writing off New Zealand? The series part is clearly not written by me. This is me merely headlining New Zealand’s issues with pace, bounce, and even spin despite touring Australia since long.
Expectations rise but New Zealand remain stagnant
It was my own headline. I’m not sure why you can’t call it a massacre? Sure, it wasn’t a one-sided game, but Australia let England script a comeback out of nowhere. Despite a strong start by Australia in the fourth Test, England somewhere hold the psychological advantage. They may leave it behind for the time being, but it would be far from forgotten.
Headingley massacre won't fade quickly, but there's still all to play for
You really think? After Smith and Khawaja worked so hard to rebuild the innings on multiple occasions? If it was for any other batsman than Maxwell, Australia could’ve put up a fighting total against England. Strike rate counts for nothing if the knock doesn’t turn out to be anything substantial.
Australia's messy and unsettled composition leaves them dazed
I agree on it, Paul; recently, their motto is “Go big or go home”. But somewhere I had the feeling they are going to beat England. When the chips are down, somehow Pakistan are inspired to hold it all together.
Unpredictable Pakistan take a step to rediscover their lost mojo
I agree. The term Victorian was for Peter Handscomb.
Amid Smith's masterclass, Carey finds his stride with the bat
Hi Paul…thank you so much for bringing the mistakes to my attention. Firstly, the par score was roundabout 330. In that sense, I wrote it “If not a par one”. Secondly, I wrote it not being a ” traditional England collapse” since it wasn’t the one mainly caused by England’s own batting failures.
Sorry England bear the brunt of all factors