Tendulkar focussed amid the frenzy
There were whites, there were blacks, there were browns at the grass banks of SuperSport Park, and all they wanted was for Sachin Tendulkar’s 50th Tes
How Hussey got his groove back
Coming into this match with questions over his place in the Test side, Michael Hussey responded with an innings of freedom and purpose that kept his t
A nail-biter, and disappointments
A close game against Australia and a surprise loss against West Indies later, England are returning homeNicky Shaw13-May-2010Now that we are out of th
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 a
Pakistan bat with eyes wide shut
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Kieswetter goes against the script
England’s latest opener was meant to provide the early momentum, but instead he made his mark with a controlled and measured centuryAndrew Miller in C
How to find form and stay in it
It’s a state of mind when runs or wickets come without really trying. But getting there takes a combination of things and holding on to it isn’t all t
Sunny in Indore but not in New Delhi
Cricinfo picks out the highlights of the first two rounds of the Ranji Trophy 2009-10Sidharth Monga14-Nov-2009The action The BCCI has become rather st
No remorse, no return
Maurice Odumbe is too old to get back on the cricket field and is a poor role model off itMartin Williamson28-Aug-2009Maurice Odumbe’s campaign to rek
Naive NZ struggle to find the plot
As the team looks back at a one-sided series, there is more to ponder than just a spirit-sapping defeat. In the last five years New Zealand won just 1