'I questioned what the hell I was doing'
Jacob Oram enjoyed the IPL experience - except for bowling to the world's top batsmen. He speaks about life in the multi-million dollar league, and settling back into a more sedate pace of cricket on…
Journeyman lands main role
Having moved from Australia to Jamaica, Brendan Nash hopes he can now represent West IndiesInterview by Peter English21-May-2008 Brendan Nash's century in the final of the Carib Challenge set up victory for Jamaica and justified…
The victory of the lambs
How fitting that India's one-day triumph came exactly two months after the third day of the acrimonious Sydney Test, the eruption from where the series never recoveredSiddhartha Vaidyanathan05-Mar-2008 Eight of the team to play the…
Mendis factor works in Murali's favour
How India's 'Fab Four' handled spin was always going to be a central focus of this match, and of the seriesJamie Alter in Colombo25-Jul-2008 Ajantha Mendis' arrival means Mahela Jayawardene has not one but two…
Underdogs no more
A dry but much needed account of Sri Lanka's startling ascent to the summitDaniel Brigham04-Apr-2009 Ivo Bligh captained England's first team to play in Sri Lanka on Friday the 13th, October 1882. There was no…
'You've got to sex up Test cricket'
David Morgan recently said the ICC would consider the prospect of four-day Test matches, which set people talking04-Jul-2009"I think even Ireland can survive a four-day Test match and can play out a draw against a…
Ill-prepared Australia need Twenty20 rethink
Australia mistakenly assume the same players who carry them in Test and 50-over cricket can do so in Twenty20Brydon Coverdale09-Jun-2009Hindsight is always 20/20 and it tells us that Twenty20 remains Australia's blind spot. Their vision…
Morkel's missed opportunity highlights bowling concerns
Cook's tenth Test century wasn't a pretty affair, but it was one of the most valuable of his 25-year-and-three-day lifeAndrew McGlashan in Durban28-Dec-2009As a captain one of the most important skills is knowing which moments…
Kallis confirms his indomitability
Plenty of airtime and column inches have been used up in recent weeks to discuss the fitness of Jacques Kallis. On the evidence of his first innings of the series it's a wonder what all…
Sri Lanka take the stats honours
Sri Lanka scored more runs, lost fewer wickets, and made India sweat through most of the three matchesS Rajesh09-Aug-2010In terms of stats, Sri Lanka clearly outdid India in the three-Test series which finished in Colombo…