Ambitious ECB plans to grow engagement and inspire a new generation need cricket lovers to start working together - and stop obsessing over free-to-airDavid Hopps10-Dec-2015It is easy to imagine where the sceptics might gather once…
Plays of the day from the second T20I between Sri Lanka and West Indies in ColomboAndrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo11-Nov-2015The pop up catch Jason Holder did not play the second T20, but made an impact…
The distress of the suspended Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny has got to Mashrafe Mortaza. He is far from the jovial, inspirational leader who had sparked Bangladesh's resurgenceMohammad Isam22-Mar-2016Mashrafe Mortaza has the ability to make…
Several of the Associates in the "first round" of the World T20 have caused memorable upsets before. Bangladesh have begun beating bigger teams regularly. None of it seems to matterSidharth Monga08-Mar-2016Visitors to India are amazed…
ESPNcricinfo staff18-Mar-2016He found good company in Hashim Amla as the pair smacked 96 in 7.1 overs•AFPAfter de Kock fell, Amla continued to make a fifty of his own•Getty ImagesEngland's spinners, however, hit back with quick…
It was the series that got away from England but if a young team can learn lessons from what went wrong, especially in the final two matches, then the future remains brightAlan Gardner15-Feb-2016It felt like…
Increasing numbers of Afghan refugees are stoking an interest in the game in their new adopted landTim Wigmore27-May-2016"The Taliban killed my father. There was danger for me too."Niamatullah, a short but firmly built boy of…
In the heart of Colombo's administrative district, young Dhananjaya de Silva summoned up superlative casualness to give Australia a thorough government-office treatmentAndrew Fidel Fernando13-Aug-2016Regimes change every few years, the rupee is dropping, and climate change…
Stats preview to the fourth and final Test between England and PakistanS Rajesh10-Aug-20164-3 Pakistan's win-loss record in Tests at The Oval; it is the only venue in England where they have won more Tests than…
Stats highlights from the second Test between South Africa and New Zealand in Centurion where Dale Steyn bowled the hosts to yet another series winShiva Jayaraman30-Aug-20166 Pacers who have taken more wickets than Dale Steyn…