He arrived with a huge reputation but Mitchell Johnson's performance at Lord's has left him under pressure for his placeAlex Brown at Lord's18-Jul-2009From the loungerooms of Launceston to the Long Room at Lord's, no single…
Who needs Afridi when you've got Nazir?Osama Siddiqui13-Nov-2009Key performerImran Nazir with his brilliant match-winning half-century. He cleared the ropes four times in his innings, twice as many times as the entire New Zealand team put…
Nitin Sundar03-Dec-2009West Indies' batsmen had a tough time at the Gabba but, for a line-up woefully short on runs and confidence, the venue for the second Test represents the best chance to get going. The…
Cricinfo takes a look at the records Sachin Tendulkar has set in his still thriving careerSiddhartha Talya15-Nov-2009The most notable milestone: Sachin Tendulkar celebrates going past Brian Lara•AFP12773The most runs in Test cricket. Tendulkar overtook Brian…
Botham had bucketloads of self-belief to go with his tremendous talent. Even when age slowed him down he could will wickets into falling with the force of his personality Mike Selvey03-Oct-2010Herein lies a cricket tale…
Only one result was ever going to be possible on an SSC pitch that was a batting paradiseSidharth Monga at the SSC30-Jul-2010Had Chuck Norris been here in Colombo, even he would have been reduced to…
Nobody knows quite what to expect from Australia's new split-innings domestic one-day format - including the playersBrydon Coverdale06-Oct-2010It's always hard for a new captain to juggle the requirements of one-day cricket, calculating bowling changes, deciding…
Apparently, the Bangladesh dressing room wasn't overly nervous when their kingpin, Shakib Al Hasan, was adjudged out with victory still some way off - they knew they still had Mushfiqur RahimMohammad Isam17-Mar-2012Apparently, the Bangladesh dressing…
Brathwaite feels more Test fixtures can help West Indies; Cummins wishes for a silver bullet, but can't see one on the horizonAlex Malcolm16-Jan-2024West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite says he "fully understood" why Jason Holder and…
Being on the end of Kevin Pietersen in full force can make or break a bowler. Simon Kerrigan just saw it has part of his learning curvePaul Edwards at Old Trafford06-Aug-2012If Simon Kerrigan does fulfil…