Why newcomers steal the show

Debutants seem likelier to succeed these days than their established team-mates. It wasn’t always this way

A big aggregate, and a good start

Also: half-centuries galore, a century of stumpings, Shakib’s record, and most pairs in Tests

‘Miss this opportunity and it’ll put cricket back five years’

Greg Dyer, the players’ association president, on the sort of changes needed in the board – at the state and national level

There are runs in Ricky still

On the evidence of his last two Tests, the Australian batsman looks to have found some of his old touch

‘The key to umpiring is people skills’

The world’s top-rated umpire talks about the challenges of officiating at the highest level

England’s bowling worries in ODIs

They have been terrific in Test cricket, but in the 50-over version England’s bowlers have struggled to keep the runs in check

From one-man bands to world-beating team

English cricket used to be about lone talents shining forth despite the chaos of the system. Now, though, it’s all about the collective

England take the old-fashioned route to the top

On their way to No. 1 they revived swing bowling, didn’t let Twenty20 affect their batting, and showed that execution matters more than content

Beware the Caribbean curse

As India kick off their Test series in the West Indies, a look back at a few cautionary tales from the past

‘Everything must be sacrificed for the team’

AB de Villiers is all about the collective. Individual achievements aren’t important to him, and he wants his captaincy to reflect that

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