A typewriter in a smartphone world: has first-class cricket become irrelevant in India?
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England's new faces to take on Ireland
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Anderson, Broad, Southee, Boult: The last hurrah of seam-bowling's Fab Four
The senior quartet at Trent Bridge boast 1842 Test wickets between them, but how many more?Osman Samiuddin12-Jun-2022James Anderson began the…
Fawad Alam and the cruelty of batting: a 10-year wait ends in a duck
Mountains of first-class runs and not a chance, then asked to play against the moving ball in EnglandOsman Samiuddin14-Aug-2020Wait 10…
Stump mics have their uses but beware the manipulation
Before hailing stump mics as the cure to a persistent but minor irritant, cricket must pause to consider the side…
'Angry' Virgil van Dijk claims Liverpool players are 'letting the manager and ourselves down' after another horror defeat
Virgil van Dijk believes his Liverpool team-mates are "letting the manager and ourselves down" following their humbling 3-0 loss to…
India raid the fruit orchard
In happier times, Sri Lanka's pep can withstand a few boundaries and aggressive opposition batsmen. This team, however, is low…
France player ratings vs Iceland: No Kylian Mbappe, no party: Iceland earn draw in World Cup qualifier as Didier Deschamps' men huff and puff without Real Madrid superstar
Didier Deschamps' men were held to a 2-2 draw by a brave Iceland side in Reykjavik, as an experimental XI…
Ravindra Jadeja, best in Asia
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Taskin Ahmed, conspiracy theories, and the charms of cricket
Cricket is no stranger to controversies, suspect actions, or fans at loggerheads, but such is its binding power that all…