Malinga foxes Warner with a ball that doesn't arrive
Plays of the Day from the sixth ODI of the CB series, between Australia and Sri Lanka in SydneyDaniel Brettig at the SCG17-Feb-2012The slower ballPlen
Captain Cook defies doubters
Cook may not be a natural at one-day cricket but he has worked hard to improve his game and carried his England team-mates to victory over PakistanGeo
England on full beam while India fade
England are continually willing to push themselves to their limit, as they showed with a huge chase that felt routineAndrew Miller at the Rose Bowl07-
Debuts, delays and deluxe views
ESPNcricinfo’s Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in GalleDaniel Brettig in Galle31-Aug-2011The goo
The forgotten men of 1991
Two players who were taken along to make up the numbers on South Africa’s first tour after readmission look back, 20 years onFirdose Moonda15-Jul-2011
'We need a core of seven to eight leaders in the team'
New Zealand’s new captain, Ross Taylor, wants more players to step up, and is keen to retain his attacking batting style, and to use Vettori’s experie
Imposters, jugglers and unidentified flying objects
A panic in the opening game, an over that rolled back the years, some poor lip-syncing and more in a review of the action from the first week of the I
Broad fluffs the DRS but grabs his 100th
Plays of the Day from the 2nd day of the 1st Test between England and Sri Lanka at CardiffAndrew Miller in Cardiff27-May-2011Scalp of the dayMahela Ja
Sangakkara takes command
At the Wankhede, Kumar Sangakkara scored his first one-day century since 2008, but more importantly, it was an innings of control, one under pressure;
The player who cheered everyone up
Makhaya Ntini made a specialty of putting smiles on people’s faces. During his last game, the Twenty20 against India, the emotions on show may be rath