Can South Africa shed their caution?
The last time South Africa won successive Tests was in 2010 and the last time they did it in the same series was in 2008. Under Graeme Smith, they hav
Awana's timely performances earn Test call
Parvinder Awana took a five-for and scored a fifty against Karnataka, and with India losing to England in Kolkata, he was rewarded with a call-up to t
Ponting's high praise for Smith's men
South Africa overcame significant trouble in the first two Tests and produced a compelling performance in the thirdFirdose Moonda at the WACA03-Dec-20
Dead ball or no-ball?
Steven Finn’s stump-kicking is a habit he needs to kick. A change to the Laws might helpDavid Hopps in Pallekele29-Sep-2012Apart from his irritating t
Top shots and clumsy drops
Plays of the Day from the Group A clash between Afghanistan and IndiaAbhishek Purohit in Colombo19-Sep-2012The shot IMohammad Shahzad, the stocky Afgh
A better week for batsmen
After a tough first week, batsmen are slowly finding their feet in IPL 2012S Rajesh23-Apr-2012The first week of IPL 2012 was characterised by low tota
Tamim makes a point
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the opening game of the Asia Cup, between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Mirpur Siddarth Ravindran at the
'Surrey is the bubble I'm involved in'
Rory Hamilton-Brown would love to get a chance to play for England. But for the time being nothing can distract him from his club’s fortunesAlan Gardn
Dilshan stops the rot and an eerie déjà vu
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka, in Bloemfontein Firdose Moonda in Bloemfontein17-Jan
Odds heavily stacked against Sri Lanka
In bowler-friendly conditions, Sri Lanka have their task cut out against a strong South African team keen to win their first home series in three year