How do you measure McCullum?
The excitement you felt when you watched him captain or fly through the air to save a boundary, or tapping his bat, about to face a ball - you can't put a number to it…
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RCB hapless against Yusuf, Russell charge
ESPNcricinfo staff02-May-2016KL Rahul steadied the innings with Virat Kohli, as the pair added 84 runs for the second wicket off 58 balls•BCCIRahul went on to score 52 off 32 balls, his third successive fifty.•BCCIKohli, too,…
Bravo's many disguises, and Johnson's new weapon
Plays of the day from the game between Kings XI Punjab and Gujarat Lions in MohaliNikhil Kalro11-Apr-2016The two-card trickDwayne Bravo, one of the canniest T20 bowlers on the planet, executed the bouncer-yorker combination to perfection…
England's failure to evolve catches up with them at last
England have ambitions to be No.1 in the world, but they have fallen short in a familiar manner in this TestGeorge Dobell13-Aug-2016Like a driver who has ignored the warning lights on the dashboard for many…
Hit and run
The evolution of running between the wicketsCrispin Andrews05-Oct-2016People only tend to remember how a batsman runs between the wickets when something goes wrong. Geoff Boycott running out Derek Randall, on Randall's home ground, Trent Bridge,…
Bird holds his own amid uncertainty
Earlier in the year Jackson Bird, pace bowler, was dropped for his batting. He faces competition from faster, younger men. But, unsurprisingly, he still got the job done on Boxing DayBrydon Coverdale at the MCG26-Dec-2016A…
The Christmas Day Test everyone forgot
For decades, Adelaide had a tradition of cricket matches on Christmas Day, including a Test in 1967 that many of the participants appear to have no memory ofBrydon Coverdale24-Jan-2017For most Australians, cricket on Christmas Day…
The bowling effort that fizzled out
A rather rapid change of fortunes for Chris Morris, and New Zealand's slightly unusual choice of opening bowler make the plays of the day from HamiltonAndrew McGlashan in Hamilton19-Feb-2017Statement of the dayImran Tahir was all…
KKR strong until batting shuffle causes issues
Among the most formidable outfits in recent seasons, Kolkata Knight Riders were a strong team for most parts of the 2017 season, until their batting began to come apartVarun Shetty20-May-20173:09Agarkar: KKR persisted too much with…
Appetite for self-destruction makes Stokes a marked man for the Ashes
Ben Stokes' actions in a Bristol nightclub may already have defined the parameters of the 2017-18 Ashes tourAndrew Miller at The Oval26-Sep-2017It started, as these things tend to, with a distant sense of unease on…