4000 going over 40
Stats highlights from Matt Prior's 11-year international careerBishen Jeswant11-Jun-2015126 Runs scored by Matt Prior on Test debut at Lord's in 2007. He is the only England keeper, and one of three keepers from all teams,…
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Too late, Australia finally bat ugly
The Ashes have been handed back, so Australia's show of defiance on the opening day has come too late to impact the present but is a model for how they must adapt to challenges in…
Fringe players looking to use A tour as springboard
The two four-day games against Australia A is a huge opportunity for the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Amit Mishra and Pragyan Ojha to get their careers back on trackKarthik Krishnaswamy in Chennai21-Jul-20153:14No major changes in…
Buoyant South Africa wary of Test surfaces
Having already experienced victory twice on tour, South Africa are fresh and eager going into the Test series, but they know the biggest challenge lies ahead, especially if the Indian pitches turn as expectedFirdose Moonda…
Pattinson's second wind blows WI away
ESPNcricinfo staff12-Dec-2015But with only four wickets left to take, Josh Hazlewood knocked West Indies over for 223. Australia, having secured a lead of, 360 runs, enforced the follow-on•Cricket Australia/Getty ImagesBut it was a one-man show…
Vaughan Brown's Test wicket
He took only one, but what a wicket to takeBrydon Coverdale17-Feb-2016"He'll be the answer to a trivia question one day." You've probably heard that phrase in cricket a few times. Usually it would a boring,…
The Ashwin-Dhoni chicken v egg dilemma
Is India's lead spinner not taking wickets because his captain is not giving him the chance to bowl a full quota, or is MS Dhoni not giving R Ashwin four overs because Ashwin is not…
Chance for Raina to step out of the shadows
All through his international career, Suresh Raina had been seen as somebody's man. This IPL, with Gujarat Lions, he gets to be his own man and lead his own teamSidharth Monga in Mohali10-Apr-20161:22'Important to know…
Misbah's triumph, Younis' best at the last
After Pakistan fought back to share the Test series 2-2, ESPNcricinfo rates the players involved in the enthralling tussleAndrew McGlashan15-Aug-20169Misbah-ul-Haq (282 runs at 40.28)Pakistan's most statesmanlike captain since Imran Khan. Although he will rue the…
Record-breaking Cook admits tough to leave family
After a dash home for the birth of his second child, Alastair Cook is back to lead England and history suggests traversing the globe will not daunt himWill Macpherson in Chittagong18-Oct-2016It feels appropriate that the…