Root satisfies Headingley craving
Neither Boycott nor Vaughan were able to satisfy their local crowd in one-day cricket but Root finally broke the 41-year duckDavid Hopps at Headingley
A leader, people person and go-to guy
Former Sri Lanka cricketers, coaches and team-mates pay tribute to Mahela Jayawardene, who will retire from Test cricket in AugustAndrew Fidel Fernand
Five key head-to-heads
From two embattled captains to the challenge for India’s openers against the new ball, ESPNcricinfo picks five contests that could determine the serie
The anthem gaffe, and Taylor's blasts
Plays of the Day from Zimbabwe’s victory against Netherlands in SylhetAbhishek Purohit in Sylhet19-Mar-2014The second false endingBrendan Taylor gave
Steve Davis' rude shock, Taylor's costly miss
Plays of the day for the qualifying match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in SylhetAbhishek Purohit in Sylhet17-Mar-2014The scramble Ireland somehow mana
The run-out that changed the game
Plays of the Day from the second qualifier match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI PunjabKarthik Krishnaswamy30-May-2014The Sehwag sliceWhen Vi
Duckett overcomes India's spin threat
How England fared against India’s spinners was going to determine the outcome of the quarterfinal. Ben Duckett used the reverse sweep to knock the def
Pakistan nearly through, India nearly out
What the teams need to do to reach the final of the Asia CupShiva Jayaraman03-Mar-2014With Sri Lanka having qualified for the Asia Cup finals with the
Steyn's drought hurts South Africa
On an unusually dry Kingsmead surface, South Africa’s attack struggle to cope with their talisman’s longest-ever wicketless streakFirdose Moonda in Du
England's cultural architect
Andrew Strauss’s autobiography is not a book to settle scores or rail at injustice. It’s a comfortable read full of decency and discretion David Hopps