Resilient Smith resurrects public image
His raised arms, beaming face and slightly moist eyes showed the feelings of a man who believed he had taken a giant step to winning a match and a small one towards winning the trust…
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ESPNCricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the third day of the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in CenturionFirdose Moonda at SuperSport Park17-Dec-2011No. 11 shot of the day Imran Tahir insisted that…
Emerging batsmen must earn their stripes
George Bailey and Ed Cowan could be considered unlucky to have missed out on Cricket Australia contracts this year. But if they're good enough, it won't matter.Brydon Coverdale22-Jun-2012The purpose of a central contract system is…
Charles and Rampaul prove surprise packages
For all the talk of England's weakness against spin, it was an over of pace that defined West Indies' defence of 179 in PallekeleAndrew Fernando in Pallekele27-Sep-2012For all the talk of England's weakness against spin,…
Henriques hopes to build on rapid start
Moises Henriques is seeking to build on a rapid start to 2012-13, having been named the Australian Cricketers Association's Player of the Month for OctoberBrydon Coverdale29-Nov-2012Moises Henriques hopes his maiden first-class century won't be the…
Big friend of a little island
Tony Greig shared a special bond with Sri Lanka, dating back to before their World Cup winAndrew Fernando30-Dec-2012Two years ago I was travelling with a cricket-illiterate foreign friend through Colombo when a billboard showing a…
Six factors that shall decide the Ashes
The phoney war is overAndy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013 The phoney war is over. After a build-up consisting of a couple of press conferences, some interviews, bits of general non-specific build-up, and, idiotically, no actual cricket to set…
Dhoni's monster hit
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils in ChennaiSiddarth Ravindran14-May-2013The six Before the advent of Twenty20, a six used to be an incident you saw very few…
Rain doesn't dampen Dhawan
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the final of the Champions TrophyGeorge Dobell and Nagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston23-Jun-2013Shot of the day Many players, resuming after a rain break, would nudge the ball off…
The World Cup déjà vu
Plays of the day from the Champions League match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in RanchiAndrew Fidel Fernando26-Sep-2013The outswingerDale Steyn's form has been patchy in the Champions League so far, but his second…