Nicholas Hogg
Standing up to an intimidating opposition rather than complaining about them might be an old-school attitude, but it's still relevant
Should it be someone similar to yourself? Or do opposites attract?
For several retired pros, life after cricket has meant more cricket. Permanently shutting out the game is harder than it looks
Your first six? A last-ball victory? The legendary and the quiet moments of your favourite players?
Baseball may be cricket's closest relative, but it's boxing that actually offers most to the cricketer
An Englishman discovers cricket fervour in India, and realises he can't quite win a game against Indians back home either
Are some people just made to lead and the rest to follow? Let's examine the case of the two Captains Cook
No matter how elegant your strokeplay, the clumsy dive into the crease that fails to save your bacon is forever graceless
The pros have to deal with the pressure of high stakes and being shown up by technology, but the village ump's job isn't any easier
Can any modern player fill the gargantuan boots of Botham, Viv Richards or Harold Larwood? Glenn Maxwell is making a mighty fist of it