Regulars

Fleming holds up the National Bank trophy. 2nd Test: New Zealand v India at Hamilton, 19-23 Dec 2002

The List

Winning despite dreadful batting performances

Teams that won despite having the lowest high score

Hedley Verity

Ask Steven

Winning the first Ashes Test, and losing at Lord's

The closest encounters, the highest individual score on the losing side, and the most experienced umpires - in this Ashes special edition

Rod Marsh portrait

Cricinfo XI

Grand exits

Men who quit in style, like Younis Khan did with Twenty20, making people ask why as opposed to why not. By Sriram Veera

Shivnarine Chanderpaul ponders another loss

The List

When being too old, or young, didn't matter - Part 2

The oldest, and youngest, players top-scoring or taking most wickets in an ODI series

John Edrich

All Today's Yesterdays

Edrich's epoch

A record-breaking innings from Edrich

Review

Matthew Hoggard launches his own beer, The Nightwatchman

Books

Dogs, doodles and diatribes

Between the foreword, written by pets, and the afterword, written by a two-year-old, Hoggy: Welcome to My World is an honest and fascinating account of life as England cricketer

Highlights

Pakistan's trouble at the top

Openers are a neglected breed on the country's domestic circuit, and that's been a key reason for the team's failures in Tests in recent times. By Sidharth Monga

All-time XI: Australia

Spin doctors

Arthur Mailey and Chuck Fleetwood-Smith miss the shortlist, which means the choice of spinners is not exactly an easy one to make

Features

After Warne, the drought

Australia have had golden ages of spin, but the greats have been few and far between, and the decision-makers haven't helped the cause any with their lack of faith. By Peter English

Opinion

Kevin Pietersen waits as the final ODI is delayed by rain

Rob Steen

The biggest day in Welsh cricket

Andrew Strauss wondered how a match played in Cardiff could give England any home advantage, but few will begrudge Wales its moment in the sun

Mitchell Johnson is jubilant after getting rid of Gautam Gambhir

Jason Gillespie

Australia strong even without Lee

The latest blow notwithstanding, Australia's bowling still stacks up favourably against England's

The Short Stuff

David Lloyd in the commentary box

What They Said About

'You've got to sex up Tests'

The prospect of four-day Test matches and how it was greeted

Trevor Chappell portrait

My Favourite Cricket Story

Cheer up, mate

An Englishman becomes part of the Aussie entourage... with a little encouragement

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International 20-20 special edition

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