Does Pakistan suck?
Pakistan wasn’t poor in the first Test, they were much worse
Good Areas
In cricket's footmarks.
Overdue Last read · last published · next check
Last read 4 days ago, longer than this feed's 1 day schedule.
Latest posts
Origami veterans and the Steyn impersonator
England showed sentience in the post-Stokes era. Pakistan folded like origami veterans.
Abdullah Shafique’s inside edge of destiny
A Headingley mash-up of on-drives, irresistible Simon & Garfunkel callbacks, and a Pakistan kind of story for England.
Bangladesh's evolutionary leap in Darwin
Bangladesh have now won 100% of their Tests in Australia over the last 15 years. And Cricket Australia made that happen.
21 runs and fours Shazams
When three generations, two thigh pads, and a lifetime of memories came together in one moment for Jarrod and Ezekiel Kimber.
Australia's two timelines
They've had a generation blessed with remarkable bowlers, but they're all of the same age and no one else has come through.
England's gunslinging all-rounders
There really should have only been one Ian Botham, but England believed so much, they actually willed ‘the next Botham’ into reality. Twice.
Laura Wolvaardt, a golf ball, and a cover drive from heaven
Wolvaardt's cover drive belongs in the Louvre and her name in the pantheon of greats
Stephen Fleming and England's turn from magicians to mechanics
Will practicality triumph where Bazball pyrotechnics failed?
Clicky Ponting and cricket's history of skullduggery
Through its colourful history, the game has been built on cheats, sharp practice, and all sorts of dodgy reimaginings.
Can Elon Musk save Test cricket?
No one runs the game, we play too much cricket, and too little at the same time.
Death of the specialist number six
The aftermath of the five-man attacks is that we are seeing the death of the specialist number six, and the sacrifice of young batters at three.