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In the space of just 13 months, Khawaja has firmly overcome his problems against spin, an issue that had earlier seen him lose his place in the Test sideDaniel Brettig in Dubai10-Oct-2018Dhaka, August 2017. Usman…
No home batsman has yet made a century this season, but there were encouraging signs from a few of the newer faces at the GabbaAndrew McGlashan at the Gabba25-Jan-2019Baby steps, Australia. Baby steps.When Marcus Harris…
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Using the Pitch Quality Index, we measure the true nature of a Test pitchAnantha Narayanan20-Apr-2019In the mid-19th century, there was a terrifying roundarm bowler from Nottinghamshire named John Jackson, a giant who scaled 15 stone…
A fan relives a perfect day out at The Oval, where India beat AustraliaSudhindra Prasad10-Jun-2019Choice of game 911. That's just a concatenation of my current plan and eventual hope for this tournament - I'll be…
For the third time this season, a batsman got away thanks to the bails refusing to fall off the wicketKarthik Krishnaswamy and Srinath Sripath07-Apr-2019Less pace, more spin and cuttersThe Sawai Mansingh Stadium usually offers a…