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LEEDS, ENGLAND – JUNE 27: Joe Root and Jonathan Bairstow of England walk off after vicrtory during day five of the Third Test Match between England and New Zealand at Headingley on June 27, 2022 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images)
BEN STOKES

Is the English cricket form as fickle as Ramaphoria?

What the former has which the latter conspicuously lacks is a behind-the-scenes ‘enforcer’ to establish a bold new ethos

  • Richard Calland
7 min read
ADAM GILCHRIST

From De Kock the dasher to Quinny the dutiful

Quinton de Kock’s cricketing brain has made him South Africa’s new ODI skipper. But if his batting genius is to win games on its own, first he must give up the keeper’s gloves.

  • Lungani Zama
8 min read
Well played: Ben Stokes has been named ICC player of the year for feats in the past 12 months. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
BEN STOKES

Stokes named ICC player of the year after a smashing 2019

Ben Stokes was named the International Cricket Council (ICC) player of the year on Wednesday, capping an unforgettable 2019 for the swashbuckling England all-rounder that…

  • Agency
2 min read
England’s Chris Woakes consoles New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill after the most dramatic ODI of all time. (Michael Steele/Getty)
AGENCY

Technical knockout: Kiwis praise team but query ‘cruel’ rules

New Zealand and England could not be separated in 102 overs of cricket, but the hosts won the World Cup on a technicality

  • Agency
3 min read