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Writing from the middle

The ranks of players turned writers worth reading are disappointingly thin, but the ones who do make the grade are priceless. By Suresh Menon

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The show must go on

Two assassinations left England's tour of India in 1984-85 in serious doubt, but it was eventually played. By Martin Williamson

Numbers Game >>
England's ODI woes, and lefties at the slog

England have had a particularly tough time in ODIs in India over the last decade, and the problem has primarily been the bowling

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And it was all looking so good

Zimbabwe collapsed from 124 for 3 to 127 all out against Sri Lanka recently. Andrew McGlashan looks at other dramatic slumps in ODIs

All Today's Yesterdays >>
The dashing Archie

December 1: Birth of the captain who led England against Australia most number of times

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Six balls, six sixes, one fascinating book

Grahame Lloyd tells, grippingly, the story of one of the most celebrated overs in cricket in his book Six of the Best: Cricket's Most Famous Over

Quote Unquote

"I think a few of the England players should reflect on what happened in their country before they start pulling out of cricket matches in India."

With more than a hint to the July 7 bombings in London three years ago, Geoff Lawson attacks England's nervousness over returning to India

More quotes: 'The state of spin bowling is dreadful'

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Speed read
The Fast Men, David Frith's history of fast bowling, is encyclopaedic, but also fittingly brisk and concise. By Steven Lynch

Interviews >>
'Winning is part of our culture'
Matthew Hayden speaks to Nagraj Gollapudi about his country's play-hard-but-fair ethic, the symbols it holds dear, the importance of history, and why he'll have a beer during a Test but not ten

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Talking player power
Professional cricketers have never enjoyed the bargaining clout they do now. And thanks to the Twenty20 revolution there's plenty to add. Sean Morris, the PCA's chief executive, speaks to Rob Steen

Number Crunching

Did You Know?

Wally Hammond has made the most Test double-centuries against Australia - four (including two in successive innings). Brian Lara follows with three. VVS Laxman and Graeme Pollock made two apiece.