Cricket Plus Editorials

A No 11 batsman's stay at the crease is usually short-lived, but occasionally the script is flipped. Those who have been on the giving and receiving ends reflect on one of Test cricket's great anomalies

A guarded extrovert. An old school modern thinker. A sensitive, tough, straight-shooter who is alive to cultural nuance. South Africa's captain opens up in an unguarded interview

South Africa's fastest bowler is reaching his peak. Anrich Nortje explains how an improved action gives him confidence that he can get even quicker

Saqlain Mushtaq, Gareth Batty, Keshav Maharaj and Mitchell Swepson decode one of the toughest conditions for spin bowling, and discuss their methods to be successful on these shores

Compare Andy Flower's records in both international and global leagues with other leading coaches and he stands alone. How has he had such unrivalled success?

Free agency in women's cricket is far less common than in the men's game, but change is coming - particularly with a women's IPL looming into view

Ben Stokes' role in the T20 World Cup final was a reminder of how numbers can only tell us a hollow fraction of what it means to be a big-game player

No fast bowler at the T20 World Cup has played for as long, no bowler has taken as many T20I wickets as Tim Southee, so how is it that the ageing fast bowler manages to stay a step ahead of what he himself believes is a young person's game?

To live in Zimbabwe means to rarely have a dull moment, but as an interview with their coach David Houghton reveals, their success in the T20 World Cup is helping to replace angst with ambition

Virat Kohli understandably stole the headlines, but there were also bowling performances that suggested the future is bright for India in this tournament, writes new columnist Bharat Arun