Think Tank

While Test cricket still has some anchor tenants at the top of the order, their partners tend to resemble a series of short-term sublets. Why has the sight of a long-term opening pair become so rare?

While the 2022 edition took place after the hard reset of a mega auction, 2023 comes bearing a different kind of challenge altogether. How equipped are the teams for a return to the home-and-away format for the first time in three years?

While state cricket used to be the domain of players holding full-time contracts in Australia, a new wave of cricketers are using the opportunities presented by the Big Bash to get their foot in the door

Cricketers have traditionally joined the T20 franchise circuit after establishing themselves through their international careers - often in the longer form. Does Will Smeed's trajectory represent a new trend for young English talent, or is he an anomaly?

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

It's not that we haven't seen a lot of T20s in Australia. The many 'unknowns' instead have a lot to do with the challenges in putting all the numbers and stats around T20 cricket in Australia into context.

Be it the batting approach, use of spin and pace, matchups, or roping in specialists, Twenty20 cricket has made rapid strides since the first world event in 2007

Why do the trends show that spin bowling is more important than pace bowling in the women's game and what makes it difficult to play

From being the No. 1 ranked team in 2016 to slipping down in the World Test Championship, there are a couple of key elements that have gone missing

England have just endured their least successful white-ball season since they started playing Twenty20 internationals. Where is it all going wrong, and what tips could they pick up from India?