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Great games relived by those who featured in them
England in India flashback: 1972-73
Nov 8, 2012: When Chandra took the best figures of his career, only for India to lose the match to England
Nagraj Gollapudi
England in India flashback: 1984-85
'We shocked India by being resilient'
Nov 1, 2012: When England arrived in India for their 1984-85 tour, things got unpleasant on and off the field. But they stuck it out and turned their fortunes around, thanks in large part to Tim Robinson
Nagraj Gollapudi
'It felt like England feared getting out to the Dutch'
Sep 15, 2012: For one fine day in 2009, cricket was the biggest news in Holland
Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi
When the gods smiled on Mike Veletta
Jan 19, 2012: The Western Australian opener picked a fine time to bring out his A game in internationals - in the first World Cup Australia won
Sidharth Monga
With jaw broken but head unbowed
Jan 9, 2012: The sight of Rick McCosker batting with his shattered jaw held together by bandages has become synonymous with bravery in cricket. To the man himself, he was doing no more than his job
Sidharth Monga
'It was as if we had dialled 0800-GOD'
Dec 24, 2011: Danny Morrison recalls New Zealand's series-levelling win over Australia in Auckland in 1993. Their next Test win against the same opponent came 18 years later
As told to Siddhartha Talya
South Africa v Australia, second Test, Cape Town, 1957-58
'I tell people my career was pretty similar to Warne's'
Nov 6, 2011: Lindsay Kline took the third, and to date last, hat-trick to be bowled in South Africa. He looks back at those three eventful balls
Brydon Coverdale
What's common to Headingley '81 and Kolkata '01?
Sep 13, 2011: Peter Willey, who was involved in two of the greatest Tests of modern times, as player in one, umpire in the other, looks back at them
Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi
England v India, third Test, The Oval, 1971
Aug 6, 2011: India are struggling against England on this tour because their fast bowlers have been ineffective, but back in 1971, on a slow Oval pitch, a legspinner took them to their maiden series win in the country
Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi
England v Australia, fourth Test, Old Trafford, 1956
'You've got to get them when you can'
Jul 31, 2011: On the 55th anniversary of Jim Laker's 10-for at Old Trafford, four Australians who fell to him recall the feat
Interviews by Brydon Coverdale
Australia v Zimbabwe, World Cup, 1983
Mar 13, 2011: Zimbabwe sold cakes and worked as bouncers to make it to the World Cup. Then they shocked Australia in their first game
Interviews by Simon Lister
Australia v West Indies, first Test, Brisbane, 1960-61
'If I'd been Usain Bolt I wouldn't have made my ground'
Dec 14, 2010: Eight of the protagonists recount the the story of the most thrilling Test ever, played exactly fifty years ago
Interviews by Brydon Coverdale
England v West Indies, second Test, Lord's, 1963
May 30, 2010: Last over, one team needs six, the other one wicket - a look back at one of the all-time great Lord's Tests
Ted Dexter
New Zealand v India, second Test, Napier, 2008-09
'I didn't ever want to come out of that zone'
Mar 28, 2010: How a man given to shouldering bowlers and mouthing off at them buckled down to play a knock of monk-like discipline
Interview by Sidharth Monga
Australia v West Indies, 4th Test, Adelaide, 1992-93
Jan 26, 2010: Tim May witnessed the closest-ever win from the other side and the other end
Tim May
England v Australia, The Oval, 1968
Aug 19, 2009: Forty-one years ago rain almost saw an Ashes Test get away from England's grasp
Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi
The Ashes, Headingley, 1981
Aug 6, 2009: Not the crowd, not the players, not the bookmakers, no one could believe the most incredible Ashes turnaround of them all
Chris Old
Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1985-86
Jul 23, 2009: Sri Lanka and Pakistan may get along just fine these days, but back in 1985-86 it was knives out all the time
Interviews by Sidharth Monga
England v West Indies, fifth Test, The Oval, 1976
May 7, 2009: A look back to an England-West Indies classic from 33 years ago
Bob Woolmer
West Indies v England, fifth Test, Port-of-Spain, 1973-74
May 2, 2009: Greig returns to Port-of-Spain to spin England to a memorable win and settle a score
Pat Pocock
Where did the old Duncan Fletcher go?
Sharda Ugra: India's coach seems a far cry from the combative professional who took England to the top
If you want to know what Brisbane's cricket culture is like, you've got to talk to Ian Healy
Vernon's best, and Rahul's record
Ask Steven: Also: XIs of only right-handers, best bowling on captaincy debut, most innings without being stumped, and the Peshawar Rickshaw
Mike Gatting, Graham Thorpe and Murali Kartik on how England need to bat against the Indian spinners. Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi
Brave New Pitch: Evolution of Modern Cricket
Samir Chopra introduces his new book
Amla, the secret of Kallis' prolific run?
Jacques Kallis has shifted a gear since scoring his first double-century in December 2010. A key factor for this seems to be the presence of Hashim Amla
While Rob Quiney sat and watched the rain in Brisbane, Usman Khawaja was emphatically pushing his Test case in Hobart
Bowlers forget the McDermott mantra
Australia's bowlers were guilty of bowling short on a slower Gabba pitch and their new bowling coach's key task would be to remind them the methods that brought them success last year
Kohli's record, and a victory drought
Also: big leads in defeats, highest score in Sri Lanka, Bradman's nemesis, and Ponting's fast-bowling cousin
When Chandra took the best figures of his career, only for India to lose the match to England
How Ashwin can turn his class to world-class (98)
He has a terrific temperament for spin bowling and doesn't alter his plans just because he gets hit for a six. All he needs to do now is work on his fitness
Look out for KP and Sachin (96)
Their particular circumstances and their manner of playing make two cricketers especially worth watching in the India-England series
Where have all the batsmen gone? (71)
The Sheffield Shield used to be a factory for producing Test-ready batsmen. But a combination of green seaming pitches and flawed techniques has resulted in the cupboard becoming alarmingly bare
World's best attack brought down to earth (62)
There will be days when a pitch has nothing in it, South Africa are out of ideas and a Michael Clarke is hard to remove. And they will need to know what to do on those days - something they did not know today
Amla, the secret of Kallis' prolific run? (60)
Jacques Kallis has shifted a gear since scoring his first double-century in December 2010. A key factor for this seems to be the presence of Hashim Amla
