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'People might not remember me if not for the underarm'
Jun 9, 2014: The youngest of the Chappell brothers talks about growing up in a cricketing household, how baseball and football helped his fielding, and coaching youngsters
'I had absolute belief that I'd play for Australia'
May 15, 2014: Jason Gillespie talks about the awe he felt in his early days in the Australian dressing room, his double-hundred, and breaking his leg in Kandy
Dickie Bird
'Umpiring is done by machines these days'
Apr 30, 2014: Back in Dickie Bird's day the officials got respect and gave it. One of cricket's iconic umpires looks back
'I left the ground, had a toenail removed, and came back to celebrate'
Apr 9, 2014: Heath Streak talks about starring in Zimbabwe's first Test win, his mixed feelings about captaincy, and heartbreak in Port-of-Spain
Dean Headley
'It burnt to be told I didn't have the heart to play as a bowler'
Mar 18, 2014: Former fast bowler Dean Headley recalls good and bad days with England, his heritage, and the time he bounced Allan Donald and lived to tell the tale
Bob Taylor
'I didn't ever break a finger, but now they're a bit crooked'
Feb 26, 2014: Bob Taylor, who spent many years as an understudy to Alan Knott, talks about finally getting his chance, stumping Miandad, and keeping at Lord's aged 45
Eddie Hemmings
'I never ever worried about getting hit for six'
Jan 29, 2014: Former England spinner Eddie Hemmings recalls how he began to bowl offies, Kapil's sixes at Lord's, bowling on green wickets, and rooming with another snorer
Gavin Larsen
'You know you're cracking up when people applaud you in an airport'
Jan 17, 2014: Gavin Larsen, part of the team organising the 2015 World Cup in New Zealand, reflects on medium-pacers, Crowe's tactics, and that 1992 semi-final
Chris Old
'Sometimes I became my own worst enemy'
Dec 13, 2013: Former England fast bowler Chris Old talks about Brearley's captaincy, run-ins with Boycott, and the miracle of Headingley '81
Peter Lever
'If I could do it all again, I'd gamble more'
Nov 15, 2013: Peter Lever talks about facing Thommo, nearly killing Chatfield, and the time he refused to bowl upwind
Haroon Rasheed
'I can take credit for the discovery of Afridi'
Nov 1, 2013: Former Pakistan batsman Haroon Rasheed talks about taking on the might of Australia and West Indies, discovering a teenage sensation, and surviving an attack by a gunman
Syed Kirmani
'I excelled without knowing what wicketkeeping was all about'
Sep 30, 2013: Syed Kirmani on being a self-taught wicketkeeper, 1983, and his peers
Peter Pollock
'Successful sportsmen are wired to think they can do the job'
Sep 5, 2013: Peter Pollock talks about playing on the back lawn with his brother, South Africa's isolation from international sport, and a sweet victory at Trent Bridge
Intikhab Alam
'To become a good wristspinner, you need patience and practice'
Aug 16, 2013: Former Pakistan leggie Intikhab Alam, who coached the national team to victory in the 1992 World Cup, looks back at the highs and lows of his career
Ray Price
'You've got to pick yourself up and get on with it'
Aug 3, 2013: Ray Price on sitting between Tendulkar and Symonds at the IPL, Hayden's 380, and Zimbabwe's 1999 World Cup team
Derek Randall
'You've got to entertain the crowd'
Jul 23, 2013: Derek Randall talks about the Centenary Test, playing with Garry Sobers, and his love for Nottinghamshire
Brian Booth
'I was fortunate to be able to play two sports'
Jul 1, 2013: Brian Booth talks about playing cricket and hockey at the top level, facing Charlie Griffith, and the time Richie Benaud bowled Peter May around his legs
Habibul Bashar
'Playing for Bangladesh is the best thing that happened to me'
Jun 17, 2013: Habibul Bashar was in the side (though he nearly wasn't) when Bangladesh played their first Test, and for many of the other high and low points in their cricket history
Bev Congdon
'I knew you weren't going to be popular all the time with all the players'
May 29, 2013: Bev Congdon chats about a knock in the face from John Snow, cricket's unreasonable demands from modern players, and captaining New Zealand
Frank Tyson
'I wanted to stop batsmen from getting on to the front foot'
May 16, 2013: The Typhoon remembers being at his fastest, chopping willow trees to get strong, and the mateship of the 1954-55 English side
Abbey Road photographs, and Yorkshire hospitality
Diary: Our correspondent takes in tea at Lord's, fish and chips at Headingley, and a heady Sri Lankan series win
Switch Hit: Mark Butcher joins our team to discuss the absorbing Test at Headingley
'Never seen a ball hit so hard'
My XI: Martin Crowe on Gordon Greenidge's extraordinary footwork and violent strokeplay
The club that produced 25 New Zealand internationals
Not just that - Albion CC in Dunedin is probably the oldest cricket club in Australasia. By Will Macpherson
Let's hear it for the unorthodox
V Ramnarayan: Spinners who can't be bracketed into one style flourish today in cricket, while they struggled to make it big in the past
The stories of Shaminda Eranga and Rangana Herath sum up the Sri Lanka team, an under-prepared, under-financed group who refused to be beaten by England
Mathews record invites comparisons with The Don
One of the great Test innings by Angelo Mathews, typical of his outstanding record as captain, has put Sri Lanka on the brink of a famous win
'My confidence goes up when Dhoni throws me the ball in tough situations'
Mohit Sharma, whose impressive performances in the IPL earned him an India call-up, talks about earning his captain's trust, and bowling variations
It was not hard to spot England's mistakes on a day when they even ran out of stupid ideas
'The media has every right to call us chokers'
Herschelle Gibbs on the infamous tag, the 438 match, playing golf with Viv, Tiger and Ronaldo, and his football World Cup predictions
The pearl and the bank clerk (194)
The stories of Shaminda Eranga and Rangana Herath sum up the Sri Lanka team, an under-prepared, under-financed group who refused to be beaten by England
Mathews record invites comparisons with The Don (51)
One of the great Test innings by Angelo Mathews, typical of his outstanding record as captain, has put Sri Lanka on the brink of a famous win
Steady New Zealand need minor tweaks for Barbados (38)
They could look to pushing Watling up to No. 6, and bringing Wagner back on a track that isn't likely to offer much to spinners
England's comedy of errors (30)
It was not hard to spot England's mistakes on a day when they even ran out of stupid ideas
After a series of crushing defeats, West Indies turned things around impressively in Trinidad. But will the success turn out to be fleeting once again?