Analysis
Number threes are being hunted
It’s unfair on Jacob Bethell to be compared to the number threes of the past. But it’s also unfair that anyone has to bat there right now.
Tests
Tests
Mitchell Starc and the pink ball
What happens to Mitchell Starc when he touches that magenta hot rock?
Men's cricket
India vs Australia - what is real?
After covering Test cricket for 17 years, I can tell you that the best part is not knowing what exactly will happen next.
Analysis
No run(s) for Marnus Labuschagne?
What brought about the decline in Marnus Labuschagne’s run-scoring?
Tests
The weirdest year in Test cricket
Some of these results are so bizarre, and I’m still trying to process them.
Men's cricket
How bright can Yashasvi Jaiswal's star burn?
When he shines, it is as bright as anything in cricket.
Australia
How did 17 wickets happen in one day?
Wickets, wickets, wickets. The story of modern Test cricket.
Men's cricket
Who is the greatest number five of all time in Test cricket?
Unlike the debate over the greatest batter of all time, there’s no clear answer to who the best number five is.
Men's cricket
New Zealand scales their cricket's Mt. Everest
They just got their personal Mount Everest and cricket’s Mount Everest in one series.
Men's cricket
A brief overview of the WTC points table
There is a scenario in which the BGT ends in a draw, yet neither India nor Australia qualify for the WTC final—and it is realistic.
Men's cricket
How India lose at home
Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe India have lost at home. In fact, they've lost quite a few Tests at home, but this time they lost a series. But I'm actually more interested in the individual losses and what they tell us, because India did not
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Mitchell Santner's one great day
Buy Overthrowing Cricket's EmpireSubscribe Mitchell Santner made his professional debut before the first Avengers film was released. His career is from an era before TikTok and when Elon Musk was on the left side of politics. It was so far back that you won't even remember