Tri-Nation 2024/25, NZ vs SA 2nd Match Match Preview
Big picture: Ravindra out after opening-night injury New Zealand’s start to what they hope will be a full month in and around Pakistan couldn’t have gone much better. The squad…
Sri Lanka vs Australia 2024/25, SL vs AUS 2nd Test Match Preview
Big picture: Australia look to build legacy, Sri Lanka hope to salvage series Before the series opener, there were some Australians who hadn’t watched their national team play a Test…
IND vs ENG 2024/25, IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Match Preview
Big Picture: Fearless India meet wobbly England Fifteen wins and two losses in 17 T20Is since winning the T20 World Cup last June has made India almost impenetrable in the…
BBL 2024/25, HH vs ST Final Match Preview
Big picture: A first for Hurricanes, or Thunder’s great revival? Whoever prevails in the BBL final, the first to be hosted in Tasmania, it will be a terrific story. Hobart…
England in India 2024/25, IND vs ENG 1st T20I Match Preview
Big picture: Teams in transition Gautam Gambhir and Brendon McCullum have many things in common. They were both stellar openers, they were both captain and coach of Kolkata Knight Riders…
PAK vs WI 2024/25, PAK vs WI 1st Test Match Preview
Big picture: Expect plenty of turn in Multan The timing of this series does not exactly help raise its profile. It comes after the top two World Test Championship (WTC)…
ZIM vs AFG 2024/25, ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Preview
Big Picture: Bulawayo’s first Boxing Day Test in 28 years The final week of the year is like a roman feast for the Test cricket fan, and Boxing Day this…
AUS vs IND 2024/25, AUS vs IND 4th Test Match Preview
Big Picture: Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the line This is big. If India win at the MCG, they retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. If Australia win, they remain on track for a…
NZ vs ENG 2024/25, NZ vs ENG 3rd Test Match Preview
Big picture: Threat of 3-0 overshadows Southee fanfare From whitewash to whitewash? It would be quite a humbling for New Zealand, after their exploits in India – though there is…
WI vs BAN 2024/25, WI vs BAN 1st Test Match Preview
Big picture: Bangladesh return to dreaded Antigua Bangladesh will get their usual Caribbean welcome. They will play the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, where they…