Jozaf
Section editor, Blog
From stump cameras and slow-motion replays to ball tracking and on-screen graphics, see how television technology changed how fans follow cricket.
Tactics Why Slip Fielding Is Cricket’s Hardest JobReflexes, footwork, soft hands and mental stamina: what makes the slip cordon the most demanding position on the whole field.
History Bodyline: The 1932-33 Series That Forced Cricket to Change Its LawsEngland's leg-theory tactics in Australia in 1932-33 strained relations between two nations. How Bodyline unfolded and how the laws changed.
Science Who Writes the Laws of Cricket? The MCC, the ICC and the Small PrintHow the Laws of Cricket are written and updated by the MCC, how the ICC adds playing conditions, and why a Test and a village match…
Culture Within the Laws, Beyond the Laws: The Spirit of Cricket DebateFrom Bodyline to the underarm ball to a stumping at Lord's, how cricket keeps arguing about where fair play ends and the rules begin.
Players All-Rounders: Cricket’s Rarest Species and Why Teams Crave ThemWhy genuine all-rounders are so hard to find, what they give a side, and how Sobers, Kallis, Botham and Stokes changed the balance of teams.
Fan Guide How to Enjoy a Test Match When Nothing Seems to HappenSlow session? Look closer. Here are the quiet battles, tactical chess moves and small details that make Test cricket's quiet hours gripping.
Future Beyond the Old Heartlands: Cricket Finds New Ground in the USA and EuropeHow cricket is growing in the United States and continental Europe, from Major League Cricket to Dutch upsets, and what obstacles still stand in the way.
Tactics Playing Spin: Sweep, Defend or Step Out?The split-second decisions batters make against turning balls, from reading length to choosing between the sweep, the forward defence and the charge.
History The First Cricket World Cup, 1975: Sixty Overs and a Midsummer FinalThe 1975 Prudential Cup was a 60-over experiment that became cricket's biggest event. Clive Lloyd's West Indies won the first final at Lord's.
Science Reading Between the Lines: What a Cricket Scorecard Reveals and ConcealsA scorecard is more than runs and wickets. Learn how to read strike rates, extras, partnerships and bowling figures, and what the numbers leave out.
Culture More Than a Result: How Cricket Carries a Nation’s StoryWhy Ashes, India-Pakistan and West Indian victories in England matter far beyond the scoreboard, and what rivalries say about the nations playing them.