TacticsThe Yorker: Cricket's Most Unforgiving Delivery
Why landing a fast, full ball at the batter toes is so hard, what goes wrong when it fails, and how bowlers practise the yorker until it is instinct.
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HistoryNineteen for Ninety: Jim Laker at Old Trafford, 1956
How off-spinner Jim Laker took nineteen Australian wickets in one Test at Old Trafford in 1956, a feat that has never been matched.
TacticsStaying Calm in the Chase: The Mind Game of a Target
What goes on inside a chasing team: how required rates, risk, partnerships and clear thinking help batters stay calm when the scoreboard is closing in.
HistoryMelbourne, March 1877: The Match That Started Test Cricket
How the first Test match between England and Australia at the MCG in 1877 began a rivalry that still defines cricket, and who won it.