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July 10, 2019 India / New Zealand

No-one can let a run-chase get away from him quite like MS Dhoni

2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand

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July 9, 2019 India / New Zealand

Is there any chance Kane Williamson’s 95-ball 67 was a good knock?

2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand

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July 2, 2019 England / New Zealand

Could England spend exactly half a match watching Kane Williamson bat and still win?

2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 41, England v New Zealand

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June 23, 2019 New Zealand / West Indies

Carlos Brathwaite v Physics

2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 29, New Zealand v West Indies

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June 6, 2019 Bangladesh / New Zealand

No-one knows where Ross Taylor is supposed to sit

2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 9, Bangladesh v New Zealand

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November 27, 2018 England / New Zealand

Total Bits and Pieces Cricket: Is England’s current approach the future or simply the best way for them to do things at the minute?

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June 21, 2018 England / New Zealand / South Africa

“Our bowling is an area of concern”

So said South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk after her team had conceded a world record 216-1 in a T20 against New Zealand and then a few hours later conceded 250-3 against England. “An area of concern” is a great way of putting it. “An absolute liability” is just that

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April 6, 2018 England / New Zealand

England need a short-pitched specialist like Neil Wagner

Asking someone to bowl with the old ball is not the same as picking someone who has built their career around bowling with the old ball. Asking someone to bowl short is not the same as picking someone who has built their entire career around bowling short. Being tall does

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April 3, 2018 England / New Zealand

The fourth innings ‘ball hundred’

Runs are not always the objective for a batsman. If a team finds itself behind in a game such that a win becomes almost impossible, the objective generally becomes survival. Similarly, if you’re one-nil up in a series and it’s the final Test, a draw means a series win. In

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March 31, 2018 England / New Zealand

Is Stuart Broad back and is that necessarily a wholly good thing for England?

The future’s here. The future’s even more of Stuart Broad bowling with the new ball. You might think that sounds suspiciously like the past and you’d be right. Sometimes things don’t change all that much. Actually one thing’s changed. Whether it’s enthusiasm, rhythm, a minor technical tweak or a combination

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