Four of the weirdest eight-fors of the last 25 years (plus one nine-for and one ten-for)

8 minute read There have been 28 occasions in the last 25 years when a bowler has taken eight wickets or more in a Test innings. Some of these were weirder than others. At what point does a bowling performance become really, truly, freakishly remarkable? We’d say at the seventh wicket. Five-fors are

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Two cricketers in one? Let’s count how many cricketers Ben Stokes was in this Test alone (and then let’s name them)

3 minute read People often say that Ben Stokes is two cricketers in one. This seems very disrespectful. If you’ve never seen or read Altered Carbon, the story is set in a future where people can transfer their consciousnesses into different bodies or ‘sleeves’. The technology was originally devised so that people could

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