Think Tank

Sri Lanka's performances on the world stage have grown increasingly limp over the past decade, but ongoing changes offer optimism

With waning spectator engagement and commercial interest, the future of the 50-over World Cup faces questions and doubts but there are enough reasons to be optimistic going forward

Revised targets in interrupted matches continue to pique the interest. While DLS's one-size-fits-all approach, which only factors in overs left and wickets remaining, has been an answer for a while, it's not without its shortcomings. Happily, other models are available.

The current Ashes series has shown up some of the ways in which England and Australia view the game differently, but one has been absent: their perceptions of wrist spin.

While Test cricket still has some anchor tenants at the top of the order, their partners tend to resemble a series of short-term sublets. Why has the sight of a long-term opening pair become so rare?

While the 2022 edition took place after the hard reset of a mega auction, 2023 comes bearing a different kind of challenge altogether. How equipped are the teams for a return to the home-and-away format for the first time in three years?

While state cricket used to be the domain of players holding full-time contracts in Australia, a new wave of cricketers are using the opportunities presented by the Big Bash to get their foot in the door

Cricketers have traditionally joined the T20 franchise circuit after establishing themselves through their international careers - often in the longer form. Does Will Smeed's trajectory represent a new trend for young English talent, or is he an anomaly?

Saqlain Mushtaq, Gareth Batty, Keshav Maharaj and Mitchell Swepson decode one of the toughest conditions for spin bowling, and discuss their methods to be successful on these shores

It's not that we haven't seen a lot of T20s in Australia. The many 'unknowns' instead have a lot to do with the challenges in putting all the numbers and stats around T20 cricket in Australia into context.