Caught Short

Short of brains, short of technique, short of breath and short of the mark. Four run outs in a row does not make for happy viewing and while no one should be looking for a panic button to press it did feel a little like some Black Caps players had been reading too many glowing reports.

A Rampant Ross

No slog sweeps just clean off side striking. Long may it continue.

Keeping Things Simple

The Australian cricket public have a clear expectations of their players and just as clear when it comes to expressing those expectations.

Three Up...Three Down

Clint "Three Balls" McKay gets airborne, and with good reason.

See You Jimmy!

JP Duminy learns not to mess with the Man of Sri Lankan Steel.

Bat - Wickets - Balls

A little tableaux of cricketing pain.

Funny how ....

... that last run is always the hardest (and most fun) to score.

One Ball To Win It All

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Gotcha

And you know, somehow I don't think Shikhar Dhawan was disappointed for too long.

The Reverse Ramp

Jos Buttler innovates to accumulate.

Zero To Hero

Just another example of a week being a very long time in the game of cricket.

Great Grab

Darren Sammy uses ever inch of his reach to haul in a top edge. Win or lose the Windies  turned up for the second one dayer.

Run James Run

James Franklin was having one of his "put in" days. The kind that get the contracts renewed.

Just a shame about his abysmal last ball.

Kane Williamson Counts

This bat, this helmet, this hundred!

A Spot Of Rain

Kulasekara Gets A New Name

Two Faced Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja is obviously very into the game, but he needn't have worried, they won and he was bloody good.

Big Feet On Debut

I just had to feel sorry for Kane Richardson with his running on the wicket issues on debut. He seems like a nice young fella  (for an Aussie fast bowler) but they may just have to wait until he grows into his body, and delivery stride.

All Action - All Emotion

Shoaib Malik gets to celebrate and you get the feeling it has real meaning for him and his team.

A Spring In The Step

The sun on your back, no previous baggage and the wicket of Amla is a good enough reason for a lightness of foot.