Test cricket can be a daunting spectacle for the unfamiliar: a vast field, two sets of wickets and up to five days of play in a single match. But it is also beautiful; a prolonged battle unlike ...
FANS OF EVERY sport claim their passion is more than a game, but few argue it has an edifying social role. “Cricket? It civilises people,” purred Robert Mugabe, then Zimbabwe’s dictator, as he sought ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tristan Lavalette is an Australia-based reporter who covers cricket. A typically gray Monday morning in London was aroused by one ...