Did two cruel twists of fate rob Jeff and Simon Jones of their places amongst the giants of the game? In this feature Martin looks back on two sadly truncated careers.

Gareth Bland recalls the first of four consecutive World Cup semi-finals featuring Pakistan. This one, against West Indies at The Oval in 1979, was a case of so near yet so far.

After 24 years India’s favourite son has played his last Test and amidst emotional scenes almost left centre stage with a fairytale century. In this feature Martin recalls an old controversy

After 24 years India’s favourite son has played his last Test and amidst emotional scenes almost left centre stage with a fairytale century. In this feature Cameron pays tribute to him

Peter Siddle is the modern-day Darren Gough of Ashes contests: capable of bowling inspired spells, respected by opponents, an Ashes hat-trick… and having virtually no team success. Why is this?

Measured by average alone Lancashire’s Eddie Paynter is the second best English batsman of all time, so a feature from Martin about him is long overdue

Gareth Bland profiles Garth Le Roux, South Africa’s speed merchant from the isolation years of the 1970s and 1980s

With considerable input from the man himself, in this two part feature Martin looks at the life and times of the former England opening batsman

With considerable input from the man himself, in this two part feature Martin looks at the life and times of the former England opening batsman