The Buzz: The legend of Shane Warne's ball of the century

          • ESPNcricinfo staff
          Jun 4, 2021, 09:22 AM

          June 4

          Whether you agree that Shane Warne's delivery to Mike Gatting in the 1993 Ashes was the ball of the 20th century or not, it was a spectacular ball. Warne remembers it 28 years later.

          You know it's over when...

          ... MS Dhoni is back in the pavilion.

          Meet Captain Ramiz Sparrow

          Isn't Ramiz Raja swashbuckling enough already? It's not like Jack Sparrow can provide the sort of sparkling entertainment that Rambo does every time he's on commentary.

          The arrival

          India's men's and women's squads have arrived in England for a big season.

          June 3

          Who's giving David Warner sleepless nights?

          Hope David Warner isn't getting nightmares of the 2019 Ashes in which Stuart Broad dismissed him seven times in five Tests.

          June 2

          Virat Kohli is not vegan

          Stop the presses! He eats eggs. Okay.

          The big hit

          What would you call this shot?

          The wedding bells

          Congratulations to Nicholas Pooran!

          June 1

          Cricket gets on the Friends reunion train

          Everyone's on a F.R.I.E.N.D.S trip, including Mithali Raj. Wherever did she unearth this from?

          While Rohit Sharma is looking forward to a different sort of friends' reunion.

          Vinod Kambli, though, believes reunions are for kids.

          KP's idea of a weekend

          It's work hard, play hard, Kevin Pietersen, not the other way around.

          Drop songs, not catches: the Gayle mantra

          Who said Chris Gayle doesn't like running singles?

          Diving catches 101

          In today's catching tutorial, Nkrumah Bonner and Shamarh Brooks demonstrate two different ways to take a diving catch to the left - Bonner's partial to the stop-drop-and-roll, and Brooks prefers velcro hands. But Kieran Powell has the best tip: "Just catch the ball, man"

          May 31

          You can choose your bat the regular way... or the Steve Smith way.

          Jersey delight

          The India Women players unveil their Test jersey - one that they get to wear twice this year, against England in Bristol and against Australia in Perth.

          Jemimah Rodrigues, who was 14 when India last played a Test, is savouring the opportunity alongside two legends of the game.

          Meanwhile Ravindra Jadeja is enjoying India's retro-style cable-knit sweaters.

          Baby on board

          Megan Schutt and her wife, Jess Holyoake, are getting ready to welcome an addition to their family soon.

          Back to the cricket

          Pakistan Women have begun a gruelling 25-day camp in Multan during peak summer.

          The soulful notes

          Time for Rashid Khan to partner Dwayne Bravo in a power ballad, maybe?

          Portrait of a captain

          Michael Vaughan can keep a keen eye on cricketers not only from the commentary box but also while they walk through the Lord's pavilion now that his painting his up at cricket's HQ.