Test cricket’s fastest bowlers are terrorising batters by consistently passing 90mph with hostile spells of bowling. From veterans of rapid deliveries like Mitchell Starc and Mark Wood to ...

Surjeet Yadav/Getty, Matt Roberts/Getty; Illustration: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in July 2025 and has been updated to reflect Mark Wood’s ...

The Ashes has always been about more than bat and ball. It is about pressure, theatre and the extremes of human skill. It is about legacy and heroic performances and about history. There are very few ...

My editors tasked me, having seen more than 500 Test matches, with whittling down the finest 30 fast bowlers who ever drew breath. It is an almost impossible task, but I gave myself a helping hand ...

The most impressive moment in cricket occurs when a fast bowler demonstrates their best performance. The skill requires physical athleticism combined with proper bowling technique and a resilient ...