VOL. 24 :: NO. 31 :: Aug. 04 - 10, 2001

The man is all artist. Mark Waugh is an attacking batsman almost as much as Viv Richards, constantly looking for opportunities to deal severely with good bowling or bad. Cover Story.

Coca-Cola tri-series. Maintaining the tempo Astle shows the way The Lions roar

Athletics. World championship preview.

STAR POSTER: Ian Thorpe
• Cricket: Lord's Test review

• England Diary: The Cowdrey night

• Sri Lanka Diary: A beautiful, beautiful land

• Opening Salvo: Faulty tactics
  Column by Navjot Singh Sidhu

• Hitting Hard: True to our history
  Column by Harsha Bhogle

• Leading from the front

• Edinburgh Diary: Hockey remains a footnote but ploughs on

• Kicking Around: What a waste of talent!
  Column by Brian Glanville

• Letters