Specials

    'Test status will be massive for cricket in Ireland'

William Porterfield talks leadership, his first match for his country, and the super power he wants

    'He had a feel for the energy of the team'

Self-belief, presence and a feel for his players - Gary Kirsten on why Graeme Smith was a natural-born leader

    Blistering Best

Scott Oliver: Sometimes recreational cricketers get a chance to face players of international calibre, and to stand 22 yards from a pace storm

    The Warner effect

Numbers Game: Johnson trumping Steyn and other key aspects that helped Australia to a series win in South Africa

    Working with Smithy

Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur talks about his partnership with one of the toughest, most driven captains the country has had

    The power of the unremarkable

Fawad Alam brings to Pakistan a much-needed eye for detail and alertness to opportunity, writes Osman Samiuddin

    A bus with a view

Picture diary: Our correspondent makes good use of the many hours he spends sitting on the bus in traffic jams while travelling from Dhaka to Fatullah

    The icing on the season's cake

Rob Steen: Test cricket is in roaring health and there has been no proof more ringing than the enthralling South Africa v Australia series