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MAY 19, 2013

All hail the box

There's no one better to sing the praises of the abdomen guard than someone who grew up playing without one, or wearing one with an infernal buckle

MAY 18, 2013

Fixing old farts

Bookies text, Warner rages, Pathan kicks, a political party moralises, Zimbabwe's coach pushes, and Glenn Maxwell remains awesome

MAY 18, 2013

Test careers that started and finished strong

An analysis of how well the leading Test batsmen started and finished their illustrious careers

BYC
MAY 17, 2013

'England must be crapping themselves a wee bit'

Mike Lane, Dylan Cleaver and Paul Ford wade through cricket news (or ruse), review Lawrence Booth's Cricket, Lovely Cricket, feel happy being zero-expectation fans, and declare NZ's bowling to be better than what England will face in the Ashes

MAY 17, 2013

A cricket bucket list

Going on a tour, writing a match report, talking to Big Merv... try doing some of these things before you meet your maker

MAY 17, 2013

Who cares for the spectator?

As the game's powerbrokers manoeuvre themselves towards greater influence, they move ever further away from the ordinary supporter

MAY 16, 2013

England v New Zealand: a 150-year history

It may not be a rivalry as storied as the Ashes, but it has lasted just as long

MAY 15, 2013

Wish I was at the G

Being in the stadium adds a whole other dimension to cricket, and nowhere is this better realised than at the likes of the MCG and Galle

MAY 14, 2013

'Bowl first and hope it's overcast'

Jarrod Kimber asks Iain O'Brien and Mark Butcher all the tough questions regarding the England-New Zealand series

MAY 14, 2013

The misleading aura surrounding Wisden's five

The most anticipated annual award in cricket is just like any other - chosen by people with personal preferences and prejudices

MAY 13, 2013

The legend of Cardus lives on

Neville Cardus' writing is alive, full of daring and almost novelistic observation. Cricket writing owes him a debt of gratitude

MAY 12, 2013

'There is no true player representative now sitting in the ICC committee'

New Zealand players association chief Heath Mills talks about the May-Sivaramakrishnan issue, the ICC's governance problems, women's contracts, and Jesse Ryder's health

MAY 11, 2013

Hello Lord's, I love you

A Kiwi cricket fan lists down the reasons he feels all warm and fuzzy when at the home of cricket

MAY 11, 2013

When football replaced cricket on the back pages

You can almost pinpoint the date when the switch happened in England

MAY 09, 2013

Australian cricket's single voice

New administrative reforms mean the board is more equally representative of the states, and that there is an admirable new focus on the health of the national game