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MAY 25, 2013

The honorary son-in-law

This week we look at how painful it is to have relatives, and to be an IPL franchise, but how great it is to be an Australian female cricketer right now

MAY 24, 2013

Less cricket on TV? Hallelujah

Why Channel Nine should be applauded for not broadcasting domestic cricket in Australia

MAY 23, 2013

The divine madness of Kevin Pietersen

Players who compel you to watch them and be engaged in the game, when absent, stir a yearning in the spectator that has nothing to do with team loyalty

BYC
MAY 23, 2013

'We are in an abusive relationship with the Black Caps'

This week Lane and Wells are joined by fellow cricket tragic, writer and broadcaster Justin Brown as he reviews his wonderful book Bowling Through India in the Book Nook, and Tony Blain chips in with a few wild theories for the Leeds Test

MAY 22, 2013

There'll always be takers for easy money

Conflicts of interest, franchises' dubious holdings, disparity in earnings, easy access to players combine to form a potent mix for underhand dealings

MAY 21, 2013

The hollow feeling of a Monday morning

New Zealand offered a glimmer of hope to their fans at Lord's, only to snatch it back and smash it to pieces on day four

MAY 21, 2013

Bowl dumb, Broad

Mark Butcher and Iain O'Brien join Jarrod Kimber to discuss why Broad can be great or garbage, what the state of BJ Watling's patella is, how Root looks worse topless than Compton, and whether Dan Vettori's bench time makes him Test ready

MAY 20, 2013

Leadership looks a distant dream for Warner

Picking a fight over an issue the Australian public doesn't really care about, that too with journalists of considerable repute, isn't going to help Warner in the long run

MAY 20, 2013

'A spinner must have the ability to take punishment'

R Ashwin's coach, former Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner Sunil Subramaniam, talks about the qualities he looks for in young spinners, the tweaks to Ashwin's action before the home series against Australia, and the future of Indian spin bowling

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

Test careers that started and finished strong

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

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 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