ODIs: still necessary, no longer evil

Sep 5, 2012: How much of the backbone England currently show can be traced to the benefits of one-day cricket?

KP's story: the next chapter

Aug 22, 2012: How Pietersen turned his career around after the fall of summer 2012: a view from the future

This one's for Jamaica

Aug 8, 2012: The people of that nation have been radical and creative, and now through Bolt and Blake and Gayle and Samuels, they are enjoying plenty of enviable success

Kallis, Steyn, and why the X-factor matters

Jul 25, 2012: As events at The Oval showed, greatness is the ability to bend and shape events by will, to dictate history rather than be dictated to by it

The burden of being Ramps

Jul 11, 2012: In all the talk about Mark Ramprakash's unfulfilled talent, there is little acknowledgement of the unique pressures he faced

Third Man in Havana

Cricket tales from here and there

Jul 7, 2012: Tom Rodwell has been there, seen that and borne witness to the game's power to uplift

The legacies of Maynard and Kaneria

Jun 27, 2012: It's been a depressing time for cricket, but as a sport it has one important advantage over the likes of football and rugby

The Jimmy riddle

Jun 13, 2012: Was Andy Flower right to convince the Fast Bowler Who Would Be King to take a breather?

The swap Samuels made

May 30, 2012: Older, wiser, more sober, Marlon Mark 3 has traded in some of the flash and impetuosity of his younger self to good effect. Might the captaincy be next?

The hardest act to follow

May 16, 2012: Given the circumstances, even baby steps by West Indies in England will amount to victory

'Boards need to make international cricket attractive to players'

May 2, 2012: The international players' association chief, Tim May, talks about the phenomenon of the freelance cricketer, and the need for India and Pakistan to have player reps

The epitome of selfless striving

Apr 27, 2012: Chanderpaul has embodied many of the most important, least appreciated qualities demanded by his complex profession

The blame game

Apr 18, 2012: Batsmen will be batsmen and bowlers bowlers, and never the two shall see eye to eye

In praise of Amla

Apr 4, 2012: South Africa's No. 3 has joined the likes of Laxman, Gower and Jayawardene among the most stylish of modern batsmen

International cricket in Pakistan? You gotta be...

Mar 21, 2012: As the game's governing body, how can the ICC choose not to send its own match officials to the country but be okay with Bangladesh's players playing there?

What about Kallis?

Mar 7, 2012: Lara, Tendulkar and Ponting may all stake their claims, but when picking your top batsman of this century, you overlook South Africa's finest at your peril

How soon before broadcasters have a say in selection?

Feb 22, 2012: Television has benefited cricket, but it is a relationship that can get far too cosy for the game's good

In praise of zero tolerance

Feb 8, 2012: What cricket can learn from baseball when it comes to rooting out corruption

Should we give the doosra a little leeway?

Jan 25, 2012: What if spinners were allowed to flex their arms 20 degrees while bowling?

Beauty? I'll take edge, thanks

Jan 12, 2012: Rivalries become interesting when there's spice in them. Let's hope England and Pakistan won't disappoint like India and Australia have this season

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