England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

The delights and frustrations of Stuart Broad

May 19, 2013: His ability should make him a national treasure but there is an element to Stuart Broad that gets fans gnashing their teeth

England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Root's front foot opens the door

May 18, 2013: In another over Joe Root would have left the ball or defended it but instead a moment's hesitation left England looking confused and worried

Cricket News Hurl

Fixing old farts

May 18, 2013: Bookies text, Warner rages, Pathan kicks, a political party moralises, Zimbabwe's coach pushes, and Glenn Maxwell remains awesome

England v NZ, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Taylor shrugs off his issues in swaggering knock

May 17, 2013: With others who had come to the crease at Lord's prisoners of the conditions, Ross Taylor played an unshackled innings that displayed his wonderful talent

New Zealand in England 2013

'Bowl first and hope it's overcast'

May 14, 2013: Jarrod Kimber asks Iain O'Brien and Mark Butcher all the tough questions regarding the England-New Zealand series

ICC News

Board games show cricket's true powerplay

May 6, 2013: The elections to the ICC cricket committee are evidence cricket is a decadarchy, not a democracy. Tim May has paid the price for taking on the establishment

A matter of good hair

May 4, 2013: Luscious locks have been sported by many great fast bowlers, but do you need them to be a talented quick?

Cricket News Hurl

Cricket, LA Times style

Apr 27, 2013: Gayle is immortalised by Americans, a birthday is celebrated, a pitch is attacked, and MS Dhoni is unnecessarily compared to Michael Jordan in this week's News Hurl

Australia in England 2013

Brad Haddin: good bloke and after-hours captain

Apr 26, 2013: Gideon Haigh claims not to know anyone who can help speed up Fawad Ahmed's passport, but deigns to discuss Australia's Ashes squad with Jarrod

Cricket News Hurl

Dickie's XI, and Sachin's exit

Apr 20, 2013: This week's News Hurl features reactions to the English umpire's XI, Gloucestershire district Lady Taverners' indoor Under-15 girls tournament, and Shane Watson's public statements

A day in Bangalore

Apr 13, 2013: You can play, watch and talk about cricket, and then just for kicks get groped four times while making your way into the stadium

Cricket News Hurl

Badgers stop play, Pitbull starts it

Apr 6, 2013: This week's News Hurl features good news for Jesse Ryder, Jasprit Bumrah and the president of the Sri Lankan Ports Authority Cricket Club, bad news for James Pattinson and Rickmansworth Cricket Club, and the lyrics of an IPL showman

Cricket News Hurl

Jesse's perfection

Mar 30, 2013: This column usually starts with something on Jesse Ryder, because he is pretty much pure awesomeness. That means finding a way to shoehorn him into the news for some cameo in a domestic T20 match no one watching could remember any details

Cricket News Hurl

Homeworkgate still the butt of jokes

Mar 16, 2013: Jesse Ryder did not make the news this week. I can't shoehorn him into my piece just for the sake of it based on something he has done on the field

England in New Zealand 2012-13

The Kiwis aren't bad net bowlers

Mar 13, 2013: Iain O'Brien joins Jarrod to discuss how lucky Bruce Martin is, how arrogant England are and the potential coffee-making skills of Hamish Rutherford

Australia's troubled tour

'This is a hit on Watson'

Mar 12, 2013: Jarrod Kimber talks to Gideon Haigh about Shane Watson, Cricket Australia's good front page publicity and why Shane Warne is staying quiet

Cricket News Hurl

A World Cricket Committee review

Mar 2, 2013: Jarrod Kimber reviews the latest findings from MCC's World Cricket Committee

Australian in-game rotation

Feb 28, 2013: Gideon Haigh joins Jarrod to discuss Australia's loss to India, Victoria's heartbreaking loss to Queensland, and footy cricket

Ryobi Cup 2012-13

How to lose a final

Feb 27, 2013: Perhaps the reason that so few people made their way out to the G was because Victorian fans are so used Victoria losing finals

Australian cricket

It's not Pat Howard's fault

Feb 24, 2013: "I'm sorry Australia but test match has very quickly slipped away! I wonder how many test matches Pat Howard played in India @warne888," said Damien Martyn on Twitter

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