The importance of Bres

Dec 4, 2013: Workmanlike players like him can be pillars for teams, not to mention foils to a side's superstars

The quickest spell I ever faced

Nov 26, 2013: When up against really fast bowling, the unconscious functions required to see the ball and judge it are overwhelmed by the sheer speed of what is happening

KP: great player or player of great innings?

Nov 21, 2013: Pietersen has contributed to defining an extraordinary era in cricket. But the jury's still out on where he stands

What football rights have to do with the future of cricket

Nov 12, 2013: BT has paid a stratospheric amount for the rights to the Champions League. Cricket will probably feel the knock-on effects in time

Monty, Ayn Rand and cricket

Nov 5, 2013: A certain rubbishy pop-philosophy "classic" may be more about cricket than you think

The Lord's anomaly

Oct 30, 2013: There's something curiously wonderful about the fact that batting's big four - Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting and Kallis - never made Test hundreds at the home of cricket

The declining value of the single

Oct 22, 2013: We wondered how T20 would affect the 50-over game. It appears that answers might be at hand

The man who was concrete

Oct 15, 2013: No one who saw Chris Tavaré bat - or set at the crease, rather - will forget it in a hurry, even if the detail is blurred by its endless repetition

The enigma of Harmy

Oct 8, 2013: The gap between his greatest and lowest moments frustrated spectators, but it also indicated the possibilities he could offer

The myth of team togetherness

Oct 1, 2013: They say all great sides have it, but perhaps it is a result of success, not a contributor to it

When dream dies, fantasy takes over

Sep 24, 2013: What men in lycra who believe they are pro cyclists can teach us about cricket fandom

What autobiographies tell us

Sep 17, 2013: Each era of cricket gets the autobiographies that reflect its culture. So what are the current crop of cricketers saying?

Does size matter?

Sep 10, 2013: Not all sports have been able to withstand the forward march of human advancement, but cricket continues to accommodate players of all sizes

Finch offers a glimpse into the future

Sep 3, 2013: Of all of the records in the game, T20's are the most breakable, because the format is the youngest and its limits are not yet in sight

Warne's still scrapping

Aug 27, 2013: He has never believed that a cause is lost, and he brings something of the same fervour to his commentary and writing

Losing Phil Hughes

Aug 21, 2013: He was a magical player when he made his Test debut, but the establishment's orthodoxy, confusion and fear have reduced him to a shadow of his old self

Up close to greatness

Aug 13, 2013: A new series of lunch-time shows on Sky takes us into the minds and methods of the legends of the game

What we talk about when we talk about KP

Aug 5, 2013: Not just England's best player, Pietersen is also their most interesting. In the age of pro-speak, he is a gift to any writer

The sportsman's cliff

Jul 30, 2013: What must it be like to face your mortality just when your peers in other fields are beginning to excel in their professions?

Notes arising from Lord's

Jul 22, 2013: The shelf life of an opener, the curious anomalies in Hot Spot, and why we miss Kevin Pietersen