Nov 2, 2013

Is George Bailey a Test No. 6?

The Cordon: He has had a fine run in India, but swatting full tosses out of Nagpur is no indication of a batsman's ability to see off James Anderson's outswingers in Brisbane

Oct 19, 2013

The sweet taste of M&M's success

The Cordon: Khurram Manzoor and Shan Masood, Pakistan's new opening combination, were the ones who put their team on the path to the big win in Abu Dhabi

Oct 17, 2013

How soon can India find a new No. 4?

The Cordon: It is important for the game that India remain competitive at Test cricket. Their ability to find a replacement for Tendulkar will go a long way to determine if they succeed

Oct 2, 2013

It's never just cricket in Pakistan

Cricinfo: Nadeem Paracha, in Dawn, presents a chronicle of curious selections, protests, regional rivalries and religious influences that have followed Pakistan cricket

Sep 24, 2013

Injuries could decide the Ashes

The Cordon: Both sides are similarly matched in batting and bowling, so it may come down to who can stand up on the field longer

Sep 10, 2013

England's enviable perfect balance

Page 2: How did the Ashes holders get their side just right?

Jul 8, 2013

A knife in the back

The Cordon: Cricket Australia's decision to sack Mickey Arthur after having supported him in disciplining and rotating players betrays the management's muddled thinking

Jun 18, 2013

Pakistan's batting: where failure doesn't count

Cricinfo: Hassan Cheema, in the Dawn, analyses Pakistan's batting woes following their poor showing in the Champions Trophy

May 28, 2013

The case for forced player rotation in the IPL

The Stands: Capping the number of league games a player can appear in will add interesting, new dynamics to the IPL

Apr 27, 2013

Pakistan pick age over youth at their peril

The Cordon: The team that used to be synonymous with giving chances to greenhorns now routinely fields XIs full of old-timers

Mar 21, 2013

Ashes talk undermines Australia effort

The Cordon: A rivalry that used to be hotly contested and for a decade produced some of the finest cricket in the world seems to have been sidelined by the Australians because of an obsession with their Ashes preparation

Mar 20, 2013

Where are Pakistan's young batsmen?

The Cordon: The batsmen touring South Africa have contributed immensely to Pakistan cricket but the time has come to look ahead and plan for the 2015 World Cup

Mar 13, 2013

Warne says homework punishment is petty

Cricinfo: Shane Warne, writing for The Telegraph, questions the way Mickey Arthur is functioning in the Australia dressing room and expresses his dissent with the rotation policy the selectors are employing.

Dec 6, 2012

Was Quiney the sacrificial lamb?

The Cordon: Was Quiney genuinely the best available batsman in the country three weeks ago when he made his Test debut?

Dec 6, 2012

Uncertainty at three for Australia, still

The Cordon: After the Andrew Hilditch years, there is something nice and warm about John Inverarity's honesty. Even when you don't agree with his take on things

Sep 29, 2012

Why isn't Albie's potential being maximised?

The Stands: South Africa's use of the world's most experienced Twenty20 cricketer continues to baffle. Amid the third consecutive thrilling climax of the World T20, Albie Morkel cut a forlorn figure in field

Aug 23, 2012

Tahir embodies new South Africa

The Cordon: Imran Tahir appeared in front of me as an Alice-band wearing back-of-the-hand magician. Prancing around county cricket making batsmen look like complete idiots

Aug 7, 2012

Will the mandarins snuff out Pietersen?

The Stands: It appears that Pietersen appears poised to lose his battle against authority, and English cricket will have driven away another talent while the men in authority continue in their unrepentant ways

Jul 1, 2012

Smith gamble fails to pay

The Cordon: Steve Smith is barely 23 years old and he's already a relic of another era. He is the last of Andrew Hilditch's big Ashes gambles