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What's so wrong with negative fields anyway?
Jul 4, 2012: When England set cautious fields they are called tactically naïve; but they win
Were things really better back in the day?
Jun 20, 2012: While nostalgia can skew anyone's judgement, it's just as much a fallacy to think that all aspects of a sport are always improving
Jun 6, 2012: What makes some players talismans, in whose presence their teams play better than they would otherwise?
May 9, 2012: They may be the ones who front up at the post-match press conferences, but they're not really in control of the matters they answer questions about
Apr 25, 2012: Predicting how a player is going to perform has always been a tricky business
When is poor form just randomness?
Apr 11, 2012: How can we tell coincidence from errors of approach and application? It's a question of judgement
What makes cricketers superstitious?
Mar 28, 2012: In a game where so many variables are outside a player's control, the value of superstition as a crutch cannot be overestimated
A gentleman champion of timeless steel and dignity
Mar 13, 2012: A whole strand of the game - a rich vein that runs through cricket's poetic heart - departs the scene with one of the all-time great No. 3s
Feb 29, 2012: For much of his career, Eoin Morgan has had the door opened welcomingly wide for him. No longer
Captaincy: not what you might think it is
Feb 15, 2012: Leadership isn't a quality, or about field placings. It is an effect that a player has on a group
The problem's not Test cricket, it's bad Test cricket
Feb 2, 2012: It is the product that matters. If the interest in Test cricket is declining, it is because the standard is not all that high
What we could learn from Warner
Jan 18, 2012: Far from being the downfall of Test match technique, T20 may actually help batsmen get into good habits for the long form
Jan 5, 2012: Debutants seem likelier to succeed these days than their established team-mates. It wasn't always this way
Dec 21, 2011: Some players have talent; others make the best of themselves with sheer bloody-minded hard work
Winning is everything? Sorry, no
Dec 7, 2011: In cricket, as in other sports, it's not about the statistics and the bottomline. It's about how much joy you give, how well you are loved and remembered
Is there room for intellectuals in cricket?
Nov 24, 2011: There may be tensions between thinking and competing, but good sports teams are open to all kinds of players - including those who seem misfits
Advice to cricketers: get a life
Nov 7, 2011: Having a pastime outside the game - say, writing a diary - can set you free from the tyranny of results and often make you a better player

Anti-corruption efforts need to be proactive
Ian Chappell: Rather than relying on the police or media to uncover rot in the game, cricket has to get tough with its own
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by. By Ajay Shankar
Jayaditya Gupta: Gauging from the official broadcast of the IPL you'd be hard-pressed to guess there has been a spot-fixing scandal over the past few days
Go Figure: S Rajesh and Andy Zaltzman explore the hidden secrets behind 222
Jarrod Kimber: In this week's News Hurl, Warner rages, Yusuf kicks, a political party moralises, and Maxwell remains awesome
As we go into the last week of the league games of IPL 2013, seven teams have a mathematical chance of making the last four. Here's what each of those teams needs to do
Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
A talent that didn't know its own worth
Sreesanth wasn't the most likeable team-mate or opponent, but he had skill beyond doubt, which we might have seen the last of
Unfortunate Sunrisers let match slip away
For 36 overs, Sunrisers painstakingly built a position of strength only for one terrible over to spoil it for them
Kartik wins in Royal Challengers' loss
It is hazardous to go by bowlers' figures in T20, but his figures of 4-0-17-1 in defence of just 115 were possibly an accurate reflection of how well he bowled
Unfortunate Sunrisers let match slip away (73)
For 36 overs, Sunrisers painstakingly built a position of strength only for one terrible over to spoil it for them
As we go into the last week of the league games of IPL 2013, seven teams have a mathematical chance of making the last four. Here's what each of those teams needs to do
Dravid and the art of T20 captaincy (56)
Despite a small squad bereft of big names, Rajasthan Royals' captain has churned out win after win
Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry (43)
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
'I have decided to return to my natural game' (39)
Misbah-ul-Haq talks about his approach to the captaincy, the criticism he has copped for his defensive style, and the lessons from the drubbing in South Africa
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