Andrew Hughes

Why the controversy surrounding Fawad Ahmed has nothing to do with sponsorship. Or drinking

We are art lovers, not watchers of some back-alley freak show

Cricket is crying out for the return of the boring administrator

And what do those who turn up for England's September games have in store for them?

In which our diarist asserts, yet again, that five-dayers are washed-up has-beens

One of the side effects of back-to-back Ashes is back-to-back Ashes hype, a continuous feedback loop of witless trash talk

Want to build a successful franchise? Then get your team name right

An enchanting way to give limited-over matches context while keeping the five-day snobs happy

Ah for women's cricket, where the TV coverage is dreadful but the action enthralling

There's something sinisterly fun about using silicone strips on bats. At least more fun than talking about England

Watching desperate cricketers watching the rain with a prayer on their lips is always moving

It will take more than the DRS and an infra-red camera to persuade us to ditch our cherished human errors

Why is the England board screaming for us to rise?

The only way to defeat ruthless logic is with wildly incoherent decision-making

Sometimes all the theorising needs to take a hike

John Buchanan leaves. Poetry readings and seminars on Confucianism will never be the same again

The series began in the best possible way at Trent Bridge. But it's only going to get worse innit

This isn't about Stuart Broad. It's about whether we're happy with blatant dishonesty in the game

Will no one save us from this turbulent former England captain?

By always picking the shiny haired one