A masterful new Ashes strategy, based on a breakthrough in sports motivation psychology, revealed

The end of corruption as we know it

Because the former's statements are soothing like hot cocoa and the latter's are bursts of genius like Holmes

The hype equation helpfully explained, with an easy-to-understand formula

Oh for a “not say anything” policy, imposed immediately

While Lalit Modi looks dispassionately at it all from his secret hideaway

As if they’d ever let us forget

Mr Ponting is losing touch with his animal instincts, apparently

Or what Pakistan are imagining themselves as these days

And get Shane Warne while you’re at it as well

And why Punjab were evicted from the IPL on the grounds of breaching the Apostrophe Accuracy clause

Includes shiny trophies for most appearances, biggest twit and captain with the most sinister smile

Friday, 1st October Watching little Ricky lose it with Zaheer today was just like old times and particularly welcome at the headquarters of Hughes Cricket Toys Limited, where we are well into the marketing phase of our latest product

As well as a Michael Clarke appeal, an Ashes forfeit, and a relook at the structure of county cricket

And the still-unsolved mystery of why Ravi Shastri feels compelled to shout

Because it tells us this is England’s best chance in a long time of leaving Australia with the Ashes

Right after India v Australia VI: This Time It’s Even More Personal

Andrew Hughes asks all of you to come up with some expletive-laden entries, and has advice for how to deal with bookies if you're not Yuvi

No coach, nothing on the introductory video - why should Mohammad Irfan practise diving and catching?

KP done wrong again, the attack of the green lipstick, and pointless Twenty20 tournament time