Andy Zaltzman

Stand-up comedian; writer

Four unarguable statistical reasons why England will play well in Adelaide

And for the superstitious, there are anti-stats to ward away evil with

03-Dec-2013•Andy Zaltzman

'Stuart Broad's a lovely chap who doesn't know the rules of cricket'

The only possible explanation for the Trent Bridge nick incident, and what Lance Armstrong really did

03-Dec-2013•Andy Zaltzman

'A shaved dog is angrier than an unshaved dog'

In which the Zaltz channels the wit and wisdom of the great Navjot Sidhu

03-Dec-2013•Andy Zaltzman

How growing a moustache can improve your all-round skills

A review of the first Ashes Test reveals startling facts about the weather and facial hair

26-Nov-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The Official Confectionery Stall Ashes Preview

Andy Zaltzman provides the almost-definite preview of the Ashes series and why England should, could, or might not retain the urn

20-Nov-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The year 1AT begins

The one-man encyclopaedia of stats is gone, but his numbers are now footnotes in history along with West Indies' awful ones from this series

19-Nov-2013•Andy Zaltzman

What if Sachin pulls a hamstring in Kolkata?

The Confectionery Stall's advanced-level cricket examination goes boldly where no cricket quiz has done

05-Nov-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The Ajit Agarkar factor

Jokes about the great Mumbaikar always go down well, as do digs at the BCCI

30-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Time for a declaration treaty (and, no, I wasn't asleep on TV)

South Africa's remorseless progress towards complete domination, and the lack of a contest, made for tough viewing but I managed to stay awake

24-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The experience of Switzerland-like neutrality in Dubai

The curious case of watching cricket as a neutral observer in Dubai, one of the world's odder places

23-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Three sheep in the back of a rickshaw

This week's vignettes from the streets of Bangalore and Mumbai are oddly cattle-themed

18-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The most cricketous area in the world

The tour kicks off in Mumbai, with a visit to the maidans, where all of cricket is displayed in a microcosm

10-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman

One-off saucepan sizzlers

Part two of the flash-in-the-pan XI features bowlers who rattled the opposition once and then went off to lead a peaceful, non-violent existence

07-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The All-time Flash-in-the-Pan XI

Players who burned bright briefly? Here you go

01-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Things to live for over the next few months

The Ashes are over, but dry your tears, there's oodles of fantastic cricket to come

26-Sep-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The unsung micro-Botham

In this Ashes series, Tim Bresnan was statistically unspectacular but impactful

05-Sep-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The interactive Ashes review

Multiple-choice answers let you decide who takes what from the series

26-Aug-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Ashes stats for any time and everywhere

On the train, under water, while chewing your food or sloganeering, these milestone numbers for the Oval Test won't let you down

20-Aug-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The narrow thrashing of Australia

In which Ian Bell goes solo the way Wally Hammond did back in 1928-29

14-Aug-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Can Australia defy the history of third Tests of the Ashes?

Or will they be squashed like bugs by the weight of the past and by England, who they squashed mercilessly all these years?

09-Aug-2013•Andy Zaltzman

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