ESPNcricinfo staff

Malinga is captaincy material

In his weekly column in Island Cricket, Russel Arnold suggests that Lasith Malinga, who has been named vice-captain of Sri Lanka's Twenty20 team, would have made a good captain as he is one who keeps a sharp eye on the game.

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Glad I gave up keeping - Starc

Mitchell Starc started playing cricket as a wicketkeeper, he reveals in an interview in CLT20.com, and it was much later that he realised that his height held him in good stead for a bowling role

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Going to Australia as favourites exciting - Smith

South Africa is going to Australia with their recently earned No.1 Test ranking at stake and Graeme Smith knows that Australia is never an easy place to tour. He talks to Neil Manthorp in the Supersport

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cook must play the long game

Alastair Cook has a massive responsibility as a captain leading his team on a tour to India, but that job will become significantly easier if he gets runs and bats long at the top, says Stephen Brenkley in the Independent

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Yuvraj v Raina for No. 6

The No. 6 position has long been a troublesome spot for the Indian Test team, and the leading contenders for that slot ahead of the Tests against England are the returning Yuvraj Singh and the incumbent Suresh Raina

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Won't wait for the selectors to drop me - Ponting

Ricky Ponting talks to Ian Chappell about his retirement plans, his slump in form, his comeback and his preparation ahead of the upcoming international season in an interview in the Daily Telegraph

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Phone hacking in 1934

Roy Greenslade in a blog in the Guardian, tells the tale of Trevor Wignall, a Daily Express journalist, who believed he had a scoop about the illness in the Australian camp during their England tour of 1934

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

India's domestic calender needs change

The Duleep Trophy, which was preponed to October from February by the previous BCCI technical committee, didn't have enough top-flight Indian players due to the Champions League T20

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sandeep Patil debuts strongly

A month after Sandeep Patil was appointed chairman of India's selection committee, he has made a strong statement by leaving out Rohit Sharma from the India A squad to face England, believes R Kaushik in Wisden India

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

IPL's value has gone down

Although the Hyderabad IPL franchise was bought for double its purchasing amount in 2008, it is a big fall from the amounts paid to purchase the Kochi and Pune franchises in 2010

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

How not to use social media

For a highly amusing take on the recent USACA social media farce, check out Andy Bull's article in the Guardian .

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

China plays host to women's T20 event

Attempts to push China as the next big thing continue with the four Asian Test-playing nations - Bangladesh India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - taking part with China, Hong Kong, Nepal and Thailand in the women's ACC Twenty20 Cup.

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

CLT20 highlights the excess of cricket

In the Guardian, Barney Ronay rips into the Champions League in the weekly Spin

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Lance Murray: thoughtful and meticulous

In the Trinidad Guardian, Alvin Corneal pays tribute to Lance Murray, a former Trinidad & Tobago player and cricket administrator, who died this week

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Nick Compton's rise after the fall

Nick Compton will soon be embarking on his first international assignment, England's tour to India - an opportunity that has come after much hard-graft in the county circuit

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Suspended USACA secretary faces legal action

The USA Cricket Association has upped the ante in its bid to address issues caused by suspended executive secretary Kenwyn Williams and instructed its lawyers to warn him that he faces legal action if he continues to publish confidential

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Last obstacle preventing Cricket Kenya elections removed

The long-delayed Cricket Kenya elections are now on course to be held by the end of the year after the removal of the last obstacle posed by the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association, which had delayed them taking place over the summer.

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Strauss opens up on KP controversy

In a long interview with Donald McRae in the Guardian, Andrew Strauss talks about how emotional a day it was when he decided to retire, how surprised he was at the breakdown in relations with Pietersen and his plans for future

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

The need for change in Sri Lanka Cricket

Hilal Suhaib, writing on the Island Cricket website, says the Sri Lanka Premier League and the way it was run may have landed Sri Lanka Cricket in more financial trouble

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Why Afridi continues to play

There's a middle ground to the Afridi debate that's hard to establish, and he continues to play because he has fans who back him to the hilt, writes Hassan Cheema in Dawn

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

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