George Binoy

Australia say they have been fine-tuning their attack in the lead-up to the World Cup

Australia have gone from raging favourites to suffering a case of raging World Cup fever in the space of three weeks

Fleming is back on form; Bond has re-established himself as one of the most dangerous strike bowler in the game; the human pendulum known as Lou Vincent is on the upswing; and, of course, there is Taylor

Not six weeks after securing the first Ashes whitewash since 1921, Australia have lurched towards nothing less than a crisis of their own

Greg Chappell admitted that fielding remained a worry ahead of India's World Cup campaign and said the side had to compensate for this with strong batting and bowling performances

If you assembled a completely different set of five selectors, and they honestly picked 15 Indians for the World Cup, it would not be much different from this one

Surprisingly there are many encouraging aspects to emerge from the debris of New Zealand's tri-series campaign, says Richard Boock in The New Zealand Herald .

India returned from South Africa a destroyed one-day side and the home series offered a chance to get things back on track by finding answers to the various questions the team composition posed

The time will come soon to see the back of Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly and Indian crowds will then be left sampling what riches the next generation of batsmen has to offer

Bob Woolmer reviews Pakistan's Test performances against South Africa

Once rightly regarded as the West Indies' next run-scoring wicketkeeper, and even spoken of as a potential captain, Denesh Ramdin is fighting for form and his place in the team

My lasting memory of 2006 will be who's-turn-is-it next - otherwise known as opening the batting for New Zealand in Test cricket

Some more of 2006 before 2007 takes over: Here's Cricinfo's list of everything notable on and off the field last year

The terms of England's surrender were negotiated when Adam Gilchrist broke free from his bonds to leather one of the most gloriously cathartic centuries in Test history

Hussey has not failed in five innings against England but this was his most scratchy display

South Africa had a horrid second day at Johannesburg

Andrew Miller says that Duncan's folly has been to ignore the genuine claims of a rising star of the game, until such time as his inclusion could only backfire on one party or the other

Winning in South Africa is tough but not impossible

Tim de Lisle on the ever-lengthening careers of the modern cricketer

Jayaditya Gupta looks at the billion or so dollars that will pour into cricket ..