John Stern

Earlier entries: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 .

Freddie Flintoff loves his music and he loves singing

Duncan Fletcher’s public utterances are few and far between and rarely memorable

After the hoo-ha about the booing of Sachin Tendulkar, the Wankhede crowd again came under scrutiny yesterday.

Cricketers are not known for their attention to detail

If you’re a bat geek (that’s as in willow rather than Bruce Wayne) you might know that Kookaburra’s bat the ‘Beast’ was recently deemed illegal by MCC, the arbiter of cricket’s Laws, because it had a graphite strip down the back of the blade.

Virgin Atlantic do their best to alleviate the fidgety tedium of a long-haul flight with some half-decent movies, some re-heated but generally top-notch comedy and a bunch of music channels to suit most tastes.

Nasser Hussain talks about turning into a batsman, fear of failure, his relationship with Duncan Fletcher and leaving at the right time

Mickey Arthur's departure as South Africa coach is confirmation of where the power lies in the dressing room. Coaches might pick the team but they certainly don't have total control or accountability for team affairs

Extreme heat can do things to people: in Sharjah in 2002 it turned Shoaib into a madman

Spinner, jester, all-round "Marmite personality", Graeme Swann talks about how his wings were unclipped and he returned from the county wilderness

An Australian giving his wicket away? At the World Cup? Truth is often stranger than fiction

Can Australia's captain rebuild an empire ravaged by age and retirement?

Botham's 149 was mostly all humpty, but one shot stood head and shoulders clear

Twenty minutes with the chairman of the board

Two English legends against two of the greatest bowlers ever

The cupboard is worryingly bare when it comes to replacements for Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan

Having three parallel leagues will not benefit English cricket

Why the increased focus on Twenty20 just may be good for English cricket

England's Roger Daltrey-lookalike seamer is in contention for the crown of the world's top fast bowler