Mathew Varghese

The popular metaphor for Frankenstein's monster is of something new running amok

Sean Morris, the new chief of the Professional Cricketers' Association, is trying to negotiate a share of the new spoils for the England team while preserving the soul of the game

Reacting to the proposal for an Indian Premier League clone in England, Stephen Moss in the Guardian asks: Do we really want to replace the grand narrative of county cricket with mock dramas starring the Headingley Humdingers.

Commenting on the move to revoke Zimbabwe's Full Member status, Anand Vasu in the Hindustan Times asks why should the BCCI take a stand when other boards have followed government directives

Sabermetrics has helped transform baseball, and Andy Bull in the Guardian wonders if it could do the same for cricket, which is known for its scorers and statisticians.

With just over a day left for the first match of the Indian Premier League, Rod Curtis looks at the game of cricket [ kilikati rather] in an island far away from the glitz and glamour of the billion-dollar league in the Age .

The English season kicks off with MCC playing the champion county, Sussex, at Lord's next week to kickoff the English season

In the Independent Online , Iqbal Khan interviews Gary Kirsten, the former South African opener, and discusses his new role as India's coach.