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Siddhartha Talya
Siddhartha Talya

'This is why I love Tests' - Ponting

'This is why I love Tests' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting, in the Australian , reflects on his team's loss in a nail-biter against India in Mohali, one that yet again deprived him of a Test win in the country as captain.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
The joy of giving, VVS style

The joy of giving, VVS style

In the Hindustan Times , Anand Vasu pays tribute to VVS Laxman after his match-winning knock in the nail-biter against Australia

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
TMS' 30 best interviews

TMS' 30 best interviews

In the Observer , Rob Bagchi reviews Test Match Special's anthology of its "30" best selected interviews.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Boot-camp experience just not cricket

Boot-camp experience just not cricket

Steve James, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says pre-series excursions like boot camps to get the players to gel better may not achieve the desired results

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Amir in the eye of the storm

Amir in the eye of the storm

Masud Alam visits Changa Bangal, Mohammad Amir's village in Pakistan, and speaks to family and friends about one of their very own at the centre of the spot-fixing controversy

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Flintoff retiring? Hardly

Flintoff retiring? Hardly

John Stern, writing in the Wisden Cricketer , says the retirement of Andrew Flintoff is hardly surprising news following his absence since the end of the Ashes in 2009

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Do Indian cricketers smile at all anymore?

Do Indian cricketers smile at all anymore?

Santosh Desai, writing in the Times of India , examines some of the reasons that may have contributed to what he says is an "unhappy form of arrogance" on the part of Indian cricketers in recent times.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
What's the problem with Alastair Cook?

What's the problem with Alastair Cook?

Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says Alastair Cook's unusual dismissals in the Test series against Pakistan are a sign of a lack of form, caused, to an extent, due to a preoccupation with technique.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
A tribute to Eric Tindill

A tribute to Eric Tindill

Eric Tindill was the oldest living Test cricketer who died at the age of 99 on August 1

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
England's king of swing

England's king of swing

No Englishman has swung the ball so devastatingly since the youthful, lithe Ian Botham in the late 1970s, writes Vic Marks about James Anderson in the Observer after his 11-wicket match-winning haul in the first Test at Trent Bridge.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Hooked to cricket through Sky

Hooked to cricket through Sky

Martin Kilner writes of his recent conversion to a cricket fan, brought about by Sky Sports' "exemplary" coverage of the ongoing Tests, in the Guardian .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
England's chance to address faultlines

England's chance to address faultlines

Despite the Ashes win in 2009, there are faultlines in the England Test line-up that were evident during the defeat in South Africa, writes James Lawton in the Independent

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Leeds win gives Pakistan hope

Leeds win gives Pakistan hope

Amid the turmoil in Pakistan cricket, the national team comprising young players, with its thrilling win over Australia, has "offered a powerful argument for a revolution," writes Kamran Abbasi in the Dawn .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Afridi will be sadly missed in Tests

Afridi will be sadly missed in Tests

Andy Bull, writing in his blog The Spin in the Guardian , says Shahid Afridi's daring, swashbuckling approach to the game is what makes him the most enjoyable cricketer to watch.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Hayden does his bit for the Tiwi Islands

Hayden does his bit for the Tiwi Islands

Matthew Hayden fondness for the Tiwi Islands dates back to 2004, when Australia played Sri Lanka in a short Test series in Cairns and Darwin

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
MCC calling the shots in battle to save Tests

MCC calling the shots in battle to save Tests

The MCC has taken the lead ahead of the ICC, cricket's governing body, in suggesting suitable measures to ensure the survival of Test cricket, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent on Sunday

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
A lesson in the politics of sport

A lesson in the politics of sport

Tim Lane, in the Age , casts his view on John Howard's rejection by members of the ICC, an indication of what he believes is a fractured organisation

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
Howard nomination shocking

Howard nomination shocking

Pradeep Magazine, writing in the Hindustan Times , says given what he believes is former Australian Prime Minister John Howard's unfavourable reputation in the countries that rejected his nomination for vice-president of the ICC, it is 'shocking'

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
England's ODI side a work in progress

England's ODI side a work in progress

There is much to be set right about England's one-day side following their consecutive defeats at the hands of Australia in the two dead rubbers, writes David Lloyd in the Independent on Sunday .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
England need a plan B for the World Cup

England need a plan B for the World Cup

Nasser Hussain, writing in the Daily Mail , says England's recent limited-overs success gives plenty of hope but they have to determine how best they can transfer their current run into the World Cup in the sub-continent.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya
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