Siddhartha Talya

England rise, Australia slide

Lawrence Booth, writing in the Daily Mail , says Australia's chopping and changing of their side reminds him of so many England sides of the past 20 years.

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An American at the cricket

Hadley Freeman takes some time out to watch a game between Authors Cricket Club and the Shepperton Ladies Cricket Club, and is quite baffled just as she is with some other British peculiarities

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Why the inconsistency in punishment?

Mike Selvey, in the Guardian , questions the lack of consistency in the penalties handed down to Salman Butt and Danish Kaneria

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Why no Indian in the ICC Elite Panel?

No Indian umpire has made it to the ICC's Elite Panel in nearly a decade

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Rajasthan's incredible journey

Rajasthan won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2010-11 and followed up with another title a year later

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'England's rotation policy justified'

Vic Marks, writing in the Guardian , says it is with good reason that England should continue their rotation policy given the 'ludicrous' scheduling over the cricketing summer.

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'Flintoff's judgement has deserted him'

Alan Tyers, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says Andrew Flintoff's outburst against Michael Atherton represents a stark contrast to some of his achievements on the field that gave English cricket some of its most joyous moments.

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'I want to get back into the one-day team' - Bell

Ian Bell, writing in the Independent , says he wants to play all formats for England and that Kevin Pietersen's decision to quit one-day cricket is a credit to Test cricket.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Ryder must start over again

In the Dominion Post , Jonathan Millow says the time off from the international scene is an opportunity for Jesse Ryder, who can spend a good part of his time now playing Twenty20 and domestic cricket and try to start over

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IPL stakeholders have much to be happy about

Some controversies of late may have overshadowed the cricket in the IPL this season, but organisers, fans, franchise owners, advertisers - the tournament's several stakeholders - have much to be happy about this season, writes Archna Shukla in

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Roach's no-ball woes

Kemar Roach's blunders on the second day in Trent Bridge should prompt an urgent course-correction for West Indies, writes Michael Calvin in the Independent on Sunday .

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'Glad our services have been recognised'

Vijay Lokapally, in the Hindu , speaks to several recipients of the BCCI's one-time benefit to Indian cricketers, their struggles during the playing days, their love of the game and what this reward means to them.

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England heroes plugging away in county cricket

In the Guardian , Vic Marks writes of watching Steve Harmison and Liam Plunkett play in the County Championship, the possible incentives and desires that drive them to keep playing and why it could be tough to just quit.

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A triangular Test experiment that failed

Stephen Brenkley, in the Independent on Sunday , looks back at the triangular Test series involving England, Australia and South Africa in 1912, its failure and what it means for Test cricket today.

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Cook's unflinching resolve shines through

Alastair Cook's apparent fragility in the field is misleading, writes Vic Marks in the Guardian , for he looks in complete control while batting, and his presence in the middle - like at Lord's in the second innings - is reassuring to his

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How do you solve a problem like Chanderpaul?

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been a source of trouble for England bowling attacks for a while but Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph , spots a potential area of vulnerability that needs to be probed further.

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Toilers, not terrorisers

Simon Hughes, in the Daily Telegraph , writes of how the current West Indies pace attack is different from the one in the eighties

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West Indies staring at whitewash

Steve James, in the Daily Telegraph , predicts a tough time for West Indies and plenty to look forward to for the England batsmen.

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Rewind to the Ganguly of 2002

Sourav Ganguly’s not one to restrain his emotions, as we’ve seen with his celebrations on the Lord’s balcony after India’s thrilling victory over England in the Natwest Series final in 2002

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Rauf calls for protection

The ball didn’t stop chasing umpire Asad Rauf when Pune Warriors took on Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozshah Kotla, and each time it was Sourav Ganguly who was his tormentor

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