Tariq Engineer

The value of good fielding

England were tenacious in the field against Pakistan, with Paul Collingwood in particular snaffling a couple of sharp chances at slip

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Anderson is a genuine swing bowler

The praise for James Anderson just keeps on coming

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

The end of Andrew Flintoff, the cricketer

Andrew Flintoff’s failure to recover from the knee injury that has sidelined him since last year’s Ashes has raised major questions about his cricketing future

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

The exception that proves the rule

Cricket is one of the more forward thinking sports when it comes to using technology to get things right

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Muttiah Muralitharan's biggest fan

All Test long the television cameras have been panning to Muttiah Muralitharan’s wife, Madhimalar, who has been joyously cheering her husband’s every ball as his remarkable career draws to a close

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Grassroots cricket in England needs to be inclusive

Development isn’t just an economic buzzword, it has become a sporting one as well

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Australia have lost that magic touch

Australia will try to beat Pakistan for the 14th consecutive time in Test matches when the two teams take the field today

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

It wouldn't be cricket

Cricket Australia’s latest proposal to revitalise the one-day format would give one batsman from each team the opportunity to bat twice

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Baseball makes its mark on cricket

Cricket and baseball have long had a complicated relationship

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Strauss and Flower's greatest achievement

Sportsmen of all stripes tend to spout platitudes to the press

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Bell's another case of foolhardy courage

When Ian Bell limped out to bat as the last man standing between Bangladesh and a first ever win over England, he joined a long line of injured warriors who have put their country before their body

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Robert Hudson: creator of BBC's Test Match Special

BBC Radio was the first broadcaster to cover every ball of a Test match when it launched its Test Match Special in 1957

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Ireland is ready to move on up

Ireland barely broke a sweat in retaining its ICC’s world league Division One championship against Scotland on Saturday

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Shaun Tait is fast, but not that fast

The speed gun is one of those rare innovations that have added excitement to the game

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

One-day series says little about the Ashes

Plenty of ink has been spilt over the recent one day series between England and Australia and its implications for the Ashes

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

125 years of cricket in New York

The Staten Island field in New York may not have quite the same pedigree as Lord’s or Eden Gardens, but cricket has been played there for well over a century

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

A well-balanced India squad

India’s selection committee tends to attract more criticism than praise for its policies, much of it deserved

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

McCullum would be a mistake at No. 3

New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum recently gave up his wicketkeeping gloves so he can bat higher up the order

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Australia have become an average side

In his column for Yahoo , Graham Thorpe writes that Australia have become an ordinary side and England is now a better team in every facet of the game.

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

India's non-playing players

The actions of India’s selectors have typically been inscrutable

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

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