Samit Patel

'I'd get rid of warm-ups in cricket'

Samit Patel also doesn't like hotel rooms without WiFi and running singles

Subash Jayaraman

Around Asia with a press pass

Diary: It's a subcontinent and Middle East special in part four as our correspondent takes in the UAE, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on his world cricket tour

Kepler Wessels

'SA may not be the best side but they're always competitive'

Couch Talk: Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels on the challenges of leadership, and contests with Australia

Simon Jones

'I apparently peed in the garden at 10 Downing Street'

Former England fast bowler Simon Jones on 2005, injury, and naked photo shoots

Nicholas Hogg

The outlaw I adored

My Favourite Cricketer: Harold Larwood was the perfect replacement for Robin Hood in the eyes of ten-year-old Nicholas Hogg

Rob Steen

The American who became a cricket writer

Mike Marqusee wrote on many subjects but particularly insightfully and searchingly on our game. By Rob Steen

Haroon Lorgat

'Still don't understand why the BCCI was upset with me'

Haroon Lorgat talks about CSA's rocky relationship with the BCCI, his career in administration, and transformation in SA

Sidharth Monga

Roaches and pigeons, but no gulls

Diary: Our correspondent gets acquainted with Australian fauna, and refuses to answer questions about his wardrobe. By Sidharth Monga

Andrew Fidel Fernando

Into Tolkien country, turbulently

Diary: Our correspondent enjoys postcard-pretty New Zealand, rough landings and all. By Andrew Fidel Fernando

Daren Ganga

'I wasn't as talented as Lara or Sarwan, but I was determined'

Couch Talk: Daren Ganga on a tough introduction to Test cricket, and captaining T&T to success

Aakash Chopra

What can India do against Steven Smith?

Aakash Chopra: He has made over 500 runs in the three Tests so far, but he isn't quite invincible

Ashwell Prince

'I wanted to prove my community could also shine on the big stage'

Ashwell Prince looks back on his career: quotas, moving up the order, the best bowlers he faced, and more

Ashley Mallett

The first Boxing Day classic

Ashley Mallett: Nearly 150 years ago, the MCG saw the start of a much-loved tradition, with a match starring Aboriginal players

Ajit Wadekar

'We did not drop a single catch in 1971'

Couch Talk: Former India captain Ajit Wadekar recalls the dream tours of West Indies and England, and coaching India

Tim Wigmore

Meet Hanuabada's latest flagbearer

The rise of Papua New Guinea batsman Lega Siaka has shown fellow young players in his country that they can dream big

Sidharth Monga

Back home in Adelaide, boiling in Brissie

Sidharth Monga takes in experiences familiar and new on the first leg of India's tour down under

David Willey

'I'd like to have faced the West Indies quicks'

Northamptonshire's David Willey picks his ideal partner for a jungle expedition, and talks about his famous dad

Subash Jayaraman

Ranji in Ireland, Hazare in Mumbai

Subash Jayaraman's cricket world tour takes in Dublin, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai

Subash Jayaraman

'Why I was dropped is still an unsolved mystery'

Former India opener Madhav Apte talks about his short-lived Test career, and touring the West Indies

Diary

Life is a papare, old chum

Diary: Alan Gardner takes in a safari, runs into VVS Laxman, and gets his fill of a certain ubiquitous politician