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'Afridi has harmed Pakistan cricket and should be penalised'

Former players and columnists on the latest saga to unfold in Pakistan cricket

18-Jul-2010•Cricinfo staff

Patience is a missing virtue

The talent is there in the Pakistan line-up, but if the team is to compete it has to learn very quickly about the demands of Test cricket

16-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

English 'home' series poised to be financial success

The PCB stands to make a profit of over $2 million from the ongoing series against Australia, being staged in England as a "home" series

16-Jul-2010•Osman Samiuddin

The weather dunnit

Day three starred pizza-filching wind, darkness, occasional rain, and a late cameo by the sun

16-Jul-2010•Paul McLeod

Eggs, bacon and pumpkin

Food, fashion and Awkward Situations for Men feature in this fan's report from Lord's

15-Jul-2010•Peter Allsopp

Watson's surprising honour

He began in the middle order before finding his place as an opening batsman, but on the second day at Lord's it was all about his bowling

14-Jul-2010•Brydon Coverdale at Lord's

Pakistan's young batsmen need a guiding hand

The inexperience of the batting line-up was always likely to be Pakistan's major problem and on a cloudy day at Lord's they came unstuck

14-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Soaking up the history and rivalry

Rain can't dampen the spirit when there's some competitive cricket at Lord's

14-Jul-2010•Oliver Reid

Asif toys with Australia's batsmen

Shortly before tea the opening day was running away from Pakistan, then the momentum changed in seven balls from Mohammad Asif

13-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Never forget Lahore

In March last year, terrorists hit at cricket. One of those who was at the receiving end tells of a new initiative to take a stand against those who would destroy fans' love of the game

13-Jul-2010•Paul Farbrace

'There was no other choice but me'

Pakistan's explosive and controversial allrounder talks about the challenges of leading the side

12-Jul-2010•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

Kamran Akmal faces his mental challenge

His career hit rock-bottom in Australia when he suffered a nightmare Test in Sydney, but Kamran Akmal has been given another chance.

12-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi

Plain name, extraordinary talent

An average 21-year-old would find it hard to deal with the hype. But there is nothing average about Steven Smith

09-Jul-2010•Brydon Coverdale

Forever the shadow

For Pakistan, the cloud of match-fixing never really went away. The perception of it has woven itself into the very fabric of society at large

09-Jul-2010•Osman Samiuddin

Never mind the vuvuzelas

Pakistan and Australia bring their A game; the fans bring their noisemakers

07-Jul-2010•Osama Hamid

Afridi's spirit the difference for Pakistan

There was no drama. No last minute dash past the tape. Instead it was a compelling performance from a confident team led by a spirited leader

06-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston

Going, going, gone green

It's not as sophisticated as Lord's or thrilling as Karachi, but an under-renovation Edgbaston will do for this Pakistan fan looking for an Aussie defeat

06-Jul-2010•Maha Hussain

Umar soars as Pakistan win at last

It would be improper to term Umar's assault as audacious. It was instinctive, calculated, and plain confident

05-Jul-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston

In the eye of the storm

We look at the names who made the news in cricket's biggest scandal

26-Jun-2010•Siddhartha Talya

An absorbing tournament with few watchers

The 2010 edition of the Asia Cup remained unexceptional due to haphazard organising and, despite some striking on-field battles, did not provide too many pointers to the World Cup preparations of the top teams

25-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

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