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Instinct, intelligence and inspiration

An auction veteran gives an insider's view of how teams prepare for two days of madness

11-Feb-2014•Amrit Mathur

Franchise insiders predict a more rational auction

With most teams choosing to retain players and starting with a smaller purse, the IPL auction could see teams spending more frugally than before and building smaller squads

11-Feb-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi

Speed dating, IPL style

With uncapped Indian players entering the IPL auction pool for the first time, franchises have begun inviting talented domestic players for trials to assess their value

11-Feb-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi and Amol Karhadkar

Battle of fast bowlers in pace-friendly venue

Australia are the hot team at the moment, but they'll be up against a strong South African side who have an imposing record in Centurion, the venue for the first Test

11-Feb-2014•S Rajesh

World's best wary of Australia's looming threat

Even though they won't lose the No.1 ranking even if Australia sweep them 3-nil, South Africa still feel they have to justify their status as the best Test team going around

11-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

India's batsmen proving to be fast learners

In spite of their inexperience, India's young batsmen are displaying a capability to adapt and cope with tough situations, as the Tests in Johannesburg and Auckland have shown

11-Feb-2014•Abhishek Purohit

You can't sack 42% of a player

Which is why England had to fire Kevin Pietersen completely. And renounce his reintegration to the side in 2012

11-Feb-2014•Andy Zaltzman

The rapid rise of James Muirhead

From not even being handed a Big Bash League contract, to holding his own at the MCG against England, James Muirhead's rise through the ranks has been fast and spectacular

11-Feb-2014•Brydon Coverdale

'Hopefully now I am beginning to peak'

Older and more mature than when he first played for England, Samit Patel hopes he can let his bat do all the talking from now on

11-Feb-2014•Jack Wilson

Should cricket take a leaf out of rugby's book?

Cricket could do worse than take lessons from two other sports when it comes to distribution of revenues, growing the game, and drawing up fixture lists

11-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda

Triples trivia, and ducks in large totals

Also, openers who have scored centuries in the same Test innings, most lbws in an innings, and lowest T20 totals not featuring ducks

11-Feb-2014•Steven Lynch

Six astonishing lines from the Mudgal report

The report of the IPL Probe Committee, headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal, revealed some insights into the workings of the IPL that need to be read to be believed

10-Feb-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Work and punishment

A concerned father's account of a county trial that left his son physically and emotionally shattered, without actually testing his cricketing abilities

10-Feb-2014•Rupert Williams

Dhawan finally curbs aggressive instinct

Shikhar Dhawan's impatience in Tests has been his major shortcoming, but his fighting century in Auckland proved that he may yet have it in him to cut it at the longest format

10-Feb-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Auckland

Bangladesh's young batsmen show promise

Bangladesh's marks out of 10 for their disappointing home Tests against Sri Lanka

10-Feb-2014•Mohammad Isam

Sri Lanka's experienced hands lead from the front

Sri Lanka's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Bangladesh

10-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

ECB acts to bolster Cook captaincy

Banishment of Kevin Pietersen is intended to strengthen Cook's captaincy but by intervening so strongly on his behalf the ECB risks undermining his reputation

09-Feb-2014•David Hopps

Bangladesh need to nurture Test gains

A few talented youngsters have performed well for Bangladesh in the 2013-14 season, but the team management and selection committee need to give the players a longer rope to nurture the talent in the longest format

09-Feb-2014•Mohammad Isam

Neil Wagner, from stock bowler to NZ's game changer

Neil Wagner is a third seamer who takes his role to heart. Against India on Sunday, he added another dimension to that role, producing a match-turning performance

09-Feb-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Auckland

New Zealand pace attack on a high

New Zealand's fast bowlers took 20 wickets for the second time in three Tests, and were largely instrumental in the Auckland Test win

09-Feb-2014•S Rajesh

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