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India's opening tour match against Somerset will give a first glimpse of what could become one of the most intriguing battles of the summer: Andrew Strauss versus Zaheer Khan

Why does Pakistan cricket go off the rails as often as it does? Wasim Akram thinks it's not just the administration that's at fault

Victoria have made 14 of the last 18 state finals. Now they face the challenge of bouncing back after their first disappointing summer in years

Darren Sammy was appointed West Indies captain until the end of the current season. He looks back at his stint thus far, the criticism that has come with it, and the way forward

The first session of a match is Test cricket at its most compelling: the hard new ball against the men who have to see off its threat - or, as is common these days, send it packing

Also: hundreds in first and last ODIs, oldest Pakistan Test players, the biography of Bill Woodfull, and all the runs ever scored in international cricket

Although India won the series quite comfortably in the end, there will be concerns about the back-up batting strength and the inability to force results

ESPNcricinfo reviews the performances of the West Indies players in the Tests against India

ESPNcricinfo reviews the performances of the India players in the Tests against West Indies

ESPNcricinfo reviews the Test series between West Indies and India

As with almost every selection meeting here, the focus will be on the batsmen though the bowling line-up looks increasingly like a one-man show in captain Shakib Al Hasan

During his 14-year reign as the South African keeper, Boucher has had at least six frontline challengers. Only two remain standing

Under immense pressure when he walked out in the morning, he won redemption with a battling century

A look at Test cricket's milestones from the second half of the last century and the first decade of this one

India's bowling consultant is happy that his charges are one tight unit, working together, and he expects them to do well in England no matter what combination gets picked

The home side showed a big heart in a stirring second session and seemed to be shutting the door on defeat in the evening before Harbhajan Singh intervened

Team balance and the batting Powerplay are among the issues for England to deal with after the series win

Plays of the day from the 5th ODI between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford

A look at the milestones from the first 75-odd years of Test cricket

This behind-the-scenes look at the 2011 World Cup is interesting, and has a good background score, but lacks a narrative