Features

Grit over glamour for New Zealand

There are teams with more talent and flair at this tournament than New Zealand, yet no one can surpass them for their resilience

08-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Bridgetown

Costly spills hurt West Indies

It will take something special to match the mix-up between Wavell Hinds and Andre Fletcher

07-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan at Kensington Oval

Australia's short-pitched strategy

Australia have played each of their three games so far against teams from the subcontinent, and the short ball has served them well against batsmen who don't particularly like these deliveries

07-May-2010•S Rajesh

Australia's aggression will take some stopping

Australia's strength has always been to hit the opposition hard. They are now showing they can replicate that success in Twenty20

07-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan at the Kensington Oval

England begin to gel as a Twenty20 unit

It's difficult to know quite how good England were in the opening Super Eight game because Pakistan were so poor, but there is no doubt they are a vastly improving Twenty20 team

06-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Advantage lefties

Life's better in cricket if you're a left-hand batsman or bowler

06-May-2010•Aakash Chopra

Warmed up for the World Twenty20

Getting through jet leg, training, keeping up with the election back home and then the small matter of playing a World Cup

05-May-2010•Nicky Shaw

This time, fickle weather works for England

England progress having played two vastly different innings, bowled 9.2 overs and taken three wickets as Ireland retreat home

04-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan at Providence

Utseya wants more top-flight cricket

Zimbabwe's attempts to recover to a respectable level are hindered by limited exposure to the leading nations

04-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Guyana

Scotch and tonic and plenty of advice

Lots of rain, lots of entertainment, lots of noise

04-May-2010•Sanjeev Datadin

Stodge and Splodge and Duckworth and Lewis

The one-Test doc, quinquagenarian Test players, most runs in ODIs and in Twenty20s, and more

04-May-2010•Steven Lynch

A Twenty20 hundred for the purists

Before this tournament started there were two Twenty20 international hundreds. In the last 48 hours that tally has been doubled and Mahela Jayawardene's even 100 will rank among the finest innings played in the format

03-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Guyana

'Things are in place for a Zimbabwe resurgence'

Coach Alan Butcher is optimistic about a revival. He talks about his role, the return of former players, the team's struggle for quality bats, and more

03-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Coming soon to a theatre near you

... is S Ramesh, the former India opener, now trying to make his way as an actor. He talks about getting dropped, dealing with frustrations, and discovering his inner funny man

03-May-2010•Kanishkaa Balachandran

'I'll always remember getting Sachin <i>paaji</i> out'

Piyush Chawla on his most cherished wicket, field restrictions he'd like to modify, and the advantages of being short

01-May-2010•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

The great new redhead hope

Not Polly, Rusty is South Africa's new un-hittable death-overs specialist - and lots more besides. Watch out for him at the World Twenty20

01-May-2010•Firdose Moonda

Five-star brick

Grasping a year in cricket is becoming a thankless task but the Almanack's roving eye is as keen and intelligent as ever

01-May-2010•Michael Simkins

West Indies victory vital for the tournament

If West Indies can build on this win, the home support can give them an edge. Then we could be in for a really special tournament.

01-May-2010•Andrew McGlashan at Providence Stadium

Thrilling opener kick-starts tournament

Nothing sets a tournament up better than a tight finish

30-Apr-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Guyana

The man from Narrandera

One of Australia's most impressive young allrounders is a 26-year-old natural with a big appetite for the hard yards. He also happens to be a flag-bearer for the Aboriginal community

30-Apr-2010•Peter English

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