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Arjuna Ranatunga, recently appointed the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, talks about his plans - both for the long run and short - and the changes Sri Lankan cricket needs

England play New Zealand in six Tests in a row, Sri Lanka have played 10 Tests against Bangladesh since 2000 and seven against Australia. Not only is the international schedule too full, it is hopelessly lopsided

Stats highlights from the second day of the Perth Test

It was a day when bowlers were rewarded for their skills and another set of modern batsmen was found wanting against a rare, but thankfully not extinct, bowling art: swing bowling

Anil Kumble's 600 wickets are just rewards for a cultured practitioner of a unique art

A statistical look at Anil Kumble's Test bowling career

They bounced him, he hooked them. In the background, a radio played. It was the summer of 1983

After the misery of Sydney, Perth provided an enthralling and rewarding day of Test cricket when the focus returned to the contest between bat and ball

Stats highlights from the first day of the third Test in Perth

Years from now Perth might be remembered as the city where Rahul Dravid recovered from his toughest phase in Test cricket. Back to his favourite No. 3 position, his value as the side's cushion was evident

For all the predictions of damage from Australia's four fast men there was not much blazing fire

At the WACA, they say, batsmen can leave alone balls pitched at a good length. Some tellable pitchside tales from Wild West Perth

Stats preview to the third Test between Australia and India in Perth

Peter English profiles Chris Rogers, who is set to make his debut in the Perth Test on Wednesday

The most prolific against the men from the Caribbean, most runs without a duck, and English teenagers

Only time will tell whether India wants to have at least one of them in the Test squad but till then, Delhi is happy to have both Aakash Chopra and Gautam Gambhir

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, who has written and commentated on the game for more than 35 years, talks about his experiences and the changes he has seen in the game and its reporting

What made Shaun Pollock different to other sportsmen with an ultra-competitive streak was that he was gracious in victory and, after a few minutes to recover, equally gracious in defeat

Sidharth Monga traces Uttar Pradesh's rise over the last three years, and finds that they're still an underdog story

Good at controlling the controllables? Bitter about those he could not command? Dysfunctional in routine human dealings? A 50-minute interview with Duncan Fletcher doesn't necessarily answer the questions