Guest Spot

A cricket journalist plays at the Mirpur Test ground and comes away with a renewed sense of what the game at the highest level involves

A clear-headed and incisive analysis of the problem and potential solutions

An Indian-American dad gets all excited at the prospect of watching Tendulkar in the flesh

The relationship between fan and cricketer springs from hero worship and grows into something more fully formed

No other sport compares in terms of the number of skills displayed, and the blend of subtlety, entertainment, sudden thrill and sustained intellectual interest on offer

Ten years ago, a buoyant England went to Pakistan hoping to establish an era of dominance. What followed was predictable defeat

West Indies in Sri Lanka 2001 will be remembered for Brian Lara's masterclass against one of the deadliest spinners in the world

The cricket-watching experience varies in India, England and Australia, as do the fans' causes for complaint

As England wait on the fitness of Zafar Ansari ahead of the tour of the UAE, the Middlesex spinner, Ollie Rayner, explains why alternatives are thin on the ground

Business as usual? Yes, but this year's tournament had other stories too - not all of them positive

One series against the mighty Australians in 1999 tested the great West Indian's skill and mental resolve to the limit

A fan watches England take on New Zealand from the Edrich Upper Stand at Lord's 11 summers apart, and can't help drawing parallels - but back then, England were on a roll

In the run-up to the UK general election, two teams picked from either side of the political divide

How are kids to aspire to become cricketers if they can't watch role models from their countries on the biggest stage?

Outside the tournament venues, New Zealand is welcoming fans to enjoy its beauty and its cricket, nowhere more heart-warmingly than at Clifton Cricket Club

If the team can carry its limited-overs success into four-day cricket, the effect on West Indies' Test fortunes can only be positive

He may have saved himself from the physical toll that years of fast bowling takes on the body

Why do people seem to think players who get up in the opposition's faces also have aggressive approaches in their cricket?

The teams match up in terms of talent. The key area of difference, obviously, is player-board relations

What used to be an innocuous infraction has turned decidedly different since 2010