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Old rivalries renewed for final

South Africa's domestic one-day final brings together two coaches who enjoyed plenty of battles when they were players

13-Dec-2012•Firdose Moonda

India's last bit of pride at stake

The home side enter the final in hope rather than expectation and need either a massive improvement, or a lot of luck, to draw the series

12-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

England close, but the back-slapping can wait

England are on the brink of something very special. To win a series in India, whatever the margin, would rate as high as any achievement in England's modern Test history

12-Dec-2012•George Dobell

Cook joins England's greats

The records continue to tumble for Alastair Cook during a tour where his standing on the world stage is reaching new levels

06-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Kolkata

Hughes 'rebirth' far from proven

Australia's careful handling of Phillip Hughes conveys how desperately they need him to bloom into a batsman of quality, and longevity

06-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

England's mood is quite a turn up

There has been a quiet confidence around the England team in the build-up to the Kolkata Test and a sense that history is within their grasp

04-Dec-2012•George Dobell

Dhoni's real issues are in his team

All the talk about the state of Kolkata pitch has deflected attention away from the real problems in the India team

04-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

West Indies facing all-round problems

West Indies have some tricky issues to solve as they try to keep themselves in the one-day series with their preference for a host of allrounders not bringing success

03-Dec-2012•Mohammad Isam

Janmohammed faces battle to arrest slide

Kenya's new chief executive was involved during the glory days of 2003 but their current international prospects are bleak

03-Dec-2012•Martin Williamson

India's bowling not a new problem

India's bowlers, especially the spinners, had perfect conditions in Mumbai yet fluffed their lines dramatically. However, it wasn't a one-off. The bowling has been a problem for a while

30-Nov-2012•Sidharth Monga

Allow Tendulkar his struggle

People want him to retire because they want to live with happier memories. That's selfish. He works hard to be an India player, and is not going to give it away just because we don't find it pretty

29-Nov-2012•Sidharth Monga

Australia's second-best, without a doubt

Think not of Ricky Ponting as the batsman of the last couple of years - and particularly the past fortnight. Remember that for almost a decade Ponting was the best batsman in the world's best team

29-Nov-2012•Peter English

Australian cricket's soul, mate

Beyond losing a world-beating batsman, Ricky Ponting's international retirement severs one of the last links to a previous era of the game

29-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

End of a great career, start of a new era

Regardless of what happens in the Perth Test, it will be a watershed for Michael Clarke. He knows nothing of Test cricket that doesn't involve Ricky Ponting. His challenge now is to define a new era alone

29-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Among weights machines and leaky pipes

The WACA gym setting for Ricky Ponting's retirement announcement was far from pretty but somehow fitting

29-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale

How little training is too little for South Africa?

While too much cricket is never a good thing, a certain amount of conditioning is a must to build up the fitness levels required to get through a Test match

22-Nov-2012•Firdose Moonda in Adelaide

Dhoni right to bemoan slow pitches

MS Dhoni's comments about want more bounce in pitches has already sparked debate, but the captain's views are well thought out and argued

20-Nov-2012•Sidharth Monga

Watson, and everyone else, left wanting

Shane Watson and those around him are finding out that you can't always get what you want

19-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig

South Africa hope bouncers can curb Clarke

Don't be surprised if South Africa rethink their tactics to Michael Clarke after his Gabba double-century and send down more bouncers in Adelaide

19-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

No-balls or no calls?

Bowlers might find it frustrating when umpires check for a no-ball after a batsman is dismissed, but they have nobody to blame but themselves

13-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

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