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Pakistan v England ODIs: in numbers

Pakistan v England ODIs: in numbers

All the stats that don't matter, ahead of England's latest imminent whitewashing

14-Feb-2012•Alan Tyers

What England can learn from Pakistan

What England can learn from Pakistan

To start with, they can take lessons in parenting, screaming, and not quite being there

13-Feb-2012•Alex Bowden

Devil to stop accepting souls sold at IPL auctions

Devil to stop accepting souls sold at IPL auctions

Hell no longer has a place for those who play in the world's shiniest T20 league

07-Feb-2012•R Rajkumar

The balls Indians bowl

The balls Indians bowl

A cheat sheet for England on what India's bowlers will have in store for them

06-Feb-2012•Sidin Vadukut

Talk like an England cricketer

Talk like an England cricketer

Hours of fun with a new device that generates answers to press-conference questions. And they're just like a proper professional player's!

03-Feb-2012•Alan Tyers

English cricket: the psychoanalyst's version

English cricket: the psychoanalyst's version

On the couch with a famous Austrian doctor

02-Feb-2012•Imran Yusuf

Sri Lanka Cricket does away with fans

Sri Lanka Cricket does away with fans

Says pesky supporters have been hindering the progress of the team

30-Jan-2012•Damith Samarakoon

Team India to be rebranded

Team India to be rebranded

Product's diminishing popularity prompts stakeholders to take drastic steps

27-Jan-2012•R Rajkumar

Sunil Gavaskar 36 not out

Sunil Gavaskar 36 not out

Our commentary team sits through a World Cup classic, but they won't stand for it

24-Jan-2012•Alex Bowden

Dubai defeat disaster: the positives

Dubai defeat disaster: the positives

It hasn't all been all terrible for England in the UAE so far, you know

23-Jan-2012•Alan Tyers

England coach looks up <i>teesra</I> on Wikipedia

England coach looks up <i>teesra</I> on Wikipedia

And Saeed Ajmal finally reveals what his special delivery really is

20-Jan-2012•R Rajkumar

How is five-day cricket so damn popular?

How is five-day cricket so damn popular?

Has the least-marketed cricket format pulled off the sort of sales coup they haven't heard of at business school?

19-Jan-2012•Alex Bowden

What will happen in cricket in the second half of 2012

What will happen in cricket in the second half of 2012

Massively important announcements by the ICC, the BCCI and Dhoni. And a tragic event...

16-Jan-2012•Sidin Vadukut

The Gayle translator and other nifty apps for 2012

The Gayle translator and other nifty apps for 2012

Some useful, some entertaining, and some life-saving tools to make every cricket fan's year go better

13-Jan-2012•R Rajkumar

Pakistan v England: what are the odds?

Pakistan v England: what are the odds?

A lowdown on what to expect in terms of betting for the series in the UAE

12-Jan-2012•Alan Tyers

What will happen in cricket in 2012

What will happen in cricket in 2012

Want to know what the year ahead in cricket holds? Here, read this

09-Jan-2012•Sidin Vadukut

Test cricket: always new

Test cricket: always new

The five-day format survives with its small band of followers, in part four of our sports administration saga

08-Jan-2012•Alex Bowden

BCCI abolishes first Tests

BCCI abolishes first Tests

And Harbhajan offers to step up to serve his country in Australia

06-Jan-2012•Amrith Rajasekaran

Ravi Shastri mourns missed cliché opportunity

Ravi Shastri mourns missed cliché opportunity

Shock as commentator fails to produce worn chestnut when called for

03-Jan-2012•R Rajkumar

The axeing of New Zealand

The axeing of New Zealand

In part three of our sports administration saga, cricket gets streamlined

02-Jan-2012•Alex Bowden

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