The Surfer

Keeping the 'Indian way' alive

Writing in the Hindu , Suresh Menon says, despite the tendency to over-coach at the junior levels, India's cricketers still play the Indian way, and that is something their fans must be grateful to Test cricket for.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

When New Zealand overcame Caribbean fire

In the Dominion Post , Gavin Bertram talks to members of the New Zealand team that famously beat West Indies in a Test series in 1980

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Ayaz Memon: Why no cricket in Mumbai's elite schools?

Why are elite educational institutions in south Mumbai - many of which have been modelled on the British public school - no longer fostering cricketing talent, asks Ayaz Memon, writing in the Hindustan Times .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Sri Lanka, Australia playing with cricketing abacus

SR Pathiravithana, writing in Sri Lanka's Sunday Times , says there has been no other cricket contest between Australia and Sri Lanka that has taken place on so even a keel as the upcoming tour, with neither side able to claim a clear cut

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Commentators' curse

Will India's TV experts ever relinquish their jarring partisanship, asks Pradeep Magazine, writing in Outlook .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Dravid still invaluable, Broad back to best

Rahul Dravid's second fine century of the series showed how valuable he is to the tourists' cause, says David Lloyd, writing in the Independent .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Hayden not worried by T20's influence

Matthew Hayden tells Peter Lalor of the Australian that cricket lovers should stop worrying so much about Twenty20 breeding a generation of batsman who can't leave the ball outside the off stump, and suggests that perhaps there is too much focus

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Why the Duke swings so much at Trent Bridge

The stand-out feature of the first day of the Trent Bridge Test was swing bowling

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Waiting for Dravid

In this age of instant gratification, waiting for anything has become a strange, outdated notion for most of us

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Arrogance could cost India their No.1 throne

India’s capitulation at Lord’s has incited plenty of commentary on how a No.1 side should conduct itself, with some even suggesting England are the real No.1, no matter what the numbers say

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

A different India without Sehwag

All the talk heading into the second Test at Trent Bridge has been about the impact of India losing Zaheer Khan, but another man’s absence looms just as large, especially if Gautam Gambhir fails to recover from his elbow injury in time

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Lord's in a song

Deep Backward Point , an independent blog, captures the essence of the Lord's Test in a song of just over a minute

25-Feb-2013•Nitin Sundar

Prior's astounding turnaround

Matt Prior's career has undergone a spectacular transformation in four years - from being labelled the instigator of the jellybeans incident, to becoming one of the best wicketkeeper-batsmen in Test cricket

25-Feb-2013•Nitin Sundar

Judge India on how they respond to defeat

MS Dhoni and his side have faced scathing criticism for their defeat in the Lord's Test, with England already being hailed as the No

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

The wizard of wobble

Praveen Kumar responded to Zaheer Khan’s absence in the Lord’s Test with a determined display of swing bowling that ended with a five-wicket haul and his name on the hallowed honour’s board

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Australian selectors back on track

Peter Roebuck writes in the Sydney Morning Herald that by including Nathan Lyon and Trent Copeland in the party to play Tests in Sri Lanka, Australia's selectors have cast aside established protocols, ignored contracts and acadamies, and focused

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

England are the world's best Test team

England’s comprehensive defeat of India in the Lord’s Test takes them one step closer to becoming the No.1 Test team – they need to win the four-Test series by a two-Test margin to overtake India – but Stephen Brenkley in the Independent reckons

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

A fitting 2000th Test

Two top-quality sides, gripping sub-plots, memorable milestones, a sell-out crowd and a fine finish - the 2000th installment of Test cricket did not disappoint Tom Fordyce, who narrates the final day on his BBC blog .

25-Feb-2013•Nitin Sundar

BBL still confused about what it is

Matthew Hayden's decision to come out of retirement to play in the Big Bash League, and invest his own money in the Brisbane Heat franchise, will encourage Cricket Australia

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

There's too much emphasis on dot balls - Bishan Bedi

Bishan Bedi talks to Spin magazine’s George Dobell about his concerns over the modern game and reveals his optimism for its future.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

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