The Surfer

He may not be part of the national side, but Chris Gayle is doing his bit as a cheerleader, supporting West Indies from the stands

Gayle, the cheerleader

With the Test series in West Indies round the corner VVS Laxman speaks to the Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in the the Hindustan Times about he rates the current West Indian side, how being named the Test vice-captain will impact him, and the role of the

Wins over runs, for VVS

Ricky Ponting spoke to Jesse Hogan, of The Age , about how he is adjusting to life after captaining Australia for so many years

Life after leadership

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Rose Bowl passes its first test

Rain played spoilsport on the opening day of the third Test between England and Sri Lanka, allowing only 38 overs to be bowled

Viv Richards talks to the Guardian about batting without a helmet, the state of West Indies cricket, and defending Ian Botham in frisky Taunton nightclubs.

There's no cohesion in West Indies cricket

The annual trans-Tasman series, which has produced several memorable games in the format of cricket most often criticised, is in jeopardy, says Geoff Longley, writing in the Dominion Post .

What about the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy?

Chris Gayle and the West Indies board are locked in battle with neither side willing to back down

Bloated egos threatening to take over cricket

Labour disputes currently threaten to derail the seasons of two out of the four major sports in the United States

So, Cricket? Maybe?

India's intransigence to the UDRS is likely to prove self-defeating against England's Graeme Swann later this summer, says Mike Selvey, writing in the Guardian .

India's DRS refusal means it's advantage Swann

Amid all the noise about Simon Katich's removal from the Cricket Australia contracts list, the national selectors have found some support from seasoned voices

Katich: the contrarian argument

25-Feb-2013•Daniel Brettig

Anderson happy to be England's leading light

Over the last few years, James Anderson has emerged as England’s key strike bowler, but it wasn’t always clear whether he would be up for the job

Steve Harmison, dubbed "Nasser Hussain's white West Indian" by Steve Waugh during the 2002-03 Ashes tour, remains the only England bowler to top the ICC's Test bowling rankings since the system was established in 1987 and before the ratings were

The rise and fall of Harmison

In the Guardian , Andy Bull looks back at one of the more well-known sentences in world cricket: “You’ve just dropped the World Cup”

12 years on from Waugh's famous words to Gibbs

Bryce McGain, the former Australian Test legspinner, uses a column in The Drum to explain why he thinks the removal of Simon Katich from the list of Cricket Australia contracts was "unfathomable".

McGain in Kat's corner

25-Feb-2013•Daniel Brettig

Pollard on fitness, discipline, family

Kieron Pollard tells John Sarkar, writing in Mail Today , about his fitness regime, and, among other things, how fatherhood has changed his approach to batting.

After a decade spent trying to obtain elite status for the Hampshire venue, Andy Wilson writes in the Guardian that the excitement is close to fever pitch as the Third Test between Sri Lanka and England - the first ever at the Rose Bowl - draws

Groundswell of emotion as Rose Bowl Test nears

Christina Hoag, writing for the Associated Press , tells us about 'the Homies and the Popz', Compton Cricket Club's talented team

Cricket in the neighbourhood of gangsta rap

Graeme Swann might just be the best spinner in the game today

England's top three put Swann to sleep

Bat-maker James Laver of Laver & Wood talks extensively to PakPassion.net about how the timber's grain effects a bat's lifespan, the Mongoose and, among other things, how picky Sanath Jayasuriya could be when it comes to his bats.

James Laver on the making of a cricket bat