The Surfer

There is a lot of cricket in southwestern Connecticut, says Cathryn J Prince, writing in Darien.patch.com

A combination of baseball and chess?

Craig Kieswetter appeared very much a work in progress in his fledgling international career, writes Barney Ronay in The Guardian

Kieswetter's sights set on international comeback

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Why KP may not be ideal captaincy material

Looking back on Kevin Pietersen's tenure as England captain, team-mate and England fast bowler James Anderson observes, in his column in the Mail on Sunday that Pietersen is actually much better suited to having a smaller but still important

"People say, 'Pull yourself together, move on'

My depression is an ongoing battle - Lou Vincent

Despite his successes the criticisms against Alastair Cook are harsh, rather like picking fault with a thread in the Bayeux tapestry - but they are being made

Cook lets the good times roll

It is praiseworthy to create something out of nothing - in the Rose Bowl’s case, to make the 10th Test ground in England and Wales out of what was a hillside farm, writes Scyld Berry in the Sunday Telegraph

Rose Bowl to make its Test debut

In his fifteenth year in international cricket, VVS Laxman talks to Lokendra Pratap Sahi about his goals for the upcoming season, how he aims to improve his game and why he is still hungry for runs

'Handled success and failure with equanimity'

"If the BCCI refuse to concede [to use DRS], they must be told to

The case for DRS

Michael Clarke, the Australian captain, talks to Malcolm Conn in the Daily Telegraph about leadership, his pre-season training regimen, and the sins of the 2008 Sydney Test match against India.

Lonely at the top for Michael Clarke

25-Feb-2013•Daniel Brettig

Great forgotten innings

From Javed Miandad's audacious bullying of Essex, to a gritty Nasser Hussain ton, Rob Bagchi and Rob Smyth, writing in the Guardian , pick half a dozen knocks to savour.

As Sri Lanka move towards the climax of the Test series against England, their interim coach, Stuart Law, is finding it ever more difficult to watch from the wings, says Simon Briggs, writing in the Daily Telegraph .

Stuart Law: In cricket-coach limbo

In the afterglow of his Test debut, Usman Khawaja could have taken the popular road to India and accepted a gilt-edged IPL contract

Usman Khawaja takes his own road

Glenn Turner axing from the national selection panel is New Zealand's loss, says Jonathan Millmow, writing in the Dominion Post

NZ cricket needs the straight-talking Glenn Turner

Kieron Pollard is at once a struggling cricketer and hot property

The fates of Pollard and the game are intertwined

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mumbai: Fading cricket champions?

Once the powerhouse of Indian domestic cricket, Mumbai seem to have lost their edge, says Taus Rizvi, writing in DNA India .

A decline in the standards of play and the WICB being at war with its players have reduced the series in the Caribbean to a mockery of sorts, says Pradeep Magazine, writing in Hindustan Times .

Not quite Caribbean cricket

There were three old fogies in the Australian set-up, writes Peter Roebuck in The Age , a former captain and great batsman, another batsman in terrific form, and Simon Katich

Old fogey quota claims Katich

Hamish McDonald, of The Age , takes a straight drive to Bowral, the childhood home of Australia's most famous cricketer, and visits the Bradman museum.

In the Don's footsteps

In the Trinidad Express , Sheila Rampersad recounts the initial optimism West Indian fans felt on the morning of each of the first two ODIs against India, and then the inevitable and familiar disappointment.

Cricket, unlovely cricket