The Surfer

Collingwood milestone passes by in defeat

Australia's emphatic nine-wicket win over England in the Champions Trophy semi-final completely overshadowed a milestone by Paul Collingwood, who equalled Alec Stewart’s record of 170 one-day appearances for England

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

South Africa's problem lies in technical flaws

South Africa's exit from the ICC Champions Trophy was not a problem of choking but one of technical preparation, writes Neil Manthorp in the Mail & Guardian .

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

That's tea, folks

In the same paper, Simon Barnes discusses the county umpires' request for longer tea breaks.

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

A season of Ramprakash

Mark Ramprakash had an eventful 2009 season, nearly earning a Test recall just short of turning 40

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Ishant needs to reassess his training

India's campaign for the ICC Champions Trophy was affected by injuries to their key players, a situation that cannot always be controlled

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

The troublesome spirit of cricket

Mike Atherton writes in the Times that the spirit of cricket is worthless since it can be interpreted in wildly different ways

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

A dull Champions Trophy so far

The Champions Trophy was a tournament that the ICC was touting as the saviour for 50-over cricket but it has been pretty dull cricket so far, writes Mike Haysman in supercricket.co.za .

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Strauss wrong to reprieve Mathews

The Champions Trophy has already witnessed several sporting gestures from fielding, among them Andrew Strauss recalling Angelo Mathews when the Sri Lankan was run out after colliding with the bowler while trying to complete a run

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

The calculus of hype

India's chances of making to the semis somewhat depend on Pakistan beating Australia

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Sex before or after sport?

Paddy Upton's dossier in which he encouraged Indian players to indulge in sex before matches has become a hot topic for debate in the sporting world

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Andrew Symonds, cricket vagabond

Andrew Symonds has been spending plenty of time with the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team since the end of his international cricket career

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Twenty years of Tendulkar

Of the many components of greatness, longevity is one that encompasses all so while Sachin Tendulkar is considered a genius for his stats, records, batting talent and several memorable innings, it is his staggering career of 20 years so far that

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Strauss the tough guy played it just right

In his column in the Daily Mail , Nasser Hussain writes that Andrew Strauss did the right thing by denying Graeme Smith a runner at Centurion, but disagress with the England captain's decision to recall Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews after a run-out

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Two heads would work better than one

The four-page vision document circulated among the Indian players, and the one that landed with the media, has raised pertinent questions, not just with the contents of the document, but also on how Gary Kirsten was "kept in the dark" about its

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

The equation is simple for New Zealand

No messing about with net run-rates or winning within a certain number of overs, or losing but sneaking in because the margin of defeat was slim

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

England in the semis, seriously?

Two 'shocking' wins against tournament favourites and England are suddenly the anti-thesis of the one-day team we are so accustomed to seeing

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

County Cricket 2009: an inexorable decline?

In the Telegraph , Steve James reviews the unfulfilling 2009 county season and comes up with his list of awards.

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Kirsten and Upton should stick to coaching

The four-page dossier to the Indian team has generated a lot of unwanted attention

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Collingwood: England's nearly man

When Paul Collingwood started out on his England career eight summers ago, nobody, least of all himself, would have entertained the thought that he would become England's most capped one-day cricketer

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

'Defeat against England was very frustrating'

Mahela Jayawardene, writing for the Sunday Times , talks about Sri Lanka's two games and what went wrong against England at the Wanderers.

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

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