The Surfer

Michael Atherton, in the Times , feels that Flintoff will not be missed by England too much if the allrounder is declared unfit for the second Test

England can do without Flintoff

Captain Courageous

Is Border better than Ponting?

Andrew Strauss is either a weak leader or he has no idea about the spirit of cricket, writes Malcolm Conn in the Australian

Cynical Strauss deserves contempt

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

Sixteen questions for Glenn and the boys

How did Gareth Hopkins get a central contract and then not get selected as the backup wicketkeeper for Test cricket - especially when Reece Young had been playing as a specialist batsman for Auckland because Hopkins kept wickets

The situation in the West Indies is past ridiculous and beyond mockery

From hopeless to expensive

Having saved the first Test, England can now go to Lord's for the second Test in better heart than might have been, although they would be wise not to gloat, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian .

Don't gloat, England

Marcus North's resolute and unbeaten century on Ashes debut showed that he is made of the right stuff for a battle of that magnitude, and confidently shut out any notions that Andrew Symonds deserved to be there

Mature North ensures Symonds quickly forgotten

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

Synthetic strategising

There are already a host of technological aids for umpires and players in cricket and now comes the latest - an analytics program - that gives a team an insight into which way the match is going, the position of the game and, importantly, what

When certain New Zealand players asked for some "clarity" about dates for the New Zealand home summer, it was obvious they were keen to make sure those didn't cut across their IPL commitments, writes Dylan Cleaver in the New Zealand Herald

'Clarity' is all about the money

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

All eyes on 'Hauricane'

England trail by 219 on the final day in the first Ashes Test of 2009 in Cardiff and this is the chance for offspinner Nathan Hauritz, who has never taken a five-wicket haul in any form of top-flight cricket, to not only to win a Test for

The ICC's Dave Richardson has proposed that Test cricket be divided into two tiers

West Indies cricket in a hole

Pradeep Magazine, in the Hindustan Times , feels that picking Dravid for the ODI squad is a step in the wrong direction, especially at a time when the Indian team should look to move forward and plan for the future

Better off without Dravid?

With Australia piling on a big total on day three, Vic Marks writes in the Guardian that Andrew Staruss' attack looked increasingly bedraggled as the day progressed and says this is a good match for an aspiring England bowler to miss

Chastened England search for wickets

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Authoritative Ponting has England worried

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

You've gotta love Peter Siddle

Barney Ronay gets candid about his affection for Peter Siddle, how Siddle could be the perfect friend

Andrew Flintoff is still the talisman for England he was in 2005 but he is no longer the heart of the team, only a very handy bonus when fit, writes Simon Barnes in the Times

Freddie the talisman

Former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar has turned 60 today

Sunny's days