The Surfer

The former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson is currently in England as a commentator for BBC and Saj Sadiq of PakPassion.net caught up with him for a chat on his coaching stint and two cents on the more colourful characters in the side

The highs and lows of Pakistan by Geoff Lawson

India may have faltered against the West Indies, but Yuvraj Singh poses a grave threat to England's World Twenty20 hopes, says Steve James in the Daily Telegraph

Yuvraj tempers England's hopes against India

The fiasco surrounding Virender Sehwag's injury and his absence from the World Twenty20, as embarassing as it proved for the Indian team, was further intensified by the manner in which it was dealt by sections of the Indian media, writes Pradeep

Media outburst at Sehwag a sign of the times

Australia have been wounded by their early exit from the ICC World Twenty20, but they are certain to come back fighting in the Ashes, led by the best bowler on the planet: the fast left-armer Mitchell Johnson

Johnson takes over as Australia's spearhead

They didn’t want to go to Leicester, but life there hasn’t been all bad for the Australians, Chloe Saltau writes in the Age .

No red Leicester for cheesed off Australians

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Women on equal footing

Women cricketers compete against men on the field to improve their skills and to handle pressure better

25-Feb-2013•Ashwin Achal

'I like a tough life, you know' - Afridi

Andrew Flintoff is fighting hard to be fit in time for the Ashes, much like Rafael Nadal, who is struggling with an injury ahead of Wimbledon

Too much of an effort

25-Feb-2013•Ashwin Achal

Cricket rakes in the moolah

Cricket is growing increasingly lucrative, and the players don't seem to mind it, despite the adverse impact on Test cricket and the danger of dwindling national loyalties, writes Greg Baum in the Age .

The Guardian 's Mike Selvey is of the opinion that Twenty20 has found its place courtesy of phenomenal athleticism and invention

Twenty20's revolutionary skills rip up the rule book

While it appears an embattled Andrew Symonds no longer fits in the evolving environment of the Australian cricket team, Robert Craddock says that when a player's life is spinning out of control, Australian cricket struggles to handle it

Cricket bosses can't handle wild ones

Dave Tickner, in his blog on Cricket365.com , says the World Twenty20 has, so far, been an enormous hit except for the forgivable blips of the farcical opening ceremony and the ridiculously attired cheerleaders.

World Twenty20 repeats the trick

In the Australian , Peter Lalor chats to Phillip Hughes about his recent stint with Middlesex and how it has helped prepare him for the Ashes.

England trip gives Hughes clues

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Why Pakistan should win the World Twenty20

In the Times , Simon Wilde makes a strong case for either India or South Africa to lift the World Twenty20, but his heart goes out to a team which needs the trophy more than the rest - Pakistan

England's over-dependence on Kevin Pietersen is looking really unhealthy and the inconsistency is glaring

No Pietersen, no Plan B

Prem Panicker, in his blog Smoke Signals , pays tribute to the unsung heroes who rarely get the credit they deserve for their impact on the outcomes of cricket matches.

A tribute to fielders

Vikas Singh, in his blog in the Times of India , says MS Dhoni's handling of the fiasco surrounding Virender Sehwag's injury represents his first major misstep as India's captain.

Dhoni's first major misstep

In the Times , Michael Atherton wonders if he is alone in thinking that there is something deeply ambivalent about cricket's - sport's - attitude to alcohol

Sport and booze are inseparable