The Surfer

Strauss takes lead in slow march

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Caught between bails and ballots

When big money comes into play, the world stops being a sensible and reasonable world, writes Nirmal Shekar in the Hindu .

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Innocent targets caught in terrorist crossfire

We find meaning in sport, and escapist joy, because we have become sufficiently refined and civilised to enjoy a gladiatorial spectacle in a safe context

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Neutral venues a must for Pakistan to survive

Mike Coward, writing in the Australian , says Pakistan must embrace playing at neutral venues or perish from the consciousness of the international cricket community.

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

Players bound to put safety first

The former New Zealand wicketkeeper Adam Parore has strong views on the shootout in Lahore and what ramifications it has for world cricket

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

Terror threat may end dream of IPL riches

The financial fallout in the event of a cancellation of this year's IPL as a result of the threat of terrorism could be devastating, write Rhys Blakely and Kevin Eason in the Times .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

A war against the core values of sport

The terror attack in Lahore was aimed at destroying the core values represented by sport,and were an attempt to sabotage the spirit of unity and joy the game brings to fans around the globe, writes Simon Barnes in the Times .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Strauss ready to gamble

Stephen Brenkley, writing in the Independent , feels England captain Andrew Strauss is prepared to take the plunge and go in with five bowlers, including two spinners, for the must-win game against West Indies in Trinidad.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Hussey tries not to try too hard

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Speed sees slow recovery for Pakistan

Malcolm Speed, the former ICC chief executive, says security can never be guaranteed and the attacks in Lahore were a cricket administrator's worst nightmare

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Reverberations being felt everywhere

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

Why didn't anyone notice the gunmen?

The editors of Pakistan's Jang raise questions regarding the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, those that the government may be forced to answer over the next few days

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

United we stand

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

Cricket is a soft target for terrorists

Cricket makes for a gruesomely eye-catching target for terrorists because it is high profile and, in their eyes, dangerously decadent, writes Ed Smith in the Times .

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Threat bare

It is probably the last time in a long, long while that an international team is going to drive into the Gaddafi Stadium

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

Era of safety guarantees is over

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Blue singlet bowlers drive Baggy Greens

Peter Lalor, writing in the Australian , looks at Australia’s blue-singlet, working-class bowling attack.

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

A sadistic slab of real estate

On a drab pitch at the Kensington Oval, Fidel Edwards' figures of 3 for 192 don't do justice to the way he toiled on an unforgivable surface

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Applause for an attack that finishes the job

Previously, Australia could grind down opponents, crush them with five hours of intensity

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Hughes' hotch-potch game works

Debutant Phillip Hughes improved on his first-innings duck to top score for Australia in the second

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

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