The Surfer

Some team nick-names grow on you, but there are those that don't

Black Caps or New Zealand?

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Game over for Hayden?

You've made the money, now show us you care

As 2008 comes to an end, Kadambari Murali Wade in the Hindustan Times has her wishlist for the BCCI and hopes the world's richest cricket body will wake up and address five pressing issues, including better TV production and having a 24-hour

The latest Stanford bombshell has raised questions over the deal approved by Giles Clarke, but as the ECB elections approach, his ability to bring in money to the coffers may save him, writes Paul Weaver in the Guardian .

Where does Giles Clarke go from here?

India have called off their tour of Pakistan following a directive from the government and Kamran Abbasi feels as the self-appointed guardian of cricket’s conscience, India have failed their most important test of conscience

PCB must not take India’s decision lying down

Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire underwriting much of West Indies cricket, has denied reports that he is set to pull the plug on his investment in the game, although his future involvement with the Caribbean remains up in the air

What's the deal, Stanford?

The Indian Cricket League contract and upcoming beach cricket commitments give off a whiff of superannuation, but Chris Harris is a long way off being retired from the domestic cricket circuit

Back with a bang

Neil Manthorp in his diary for Supercricket , has a rather difficult time dealing with the security at the WACA despite wearing an embarrassingly large which says 'Access All Areas.'

'I don't give a toss what your badge says, mate'

Turn quotes

Vodafone's decision to cut its ties with English cricket is unconnected with a desire to save money

At what cost?

Brickbats and the wall

When he was a young boy, Peter Siddle got stuck in at a woodchopping competition

Crunch time as axeman cometh

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

Rising from the horrors of Mumbai

Sachin Tendulkar's epic century in Chennai coincided with the fourth-highest successful chase in Test history

For, someone who had held the Indian batting together for almost a decade with his steely resolve and watertight technique, to be now considered the weak link in what is emerging as a champion side is, of course, replete with sadness and irony,

The Dravid muddle

Reactions from the British press and experts on England's surprise defeat in Chennai

Don't castigate KP or England

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

WACA bounce is unforgettable

Sport's high-five hooplas

Andrew Strauss' delicate knuckle-nudge for every boundary scored barely compares to sport's once theatrically rapturous shared celebrations

Respected cricket writer Lynn McConnell, writing on sportal.co.nz , says that New Zealand Cricket is in a mess of its own making.

New Zealand Cricket in sorry state

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Watch this space

Oodles of talent, consummate self-confidence and an insatiable hunger for success have enabled Cheteshwar Pujara score hundreds of Bradmanesque proportions in the Indian domestic season