The Surfer

Barney Ronay, writing for the Guardian, picks out Stuart Broad's refusal to walk in the first Ashes Test in Trent Bridge after edging to second slip, as one of the most memorable sporting moments of 2013, purely because of the way the incident was blown o

Chris Rattue, writing for the New Zealand Herald, feels that Brendon McCullum should be moved up the order to accommodate the more flamboyant and fan-favourite Jesse Ryder in the Test team

Mark Richardson, the former New Zealand player, writes in the New Zealand Herald that the team should be making most of their advantage and conditions at home, if they are to stake a claim as one of the powerhouses in Test cricket

Sanjeev Samyal of the Hindustan Times discovers Yusuf Pathan's passion for plants and animals

The current Australian team has lived in the shadows of the generation before, and this Ashes win will remain a high-point in careers of most of the players who are not very far from the end of their careers, writes Malcolm Knox

In the Conversation, Jordan Ralph writes about the cultural significance of the Adelaide Oval, as well as the various stages of development that the stadium has gone through over the years

David Rowe, writing for the Conversation, believes that Australia's aggressive approach has been a major cause for their dominating displays in the ongoing Ashes

Battered in the two Tests so far, England seem incapable of occupying the crease for lengthy periods, like South Africa did last year and ironically, the last English side to tour in 2010-11

Kepler Wessels, writing for the Daily Telegraph, pays tribute to Nelson Mandela, highlighting Madiba's impact on politics, sport, and South Africa as a whole

Mitchell Johnson's performance on the third day at Adelaide Oval will live long in the memory, but it should not be remembered solely as a "blood-on-the-pitch" spell.

England slipped behind the eight ball again in Adelaide, facing a first-innings deficit of 535 with nine wickets standing. Many, including our own George Dobell, have begun to wonder if the gig is up for Alastair Cook's team

When the South Africans wore pink in the opening ODI in Johannesburg on Thursday in aid of breast cancer awareness, the 'Indian connection' wasn't just restricted to the opposition