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Tranquil Yousuf reaches his peak

It is difficult, if not entirely, impossible to locate precisely the moment when a baton, or torch is passed on, when the charge changes

23-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Osman Samiuddin in Multan

That horrible sinking feeling

South Africa aren't ranked second to Australia for nothing, and it's worth remembering that they beat the world's best 3-2 last March. But even they can't have expected it to be so easy

22-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Durban

The newest odd couple come good

Any day Pakistan's openers - any combination - put on an 83-run stand, you have to mark it down as a red-letter occasion

19-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Multan

Lara's lone fight

Osman Samiuddin pays tribute to another fine century from Brian Lara that, once again, wasn't enough to save West Indies from a heavy defeat

14-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Where have all the grafters gone?

Test cricket has never been played at a quicker pace than in this modern age. Since over-rates are universally poor, it is the batsmen's scoring we refer to. Run rates and strike rates are rising and a score of 300 runs in a day is only just about par, wh

13-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

The Mohammed who could have been king

Leg-spin is a contrary kind of style but doing it left-handed makes it more so. When bowled well, as it was by Dave Mohammed over 12 overs, it makes for compulsive viewing

12-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Gul continues his affair with Lahore

Two contrasting questions thus remained of Pakistan's latest new-ball pair: what might be, with Umar Gul, and what might have been with Shahid Nazir

11-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Dancing to the Collapso

It's one thing to call yourself unpredictable, but it's another to be inconsistent to the point that your supporters' faith is tested to the maximum, writes Anand Vasu

05-Nov-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

The Invincibles

Many things make Australian teams such dominant outfits, but the knowledge they can win from virtually any position is one of the most devastating characteristics

05-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Peter English

Heavyweight Beast

Instead of a seaming pitch and timid batsmen intimidated by the short stuff, South Africa found themselves up against a man who brooks no answers when in the mood

02-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Jaipur

Going full throttle

Given New Zealand's desire to step up whenever Ricky Ponting's men arrive, it was a meek surrender of the top order in a showpiece match as Australia reached their first Champions Trophy final

01-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Peter English

Firing on more cylinders

Three of Australia's headaches eased as they dumped the hosts and moved into Wednesday's semi-final against New Zealand

29-Oct-2006•The Australian view by Peter English

When the bowlers left their brains behind

Today, when the batsmen played smart cricket, the pace bowlers had a collective brain failure. Having strained every sinew to post 249 against the most formidable attack in the world, India gave it away within the space of 14 appalling overs

29-Oct-2006•Indian view by Dileep Premachandran at Mohali

Paine guides Tasmania to comfortable victory

Tim Paine continued his fine week in the west when he collected 84 to set Tasmania up for a 43-run victory in the Ford Ranger Cup game against the Warriors at the WACA

27-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

The moment of truth

Not a single batsman has scored a hundred in the main rounds. The myth of the golden age lies in tatters, though nowhere was it more excruciatingly shattered than in Mohali today, which suddenly grew Perth's bounce and Headingley's seam.

27-Oct-2006•The Verdict by Osman Samiuddin

Cosy in their comfort zones

The litany of woe started right at the top with Virender Sehwag. What does it say of a man that he keeps getting out the same way time after time?

26-Oct-2006•The Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Ahmedabad

Underestimate them at your peril

It's not the first time and it won't be the last. New Zealand perennially start tournaments as dark horses

25-Oct-2006•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The 'chickens' come home to roost

Sri Lanka's recent one-day successes have been founded on the prolific form of their top four, but against a pumped-up Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini they quickly came unstuck.

24-Oct-2006•The Verdict by Charlie Austin

The young guns show the way

Instead of Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath arm-wrestling with Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen and Steve Harmison for mythical points ahead of the Ashes, the main men were mostly overshadowed by youthful figures who played no part in the 2005 campaign

21-Oct-2006•The Verdict by Peter English

Conjuring demons where there weren't any

Playing the pitch rather than the bowler is exactly what New Zealand did against Sri Lanka on a freshly glued-together strip at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai

20-Oct-2006•The Verdict by Anand Vasu in Mumbai

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