Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

Pakistan's anti-performance and other facts from Newlands

Feb 25, 2013: A statistical analysis of what went down in Cape Town

England in New Zealand 2012-13

NZ prospects distinctly beige

Feb 25, 2013: In a country dominated by rugby, New Zealand cricket fans have to battle against a wave of expected success that spills over from the All Blacks

Good, but lessons still to learn

Feb 25, 2013: The cricket at the Women’s World Cup 2013 has largely been exciting and unpredictable, and it has been a privilege to commentate on the action

Cricket marketing in pictures

Feb 25, 2013: While packing up his house, Russell Jackson picked out some gems from old cricket magazines, and has posted on his blog, The Wasted Afternoons , a three-part visual history of cricket marketing, one each for the 1970s, '80s and '90s

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

A battle of skills

Feb 25, 2013: In the Dawn , Hassan Cheema takes stock of a fascinating little battle between Saeed Ajmal and Hashim Amla that played out on the second day of the Test match between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town

Indian cricket

Another battle for Gambhir to fight

Feb 25, 2013: Gautam Gambhir was never a great player to watch; he didn't have great technique, but always waged a battle of mind over his body, says Sriram Veera in Bangalore Mirror

Twenty20

Ditch T20s from international game

Feb 25, 2013: There is constant discussion about the future of 50-over cricket since the arrival, and explosion, of Twenty20

Cricket News Hurl

The Jim ban

Feb 25, 2013: Jesse Ryder is back. This week he hit the winning runs for the blackcaps (BLACKCAPS) in a backyard cricket game for some TV show I have unsurprisingly never heard of

ICC Women's World Cup 2013

Fitzpatrick still has the fire

Feb 25, 2013: Australia’s coach, Cathryn Fitzpatrick , is a two-time winner of the World Cup but once Sunday’s final gets underway at the Brabourne Stadium, there will be nothing more she can do to affect the outcome of the match.

Rules

Time to rethink the LBW law?

Feb 25, 2013: The LBW law has achieved the same place in cricket that the offside rule has in football - just watch a fan explaining either of them to someone else

Cricket and war

Building a new beginning

Feb 25, 2013: Nearly 19 years ago, a small patch of land outside the Rwandan capital of Kigali turned into a killing field

Watching Test cricket can be pretty odd

Feb 25, 2013: It occurred to me, on the morning of the first day's play at Newlands, that watching Test cricket is a very odd way to spend your leisure time.

Australian cricket

Handling pressure in Test Cricket

Feb 25, 2013: In an interview with The Cricket Couch , Australian opener Ed Cowan talks about how he prepares mentally before a Test series

Australian cricket

Australia must be patient with rotation

Feb 25, 2013: I will try to make reasoned arguments about why Inverarity is right about the 'informed player management' policy implemented by Cricket Australia

ICC Women's World Cup 2013

A hockey connection, and giving back to Japan

Feb 25, 2013: Just to emphasise the point that women are good at multi-tasking, New Zealand have two dual internationals in their World Cup squad

English cricket

Cousins puts 'dark days' behind him

Feb 25, 2013: Darren Cousins, the former Essex and Northamptonshire bowler, has given a frank interview to All Out Cricket in which he discusses the depression which engulfed him after his retirement, the attempt to take his own life and how the PCA helped him

Indian cricket

Sehwag cheers at prison game

Feb 25, 2013: Virender Sehwag and his opening partner for the forthcoming Australia series, Shikhar Dhawan, took some time off to encourage cricketers on a different playing field

Indian cricket

Cricket should belong to the average fan

Feb 25, 2013: In the Hindu , Nirmal Shekar wonders why administrative apathy denied cricket fans the chance to watch the tour match in Chennai

Australia in India 2013

'Success in India is all about an aggressive approach'

Feb 25, 2013: One of the most successful Australian batsmen in India, Matthew Hayden believes Australia are strong contenders for the series

ICC Women's World Cup 2013

Cricket 1-0 Football

Feb 25, 2013: The Jamaican parish of St Catherine will be buzzing tonight with the news that one of their own will be playing in West Indies' first ever Women's World Cup final