West Indies cricket

West Indies need to aim for Test success

Feb 25, 2013: David Frith in the Daily News and Analysis, writes that Darren Sammy and his team need to channel the talent visible during their World T20 win into something more solid and lasting

England

We need some excuse-making coaches here

Feb 25, 2013: The modern-day proliferation of backroom flunkies is often portrayed as a bad thing

Australian cricket

The world's longest net session

Feb 25, 2013: There are plenty of international batsmen who could benefit from a few more hours in the nets. Perhaps they could learn from Jade Child, a cricketer from Ricky Ponting's home town of Launceston.

Cricket

Quota system not a long-term solution

Feb 25, 2013: An editorial in the Namibian criticises the new quota system adopted by the country's cricket bosses and says that if it has to be in place it should have a fixed duration

Champions League

Champions League or IPL 2.0?

Feb 25, 2013: The Champions League is an exciting tournament, but the only qualms, keep it even, and keep it domestic… in an international sense

Zimbabwe cricket

Zimbabwe's 20 years of trouble

Feb 25, 2013: October 18 will mark 20 years since Zimbabwe's entry into the cricketing elite - they played their first Test on that day in 1992

Betting/Corruption

Can technology keep umpiring clean?

Feb 25, 2013: The sting operation on the umpires show that the problem of match-fixing is not just limited to the players

ICC World Twenty20

Forget nationalism, enjoy the cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Having made several cricket trips to Sri Lanka, Anand Vasu writes in Wisden India that there was something refreshing and different about this World T20

World Twenty20 2012

Well, that was all a bit strange

Feb 25, 2013: Why West Indies' World Twenty20 win was mucho bizarro

The age of the Six

Feb 25, 2013: Hitting a six is no longer the rarity it used to be, writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian; it has become the defining image of the modern game

Spirit of cricket

Spirit of cricket? Do me a favour

Feb 25, 2013: Mark Butcher, Surrey legend and former England player, points out the impracticalities of spirit of cricket in All Out Cricket

ICC World Twenty20

Not quite a redemption song

Feb 25, 2013: While it's fine to toast West Indies' success at the World T20, it will be a travesty to spark off comparisons with what was achieved three decades ago by Clive Lloyd's team

Women's cricket

Glass ceiling over women's cricket

Feb 25, 2013: The attention the Women' World Twenty20 matches received from the journalists and the spectators in Sri Lanka was trifling compared to the men's game

Problem with West Indies cricket? What problem?

Feb 25, 2013: They won the World Twenty20 because they were the best team and the best dancers, and because this blogger said they would

West Indies cricket

Time to shed 'Calypso cricketer' tag, again

Feb 25, 2013: 'Calypso cricketers' was the term, those happy-go-lucky entertainers, who might just pull off something exceptionally brilliant, but just don't do it with the regularity or professionalism of a champion

Indian cricket

Indian players must play in leagues the world over

Feb 25, 2013: India's failure to reach the semi-final of the World Twenty20, despite the presence of the Indian Premier League, is due to the fact that the Indian players don't play in such leagues the world over

Twenty20 World Cup 2012

India and Pakistan: A system failure

Feb 25, 2013: We're a funny bunch. Some of us can't bat; the rest of us can't bowl. We're separated by a line drawn in deserts, fields and mountains; a line that doesn't separate race, caste or religion, which many innocents presume to be its purpose

West Indies cricket

Sammy deserves respect

Feb 25, 2013: After their World Twenty20 triumph, the revival of West Indies cricket under coach Ottis Gibson and captain Darren Sammy has found shape

Indian cricket

'Time for Kohli to replace Dhoni'

Feb 25, 2013: India have endured 18 ordinary months in international cricket, and many are of the opinion that MS Dhoni has kept his captaincy just because there are no viable alternatives

World Twenty20 2012

Was the 2012 World Twenty20 a success?

Feb 25, 2013: