Offbeat

Introducing the Chic

Feb 25, 2013: Women cricketers now have their own bat – the Chic, a blade specifically designed for them

Ireland

Ireland A take on young Yorkshire side

Feb 25, 2013: The 2009-10 Intercontinental Cup is just around the corner, and Ireland are this weekend due to announce their squad for their first match against Kenya on July 3

Indian cricket

Salary delay for Dhoni and Co.

Feb 25, 2013: The economic recession is finally having an effect on Indian cricket

Cricket

Gilchrist talks the walk

Feb 25, 2013: In the Times , Adam Gilchrist talks about his celebrated habit of 'walking' and its orgins

ICC World Twenty20

A sense of self-belief

Feb 25, 2013: Pakistan are resigned to the fact that they will either have to play their ‘home series’ at offshore venues or not play at all

County Cricket 2009

A thriller in Liverpool

Feb 25, 2013: At a really lovely ground, Aigburth, Liverpool, with loads of temporary seating set up it wasn’t long till I couldn’t see a spare seat

Samir Chopra

Sing that anthem

Feb 25, 2013: my attitude is that if it doesn't cause offence, and it helps to assert the primacy of the international game, then I'm all for it

ICC World Twenty20

South Africa didn't choke

Feb 25, 2013: South Africa were outplayed by a better team on their day, and didn't choke as the general perception suggests, writes Arthur Turner on the News24 website .

Twenty20

My memories of a golden World Twenty20

Feb 25, 2013: Seventeen days just wasn't long enough, was it

Ashes

Strauss ready and relaxed for Ashes

Feb 25, 2013: Two weeks tomorrow, as the expectation becomes nerve-shredding for the start of the first Ashes Test, all the tension and uncertainty can be offset by a safe prediction that Andrew Strauss will remain the calmest man both on and off the field, writes

ICC World Twenty20

Lots to like in brash teenage Twenty20

Feb 25, 2013: Fifty-over cricket, which used to be the livewire teenager to the conservative parents, aka Tests

Ashes

No guarantees for out-of-sorts Hussey

Feb 25, 2013: In his column in the Times , Shane Warne argues that England have made a mistake by leaving Michael Vaughan out of their Ashes training squad and he believes Michael Hussey's position in Australia's side should no longer be guaranteed.

Twenty20

ICC World Twenty20 - an analyst's view

Feb 25, 2013: My review of the World Twenty looks at the areas not covered by Cricinfo's stats pages and by S Rajesh's review

Mike Holmans

We are the champions

Feb 25, 2013: Being honest, though, one must admit that the women’s game is never likely to be spectacular

World Twenty20 2009

Now on Twitter

Feb 25, 2013: Hi all,

Pakistan cricket

Cricket vs the Taliban

Feb 25, 2013: Will a glorious sport rescue Pakistan from the Islamists

South African cricket

'My vision is to stay ahead of Australia' - Arthur

Feb 25, 2013: Mickey Arthur, in an interview with Kolkata's Telegraph , says that fours years of coaching South Africa has been a treat and a major accomplishment

Bangladesh cricket

Who's Ashraful fooling?

Feb 25, 2013: Mohammad Ashraful is not the most popular man in Bangladesh at the moment

Australian cricket

Symonds tackles another sport

Feb 25, 2013: A streaker once felt the brunt of Andrew Symonds’ strength when he was on the wrong end of a shoulder charge at the Gabba

ICC World Twenty20

Homeless and hounded but defiant to the glorious end

Feb 25, 2013: Despite all the troubles and setbacks that Pakistan have had, their fighting spirit has shone through, writes David Hopps in the Guardian