New Zealand cricket

Was Astle pushed?

Feb 25, 2013: Nathan Astle retired on Friday, citing a lack of motivation ahead of the World Cup

Australian cricket

Press tell England to go home

Feb 25, 2013: England’s latest dismal display at Adelaide drew no sympathy from the Australian press

Malaysia

Sri Lanka overcome plucky Malaysia

Feb 25, 2013: Malaysia put on a brave front before going down by five wickets against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the HSBC Malaysian Under-19 Invitational tri-series at the Kinrara Oval.

Australian cricket

Ponting: Training may offer toughest test

Feb 25, 2013: A day after John Buchanan comments (realistic or arrogant, depending on where you stand), Ricky Ponting has told The Australian that Australia’s toughest test at the moment might be on the training ground.

Kenya

All people want is fairness

Feb 25, 2013: Astounding as it seems, the slanted reporting from certain journalists in Kenya's Nation newspaper has continued in recent weeks.

Pakistan in South Africa, 2006-07

Benaud gets the balance right

Feb 25, 2013: The dismissal of Gibbs's appeal should engender confidence in all who care about the game that the ICC is capable of making the right decision on important matters

Indian cricket

Race slur boomerangs with cricket ads on TV

Feb 25, 2013: As the row over claims of racism on TV show Big Brother subside, the Hindustan Times reports that in India TV advertisements for the current India-West Indies one-day series have provoked protests from people who claim they suggest that

Australian cricket

Barmy Army give up and go home

Feb 25, 2013: In the Daily Telegraph , Iain Payten reports that the Barmy Army are flying home in droves after England’s lacklustre start to the one-day series.

English cricket

Giving one-dayers the cold shoulder

Feb 25, 2013: Andrew Miller

Pakistan cricket

Turning a corner

Feb 25, 2013: Bob Woolmer

Scotland

Scotland send for extra supplies

Feb 25, 2013: Scotland's cricketers last night sent an SOS home for extra supplies of a special energy drink after going through a six-week supply in just over a fortnight.

The scientific cricketer

Pakistan's medical failure

Feb 25, 2013:

Uganda

Uganda and Tanzania set out their stalls

Feb 25, 2013: While most attention outside the Test world centres on the World Cricket League which gets underway next Monday (January 29), two of the sides providing opposition in warm-up matches will be taking those games far more seriously.

Indian cricket

Reality cricket

Feb 25, 2013: In Mumbai today, a match took place in front of the TV cameras that, for the victor, was arguably vastly more significant than the one-day international in Cuttack.

Analysis

Who has the world's best attack?

Feb 25, 2013: Tim de Lisle

Indian Cricket

The wrong signals

Feb 25, 2013:

English cricket

England generate yet more bull

Feb 25, 2013: Andrew Miller

There's no order in the house

Feb 25, 2013: Ian Chappell

Australian cricket

Just keep walking ... or not

Feb 25, 2013: The walk-or-don’t-walk debate that began with Michael Hussey’s insistence on leaving the decision up to the umpires has continued with Paul Nixon throwing in his two cents’ worth in The Age

USA

Stillborn in the USA

Feb 25, 2013: Contrary to reports at the weekend, it is highly unlikely that a planned one-day series between India and Australia in North America will be able to include matches in the USA