Sri Lankan cricket

Atapattu's omission is just not cricket

Feb 25, 2013: The handling of the Attapattu affair does not inspire confidence that the authorities are treading this path, says an editorial in the Sri Lanka based Daily News .

Offbeat

'Sir Beefy' sends a stump flying

Feb 25, 2013: Botham is nothing if not a rogue, as well, and the interviews he did with the British newspapers this week in the lead-up to the bestowing of his knighthood tell a tale or two, writes Martin Blake in the Melbourne-based Age .

English cricket

Ramps to return?

Feb 25, 2013: Mike Selvey ponders in the Guardian if Mark Ramprakash will return in England whites for the Tests against Sri Lanka.

Indian Cricket

No one wrote to the Colonel

Feb 25, 2013: Dilip Vengsarkar has a habit of shooting his mouth off and indiscretion has been his watchword since he was appointed as the chairman of selectors

Kenya

Gayner winning in the Wild

Feb 25, 2013: Team Gayner from England are the new Cricket in the Wild champions after beating defending champions Team Outram from Kenya, by 4 wickets in a last ball thriller two weeks ago.

West Indies cricket

Cricket and higher education

Feb 25, 2013: The inclusion of Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) in the KFC Cup, West Indies' 50-over domestic competition, has led to protests that there were too many teams in the competition which led to fewer matches for each side over the season

Indian cricket

Hysteria - India's national motto?

Feb 25, 2013: Dilip Vengsarkar's public criticism of the Indian team in the middle of a tough series against Australia has not gone down too well

ICC

Hair’s retraction not a victory for the ICC

Feb 25, 2013: Lawrence Booth, writing in the Guardian , feels that the ICC has lost face despite Darrell Hair’s decision to drop his racial discrimination case against them.

Indian cricket

Symphony of movement

Feb 25, 2013: Rohit Brijnath, writing in the Hindu , elaborates on the art of stumping, with specific reference to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's stumping of Ricky Ponting in the fourth ODI in Chandigarh

Australian cricket

Popular Lee eyes more Indian exposure

Feb 25, 2013:

Indian Cricket

Ponting's Point

Feb 25, 2013: "Ricky Ponting has accused India's early-series attitude of being "fake" after their behaviour turnaround during the third ODI on Friday

USA

US cricket continues to lack accountability

Feb 25, 2013: Silence continues to be the order of the day in the USA where it is proving impossible to find out how the review of the constitution is progressing .

English cricket

'The monarchy makes me proud to be English'

Feb 25, 2013: Ian Botham will receive his knighthood tomorrow after a career of remarkable triumph and trouble

English cricket

Is Broad the new Flintoff?

Feb 25, 2013: Writing in the Guardian , David Hopps thinks Stuart Broad has the potential to take on the mantle of being an allrounder.

Indian cricket

Little Master finds his voice

Feb 25, 2013: Tendulkar is back, which is news to some, although wiser heads never believed he went away, writes Peter Lalor in the Australian .

France

Le Cricket

Feb 25, 2013: This French Life blog (no strapline or explanation necessary) have an interesting interview with Dave Szumowski, the national coach (or Entraîneur National).

Offbeat

Inzy's last hurrah

Feb 25, 2013: Should Inzamam-ul-Haq fall just shy of Javed Miandad's record, he will be in good company

Sri Lankan cricket

Yet another bungling, this time it's Atapattu

Feb 25, 2013:

Inzamam: Pakistan's tragic hero

Feb 25, 2013: Thrilling strokeplay and enthralling running

Australian cricket

Could Hogg step into Warne's shoes?

Feb 25, 2013: Do you think Brad Hogg can replace Shane Warne as Australia’s Test spinner