Analysis

A touch too old but much too good

Feb 25, 2013: Australia have won the Ashes, at speed, in style, and quite deservedly

Third Test, Perth

One blows, the other sucks

Feb 25, 2013: As in 2005, the trophy was won by the team that wanted it more, and that planned, selected and executed accordingly.

Indian cricket

Sree 'Elvis Pelvis' Santh

Feb 25, 2013: Following one of Andre Nel's spectacular bursts of sledging against Sreesanth, on the third day at Johannesburg, he replied in similarly emphatic fashion...and just check out that celebration.

Ashes

Marsh picks it

Feb 25, 2013: Rod Marsh has come out with some interesting comments about English cricket over the last few weeks, but his ability to spot a talented player has never been in doubt

Ashes

Stranded away from the Ashes

Feb 25, 2013: The attendance for the Perth Test has broken WACA records, but the crowd is missing one man who'd hope to make it via a slightly different mode of transport

Third Test, Perth

Breathtaking Warne-O-Scope

Feb 25, 2013: I so enjoy watching Warne bowl that it’s almost a shame to spoil it by writing: it’s like explaining a magic trick.

Dileep Premachandran on India in South Africa 2006-07

What is in an anthem?

Feb 25, 2013: Jacques Kallis, very much the cornerstone of South Africa's Test side, is embroiled in a controversy over his refusal to sing the national anthem

Thailand

Trouble in Thailand

Feb 25, 2013: As cricket develops in new countries, true cricket lovers take great pleasure in seeing young cricketers improve their skills

Ashes

England surrender to the old Gilchrist

Feb 25, 2013: The terms of England's surrender were negotiated when Adam Gilchrist broke free from his bonds to leather one of the most gloriously cathartic centuries in Test history

Ashes

Hussey hot but not bothered

Feb 25, 2013: Hussey has not failed in five innings against England but this was his most scratchy display

Ashes

Duncan's Folly comes crashing down

Feb 25, 2013: Andrew Miller says that Duncan's folly has been to ignore the genuine claims of a rising star of the game, until such time as his inclusion could only backfire on one party or the other

South African cricket

It's Sourav Ganguly's Test already

Feb 25, 2013: South Africa had a horrid second day at Johannesburg

Ashes

Who picks the England team?

Feb 25, 2013:

Third Test, Perth

More on Adam & Rudi

Feb 25, 2013: For the record, I think Alan Knott is the greatest wicketkeeper batsman in history

World Cup 2007

You could pick the squad now

Feb 25, 2013: Pakistan must ensure that their confidence is not eroded by the seamer friendly wickets of South Africa

Action: third Test

Crushed by the stuff of folklore

Feb 25, 2013: At Brisbane, they were remorseless

Third Test, Perth

A day of centuries

Feb 25, 2013: At times, the play resembled the middle overs of a one-day match; then, in the last hour, it swung violently towards Twenty20 territory.

Ashes

Knives sharpen against Fletcher

Feb 25, 2013: As Australia move closer to regaining the Ashes the knives are being sharpened against Duncan Fletcher, the man many in the media feel is to blame for England's problems

Europe

High hopes for European Cricket

Feb 25, 2013: The announcement that the ICC is to expand the World Cricket League (WCL) to five divisions is great news for European Cricket.

Action: third Test

England get Perthed

Feb 25, 2013: It’s pretty flat in western Australia, but England can turn most surfaces into a rollercoaster