Dileep Premachandran on India in South Africa 2006-07

Last-minute preparations before the big battle

Feb 25, 2013: With rain dampening the spirits and chilling the bones, South Africa's cricketers have to traverse the 35km to SuperSport Pak in Centurion to get some outdoor practice in

New Zealand cricket

One man, a dog and a sleeping bag

Feb 25, 2013: The opening day of the first-class cricket season is like stepping back 30 years to when towelling hats were de rigueur.

English cricket

Mistaken identity

Feb 25, 2013: The photographers amassed at Heathrow airport to try and snap a picture of Marcus Trescothick arriving back in England following his depature from the Ashes tour

Ashes

The Ashes bonanza

Feb 25, 2013: It isn't only the players and supporters who are eagerly awaiting the Ashes re-match, those in charge of the corporate side are in line for a huge windfall with unprecedented interest in the series leading to a big pay day for the host venues

Openers

All right now for Pakistan's openers

Feb 25, 2013: The opening slot has been Pakistan's most troublesome, and in the recent past has been hogged by a series of left-handers, the legacy of watching Saeed Anwar and Brian Lara

Ashes

Why Watson is finally meeting the wait of expectation

Feb 25, 2013: After his early promise, Australia believe Shane Watson's Test career is ready to bloom , writes Trevor Marshallsea in The Age .

Ashes

The taming of the shrewd

Feb 25, 2013: Ricky Ponting has overcome his immaturity to steadily grow into the Australian captaincy, writes Peter Roebuck in The Sydney Morning Herald .

Dileep Premachandran on India in South Africa 2006-07

There is something about the Wanderers

Feb 25, 2013: It can’t fail to impress you

Zimbabwe

Better the devil you know

Feb 25, 2013: Steven Price in Harare

Politics

"Stupid Indian" is racist, Mr Sutherland

Feb 25, 2013: You might wonder why Pak Spin has strayed into foreign territory but I have two dogs in this fight

Bahrain

Former Test stars turn out for Bahrain

Feb 25, 2013: Two former Sri Lankan Test cricketers, Ruwan Kalpage and Champaka Ramanayake, are turning out at the Awali Oval on November 24 in Bahrain

Media

The top ten Ashes sledges

Feb 25, 2013: Many books have been written on the history of the Ashes, but none quite like Stiff Upper Lips and Baggy Green Caps by Simon Briggs

Champions Trophy 2006

When the cricket did all the talking

Feb 25, 2013: The 2006 edition provided enough good games, clear trends on which teams and players are on the rise and which are on the wane, and plenty to talk about

Columns

Cheating?! In cricket? Unthinkable

Feb 25, 2013: The notion that a cricketer would cheat has always been seriously at odds with the supposed spirit of the game, and too unpalatable to contemplate

West Indies cricket

Whither West Indies?

Feb 25, 2013: As well as the Caribbean cricketers have progressed as a unit in one-day internationals during the course of this year, too many of them still don't know how to play Test cricket

Thailand

Thailand Under-16s tournament

Feb 25, 2013: A tournament organised by the Cricket Association of Thailand (CAT) for Under-16s begins today at Chiang Mai

Ashes

Tait bolts into view

Feb 25, 2013:

Ashes

Hoggy's video diaries

Feb 25, 2013: Matthew Hoggard is doing a video tour diary from Australia for The Times

Kenya

Associates heading in opposite directions

Feb 25, 2013: Martin Williamson reviews the Kenya-Bermuda one-day series and looks at what the games mean for both sides

Australia roll in the heavy artillery

Feb 25, 2013: Peter English