Ashes

Bulletproof Fred

Feb 25, 2013: November 23 can't be too far off for Andrew Flintoff who is training with Dave Roberts, the former England physio, in the West Pennine Moors in Lancashire

Indian cricket

Test batsman v greased-lightning

Feb 25, 2013: Mukul Kesavan, with some witty analysis the Indian team's recent one-day methods:

Ashes

Go on, fire away ...

Feb 25, 2013:

Champions Trophy

Open wide

Feb 25, 2013: The Champions Trophy is less than a week away but no team has a steady opening pair

Nottinghamshire

Smith and McMahon leave

Feb 25, 2013: Will Smith, the young opening batsman, has opted to leave Trent Bridge despite appearing part of the club's future

Derbyshire

Derbyshire sign Cusden and Rankin

Feb 25, 2013: Derbyshire have offered one-year contracts to Boyd Rankin, the Ireland seamer, and Simon Cusden, the former Kent paceman.

Surrey

Surrey target Nicholson

Feb 25, 2013: Surrey are targeting Matthew Nicholson, who played for Northamptonshire during the 2006 season, to lead their attack in the first division of the County Championship next season.

Pakistan cricket

'The state of the ball surprised me'

Feb 25, 2013: In the aftermath of the Code of Conduct hearing at The Oval, the media has gone into overdrive

Glamorgan

Glamorgan set to sell ground name

Feb 25, 2013: Glamorgan are looking at the option of selling the naming rights to Sophia Gardens in order to boost their struggling finances.

Pakistan cricket

Lawyers put umpires to the test

Feb 25, 2013: Although the ICC Code of Conduct hearing was conducted behind locked doors at The Oval, that has not stopped a couple of reports appearing offering insights into what happened.

Ashes

Ponting the inflatable

Feb 25, 2013:

Ashes

Is 'Pom' a term of abuse?

Feb 25, 2013: Is the word 'Pom' is an abusive term, asks Andrew Mueller :

Essex

Foster has knee operation

Feb 25, 2013: James Foster, the Essex wicketkeeper, has undergone a knee operation to correct a minor problem he has suffered behind his right knee cap through the latter part of the season.

Hype

A good line from Monty

Feb 25, 2013:

Somerset

Phillips heads to Taunton

Feb 25, 2013: Ben Phillips, the former Northamptonshire allrounder, has joined Somerset after moving for family reasons.

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire's end-of-season awards ceremony

Feb 25, 2013: Gloucestershire held their annual end-of-season presentation dinner in the Grace Room of the County Ground yesterday

Worcestershire

Solanki extends contract

Feb 25, 2013: Vikram Solanki, the Worcestershire captain, has agreed to a two year extension of his contract taking him through to the end of the 2009 season

Pakistan in England

ICC facing recipe for anarchy

Feb 25, 2013: As the cricket world’s attention heads back to The Oval – and not even with the badly-scheduled 2004 Champions Trophy was the old ground in the headlines so late in the year – the speculation and rumour surrounding events five weeks ago continues

English cricket

Secret of my success? A winter out of the nets

Feb 25, 2013: Mark Ramprakash, named the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year, reveals, in a column in The Independent , the secret of his success .

Offbeat

The Ashes can wait

Feb 25, 2013: The Ashes can wait..