Leicestershire

Asian breakthrough

Feb 25, 2013: Leicestershire hope Jigar Naik will be a role model for the local Asian community

Northamptonshire

Capel confirmed coach

Feb 25, 2013: Northamptonshire have confirmed that David Capel will be the club's head coach after a period in a caretaker role following Kepler Wessels's departure midway through the season.

Ashes

Nothing to declare but little urn

Feb 25, 2013: The Sydney Morning Herald reports how the precious Ashes urn is set to make only its second visit to Australia since it was handed to the Hon Ivo Bligh, the England captain, by a group of ladies in 1882

Kent

Fulton hints at retirement

Feb 25, 2013: David Fulton is considering his options following his release by Kent

Selection

A false shot from Vaughan

Feb 25, 2013:

USA

A new direction home?

Feb 25, 2013: After months of silence, the proposed new constitution has finally been unveilled

Lancashire

Why must it always rain on Lancashire

Feb 25, 2013: Over the last few weeks it seemed as if Lancashire

English cricket

Why must it always rain on Lancashire

Feb 25, 2013: Over the last few weeks it seemed as if Lancashire’s 72-year wait for a Championship title might be nearing an end, but once gain they just failed to do enough and the crown instead headed down to Hove.

World Cup 2007

World Cup 'no' to sex workers

Feb 25, 2013: The build-up to the World Cup continues to throw up issues … will the grounds be ready, will the infrastructure cope

English cricket

Warne in the news again

Feb 25, 2013:

Australian cricket

No grey in White

Feb 25, 2013:

Europe

European end-of-season round-up

Feb 25, 2013: Rod Lyall provides a useful round-up of the cricket season in Europe, ending it with a note of caution:

USA

New York CCL final

Feb 25, 2013: For the first time in the team's history, the Jamaican Civic and Cultural Association of Rockland's All Stars will play in the final of the New York Commonwealth Cricket League (CCL) tournament later today.

Ashes

Barmy Army beware the Aussie Posse

Feb 25, 2013: The Barmy Army have been entertaining supporting England for a number of years, through the dark depression of the nineties and out into the altogether brighter 2000s

Pakistan in England

Expect a happy ending to the Oval controversy

Feb 25, 2013: Michael Atherton, the former England captain, wonders if anyone really cares 'whether a cricket ball was tampered with and whether one man brought the game into disrepute'

Offbeat

A lot in a name

Feb 25, 2013: Ramachandra Guha has a look at a few fascinating stories linked to some cricketers' names.

Australian cricket

The writer in Ian Chappell

Feb 25, 2013: Ian Chappell may have been a hard taskmaster during his Australian captaincy days, but as Will Swanton of The Sun Herald observed, meeting Chappell now would 'dispel every ill-conceived notion you had of him'

Worcestershire

New plans for New Road

Feb 25, 2013: Worcestershire have announced plans for a redevelopment at New Road

Northamptonshire

Panesar extends contract

Feb 25, 2013: Monty Panesar as signed with Northamptonshire until at least 2008

Keeping it simple

Feb 25, 2013: Bob Woolmer's recent suggestions to legalise ball-tampering in order to even things out between batsmen and bowlers may not be in the best interests of the game, writes Bob Simpson in Sportstar