Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in Pakistan 2005-06

Sad to happy, happy to sad

Feb 25, 2013: The Indians take a look at Imran Khan’s “biggest achievement” – the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital

Offbeat

Pash for cash

Feb 25, 2013: Following the banning of same-sex kissing at New Zealand cricket grounds, the excellent Beige Brigade ("It's About Passion

Australian cricket

Australian muslim plans out cricket career

Feb 25, 2013: An interesting article in The Age profiles Usman Khawaja who, born in Islamabad, now dreams of playing for Australia :

Bermuda

Twenty20 tournament ready to roll

Feb 25, 2013: Bermuda are hosting an international Twenty20 competition this April, consisting of teams from Australia, New Zealand, India, the West Indies, Sri Lanka, England and South Africa:

Ashes

Roll up for your Ashes tickets

Feb 25, 2013: If you can't wait to get your hands on a ticket or two for the Ashes in Australia, The Times newspaper has come up with a handy guide on how to obtain them.

Punter's thinning locks worry Warne

Feb 25, 2013: The stress of the Australian captaincy is taking its toll on their once baby-faced skipper, Ricky Ponting

Bowling

When WWW stood for Wasim Waqar and Wreckages….

Feb 25, 2013: Right, we are talking about the England v Pakistan 1992 series, the benchmark event for all subsequent official usage of reverse swing in international cricket.

Ashes

English fans face Ashes rip-off

Feb 25, 2013: The Ashes might be 11 months away, but Cricket Australia already seems to be getting itself in a mess over ticketing

Television

TV without frontiers

Feb 25, 2013: The Sydney Morning Herald reports on plans to expand TV technology ahead of the 2006-07 Ashes

Nepal

Nepalese football fans turning to cricket

Feb 25, 2013: According to this article , Nepalese football fans are turning their attention to cricket:

USA

USA squads announced

Feb 25, 2013: In case it slipped your attention, USA's U19 squad for February's World Cup were announced a few days ago .

New Zealand cricket

Lesbicious suspicious

Feb 25, 2013: First it was full-baguette cavity searches in Queenstown, now New Zealand's prude police are back out in force, as two women are threatened with eviction for snogging on the big screen at Napier

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in Pakistan 2005-06

End of the mad, bad world?

Feb 25, 2013: A stone-throw away from the Gadaffi Stadium is the National Cricket Academy

English cricket

Hancock signs for Shropshire

Feb 25, 2013: Tim Hancock, the former Gloucestershire batsman, has signed for Shropshire :

Twenty20

Getting shirty

Feb 25, 2013: Oh dear

Twenty20

Bracken wants ball boys for Twenty20

Feb 25, 2013: Australia's Nathan Bracken would like to see the introduction of ball boys to Twenty20 cricket , in the same way as they're used in Tennis:

New Zealand

Shaken and stirred but licensed to thrill

Feb 25, 2013: New Zealand Cricket uncovered a rare gem the day they unleashed a Canterbury policeman on batsmen of the world

Twenty20

Nicknames shouldn't be the name of the game

Feb 25, 2013: The Australian has an amusing take on the significance of Australia's first international Twenty20, but it also has a warning:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in Pakistan 2005-06

A different sort of leggie

Feb 25, 2013: A legspinner brings with him a certain allure; more so if he's Pakistani

Australian cricket

Hussey tagged for top honours

Feb 25, 2013: "It is a reflection of Michael Hussey's unassuming nature that when he was told of his meteoric elevation to Australia vice-captain, he was dumbfounded," writes Andrew Ramsey in The Australian