Offbeat

Have I Got News For You

Feb 25, 2013: Harry Thompson, the man behind Have I Got News For You , the topical news quiz on the BBC, has died aged 45 after suffering from cancer

Bowden goes to Pakistan

Feb 25, 2013: Billy Bowden, who umpired during the 2005 Ashes and copped a lot of flak from Ricky Ponting in its aftermath, speaks to Gareth A Davies in The Daily Telegraph .

The Geraint Jones debate

Feb 25, 2013: Should Geraint Jones be replaced by a specialist keeper

Australian cricket

Beware of the all-round hype

Feb 25, 2013: Allrounders are all the rage in Australia but Chloe Saltau warns in The Age against following the dramatic lead of England and Andrew Flintoff

New Zealand cricket

Shaky times in the Shaky Isles

Feb 25, 2013: “As if being beaten up by South Africa, the match referee, and the International Cricket Council's one-day rankings wasn't enough, the vanquished squad arrive home this morning to suggestions of a rift between management and players.” Richard Boock,

English cricket

Warm-up ... or lukewarm-up?

Feb 25, 2013: The days when touring sides played a stack of warm-up matches before the start of a Test series are long gone, but, so Lawrence Booth reports , that might not be a bad thing

West Indies cricket

Gayle force or flop?

Feb 25, 2013: Chris Gayle, the West Indies enigma, is the subject of Peter Roebuck in The Age

Let's end rules wrangles

Feb 25, 2013: After Michael Vaughan twice moved his fielding position while the ball was being bowled in the three-day tour opener in Rawalpindi, Jason Gee writes in The Guardian that Bob Woolmer has called for the rules on moving fielders to be clarified

Australian cricket

Collymore's curious celebration

Feb 25, 2013:

Australian cricket

How bad are West Indies?

Feb 25, 2013: The morning after West Indies’ 379-run thrashing Robert Craddock asks in the Daily Telegraph how bad are the tourists

Welcome to my country

Feb 25, 2013: 'How are you feeling in Pakistan?' 'Are you a batsman or bowler?' 'What is your opinion of Shoaib Akhtar?'

A Test of character

Feb 25, 2013: They cannot rest on their laurels for much longer, writes Vic Marks in The Observer

Australian cricket

The quicks and the dread

Feb 25, 2013: Suddenly, Australia's fast-bowling cupboard looks worryingly bare, writes Trevor Marshallsea in The Sydney Morning Herald

Commentary

Lankans have to think out of the box

Feb 25, 2013: India showed how they’ve perfected the art of playing the mindgame and endgame , writes Trevor Chesterfield in The Indian Express

Arrival of the archetypes

Feb 25, 2013: There is a serious study to be made of domestic Pakistani cricket teams, writes Barney Ronay in The Guardian

English cricket

The Yorkshire Valentino

Feb 25, 2013: The silly season is upon us

Indian cricket

When stars and alignments don't count

Feb 25, 2013: India have found fluidity and lost their dependence on individuals, now Sri Lanka must go through that painful process, writes Harsha Bhogle .

New Zealand cricket

Bracewell and the laboratory

Feb 25, 2013: Richard Boock writes on John Bracewell's coaching methods:

Indian cricket's Marlon Brando

Feb 25, 2013: R Mohan feels that Ganguly's media chatter was a crass political act that was not likely to be forgiven readily.

Technology in umpiring

It's about comfort levels

Feb 25, 2013: Earlier posts: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 .