English cricket

Jumping on England's bandwagon

Feb 25, 2013: England's success this summer has aroused the interest of politicians whose love affair with football appears to be on the wane

English cricket

Beefy or Freddie?

Feb 25, 2013: It seems to be the topic on most England supporters' lips

The Surfer begins

Feb 25, 2013: Welcome to The Surfer .

A shirtfront of an era

Feb 25, 2013: We all know that this is a good age for batting, a shirtfront of an era, as it were

The new superpowers

Feb 25, 2013: In an essay in the London Review of Books titled " Cricket’s Superpowers ", David Runciman contends that the Ashes is not cricket's biggest rivalry

Ashes

Baseball on valium

Feb 25, 2013: In a piece in the Times , Aki Riihilati talks us through a heady period in English sport through a foreigner's lens: Excitement, big personalities, drama, sportsmanship, skill and a highly competitive mentality — the series offered everything

Ashes

Out with the old

Feb 25, 2013: The unsure future of Australia’s previously dominant line-up has been a hot topic over the weekend

English cricket

Hold yer horses

Feb 25, 2013: Michael Vaughan "hasn't finished yet," writes Vic Marks , as he compares Vaughan's captaincy to Mike Brearley's.

Ashes

Then and now

Feb 25, 2013: Michael Atherton takes us through the eight Ashes defeats he was present at, and contrasts them with this series

China v India ...

Feb 25, 2013: ..

Death, taxes and Australian captaincy

Feb 25, 2013: There are a few certainties in Australian cricket, writes Tim Lane in Sydney Morning Herald and explains why Shane Warne cannot be elevated to the captaincy, irrespective of what Ian Chappell, Dennis Lillee or an entire generation thinks.

Ashes

Time to send the urn down under

Feb 25, 2013: What do you do when an entire nation is collectively mourning the loss of the Ashes

English cricket

Preservatives for passion

Feb 25, 2013: Andrew Culf writes in the Guardian that England must "bottle this feeling", and grasp "an extraordinary opportunity to reinvigorate the game at the grassroots."

Indian cricket

Nibbling at the lettuce

Feb 25, 2013: It was as if instead of Sourav Ganguly there was an imposter at the crease, writes Harsha Bhogle in the Indian Express , as he evaluates Ganguly's century at Bulawayo

Commentary

Master of the understatement

Feb 25, 2013: Mike Haysman celebrates Richie Benaud's unique style behind the microphone - calm, warm and polite.

So many heroes, so little fiction

Feb 25, 2013: Cricket has so many theatrical moments, characters, plots, sub-plots, twists, sub-twists ..

Ashes

Just can't get enough

Feb 25, 2013: England hadn't won the Ashes in 16 years

England in New Zealand, 2012-13

I'm a bit more versatile now - Fulton

Feb 25, 2013: Peter Fulton has admitted he has "a pretty average" Test record, but hopes a new found versatility will help him grasp his latest opportunity in international cricket

England news

Dernbach, Hamilton-Brown witnesses at Maynard inquest

Feb 25, 2013: England seamer Jade Dernbach and former Surrey captain Rory Hamilton-Brown are to give evidence at the inquest of Tom Maynard at Westminster Coroners' Court on Tuesday, February 26

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 4th day

India's spinners thrive on spiteful pitch

Feb 25, 2013: Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja's improved showing in the second innings was a result of better application, aided by a dirt-lane of a pitch which the Australians found hard to read