Does cricket have a place in the Olympics?

Mar 2, 2013: There's plenty to be gained, but there's the knotty problem of feasibility

Brave New Pitch

A brave first draft of history

Mar 2, 2013: Cricket's turbulent last half-decade is chronicled here with an open-minded spirit of inquiry

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Wagner added to NZ Test squad

Mar 1, 2013: Neil Wagner, the left-arm quick, has been added to the New Zealand squad for the first Test against England in Dunedin after impressing in the tour match in Queenstown

India news

Practice helped me master spin - Laxman

Mar 1, 2013: VVS Laxman, in his 16-year Test career, established himself as one of the best players of spin bowling in the world but, by his own admission, it wasn't a talent he had acquired when he first picked up the bat

Australia in India 2012-13

Not the '90s again, please

Mar 1, 2013: The Chennai victory also brought home some warnings for India from past experiences

ESPNcricinfo news

Laxman launches ESPNcricinfo's Talking Cricket

Mar 1, 2013: Talking Cricket, a compilation of in-depth interviews with the greats of the modern era on various aspects of cricket, was launched in Hyderabad on Friday by VVS Laxman, the former India batsman

County news

Warwickshire tempt Hain to Britain

Mar 1, 2013: Warwickshire may have pulled off something of a coup by signing Australian Under-19 batsman Sam Hain

Australia in India 2012-13

Get over Indian pitches

Mar 1, 2013: Instead of blaming the Chennai pitch for their debacle, Greg Baum, writing in the Age, asks the touring Australians to focus on how to adapt to the Indian pitches

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st T20I, Durban

First T20I washed out in Durban

Mar 1, 2013: The first T20 international between South Africa and Pakistan in Durban was abandoned without a ball being bowled

County news

Leics to sign Sarwan cover

Mar 1, 2013: Leicestershire are set to announce the signing of a new overseas player next week to cover Ramnaresh Sarwan and have brought in fast bowler Anthony Ireland

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Hyderabad

Wade suffers fractured cheek

Mar 1, 2013: An injury to Matthew Wade sent a scare through the Australian camp at training on Friday, when he was hit in the cheek while batting in the nets

West Indies v Zimbabwe, 1st T20I, Antigua

Zimbabwe aim for surprise in shortest format

Mar 1, 2013: The preview for the first T20 international between West Indies and Zimbabwe in Antigua

Logan Cup 2012-13

Mountaineers brush aside Eagles, Rhinos trounce Rocks

Mar 1, 2013: Round-up of the Logan Cup matches on March 1, 2013

County news

Wheater forces move to Hampshire

Mar 1, 2013: Adam Wheater has bought himself out of his contract with Essex and will move to Hampshire with immediate effect.

India news

India could shorten NZ tour for Asia Cup

Mar 1, 2013: India's full tour of New Zealand in early 2014 is likely to be trimmed to two Tests, two ODIs and two T20Is to enable the team to participate in the Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in India in February-March

England in New Zealand 2012/13

Trott, the rock and the hard face

Mar 1, 2013: England's dependable No. 3 talks about his image in the press and tucking into Australia again

MS Dhoni among the 'coolest'

Mar 1, 2013: MS Dhoni leads the Guardian's list of sportspersons having a 'cool' temperament

Pakistan cricket

Reliving the more competitive Pakistan

Mar 1, 2013: Nadeem F Paracha, in the Dawn, recollects Pakistan's tour of Australia and the West Indies in 1976-77, when Pakistan, led by Mushtaq Mohammad, played some of its finest cricket

County news

Essex bring in Tait for T20

Mar 1, 2013: Essex have signed a second Australian for the 2013 season by securing Shaun Tait for the Friends Life t20.

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Mushfiqur confident of young players firing

Mar 1, 2013: A slew of late injuries may have thinned Bangladesh's ranks by the time they landed in Sri Lanka for their month-long tour, but captain Mushfiqur Rahim remained optimistic about his side's chances