Top bowling pairs at work: a fresh look

Feb 25, 2013: A detailed analysis of various performance aspects of the top bowling pairs in Tests

Who needs a brand ambassador anyway?

Feb 25, 2013: What does it even mean? Questions, questions

New Zealand cricket

Save Basin Reserve for cricket

Feb 25, 2013: The New Zealand government, led by Prime Minister John Key, has set out on a massive road-building programme, part of which involves building a new motorway past Basin Reserve

Indian cricket

B Alaganan: Finesse and fairplay

Feb 25, 2013: B Alaganan, who captained Tamil Nadu to their maiden Ranji Trophy title in the 1950s, died earlier this week. S Thyagarajan pays tribute to Alaganan, who was also a famous radio commentator, in the Hindu

West Indies cricket

Caribbean Test future looks bleak

Feb 25, 2013: An editorial in the Jamaica Gleaner says that the clash between lucrative professional leagues and representing West Indies has long dogged the region's players, but with the mushrooming of T20 leagues, Test cricket looks likely to be the loser

Sri Lanka cricket

The legspinner who beat poverty

Feb 25, 2013: Pulina Tharanga continues to draw attention in Sri Lanka's cricket circles and impressed Kumar Sangakkara with a gutsy innings at the recently concluded Under-19 World Cup

West Indies cricket

West Indies need to aim for Test success

Feb 25, 2013: David Frith in the Daily News and Analysis, writes that Darren Sammy and his team need to channel the talent visible during their World T20 win into something more solid and lasting

England

We need some excuse-making coaches here

Feb 25, 2013: The modern-day proliferation of backroom flunkies is often portrayed as a bad thing

Australian cricket

The world's longest net session

Feb 25, 2013: There are plenty of international batsmen who could benefit from a few more hours in the nets. Perhaps they could learn from Jade Child, a cricketer from Ricky Ponting's home town of Launceston.

Cricket

Quota system not a long-term solution

Feb 25, 2013: An editorial in the Namibian criticises the new quota system adopted by the country's cricket bosses and says that if it has to be in place it should have a fixed duration

Champions League

Champions League or IPL 2.0?

Feb 25, 2013: The Champions League is an exciting tournament, but the only qualms, keep it even, and keep it domestic… in an international sense

Zimbabwe cricket

Zimbabwe's 20 years of trouble

Feb 25, 2013: October 18 will mark 20 years since Zimbabwe's entry into the cricketing elite - they played their first Test on that day in 1992

Betting/Corruption

Can technology keep umpiring clean?

Feb 25, 2013: The sting operation on the umpires show that the problem of match-fixing is not just limited to the players

ICC World Twenty20

Forget nationalism, enjoy the cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Having made several cricket trips to Sri Lanka, Anand Vasu writes in Wisden India that there was something refreshing and different about this World T20

World Twenty20 2012

Well, that was all a bit strange

Feb 25, 2013: Why West Indies' World Twenty20 win was mucho bizarro

The age of the Six

Feb 25, 2013: Hitting a six is no longer the rarity it used to be, writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian; it has become the defining image of the modern game

Spirit of cricket

Spirit of cricket? Do me a favour

Feb 25, 2013: Mark Butcher, Surrey legend and former England player, points out the impracticalities of spirit of cricket in All Out Cricket

ICC World Twenty20

Not quite a redemption song

Feb 25, 2013: While it's fine to toast West Indies' success at the World T20, it will be a travesty to spark off comparisons with what was achieved three decades ago by Clive Lloyd's team

Women's cricket

Glass ceiling over women's cricket

Feb 25, 2013: The attention the Women' World Twenty20 matches received from the journalists and the spectators in Sri Lanka was trifling compared to the men's game

Problem with West Indies cricket? What problem?

Feb 25, 2013: They won the World Twenty20 because they were the best team and the best dancers, and because this blogger said they would