South African cricket

'An experience of a lifetime'

Feb 25, 2013: Paddy Upton, writing in his blog , relives the experience of visiting the training camp of adventurer and explorer Mike Horn in Switzerland , where the South African team took part in some rigorous hiking, mountain-biking and other adventure

Who is the most successful captain of them all?

Feb 25, 2013: Satyam Mukherjee, a scientist at Northwestern University in Illinois, has tried to come up with an answer to a question that has often inspired much debate: who was the greatest captain the game has seen

Indian cricket

India's selectors must earn their money

Feb 25, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar is perfectly entitled to want to continue playing but the final decision should not be his, says Dileep Premachandran, in the National .

New Zealand cricket

Test cricket at Auckland's Tank Farm?

Feb 25, 2013: Amid the talk about bringing Test cricket back to Auckland with a stadium at Victoria Park, an article in the New Zealand Herald discusses the possibility of developing a Test venue at Tank Farm.

New Zealand cricket

Don't judge Williamson on his early captaincy

Feb 25, 2013: Ahmed Rizvi, in the National , says giving Kane Williamson a longer run as New Zealand captain might be worthwhile.

South African cricket

Smith's uncanny capacity to unsettle England

Feb 25, 2013: England should remember that it is best not to rile Graeme Smith, Steve James points out in the Daily Telegraph .

Sledging is not necessary

Feb 25, 2013: So Paul Nixon, gifted ex-international cricketer and intellectual giant, thinks that sledging is a sign of wanting to win

Indian cricket

'Chappell not necessarily right'

Feb 25, 2013: After Greg Chappell's comment that not everyone in the team backed Rahul Dravid during his time as India captain, Ayaz Memon, writing in Mail Today , reasons why Chappell may not be the best person to hold opinions on Indian cricket.

Friends Life t20, Sunday July 8 2012

Feb 25, 2013: State of Play

English cricket

Targeting a 100mph

Feb 25, 2013: One of the ECB Academy’s missions is to develop a succession of players capable of reaching a ton

Indian cricket

'People went for me as I’d become very powerful'

Feb 25, 2013: Sourav Ganguly turned 40 today

New Zealand cricket

Kane able as captain but is it too soon?

Feb 25, 2013: The decision to appoint 21-year-old Kane Williamson as interim New Zealand cricket captain smacks as cruel, writes Andrew Alderson in the Herald on Sunday .

English cricket

Cricketing connections of Arthur Conan Doyle

Feb 25, 2013: Arunabha Sengupta, writing in cricketcountry.com , explores the cricketing connections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes stories.

Friends Life t20, Saturday July 7 2012

Feb 25, 2013: Gould heightens T20 debate

New Zealand cricket

Coaching New Zealand - a superhuman job?

Feb 25, 2013: Ian Anderson, writing in Fairfax NZ News , lists the requirements and challenges of the post of the New Zealand coach, deeming it superhuman to lift the fortunes of the side.

England

Citizen Trott

Feb 25, 2013: Friday, 6th July Jonathan Trott is British

Australia in England 2012

Australia no longer a top-class ODI team

Feb 25, 2013: Like all Australians, my proudest day was back on October 5 in 2009. It was the day when Australia proudly sported their white jackets as the victors of the most important prize in cricket, the Champion's Trophy

English cricket

Saluting Ramprakash's unceasing resolve

Feb 25, 2013: Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash played cricket for 25 years before retiring

Cricket in the Caribbean

Beach boy

Feb 25, 2013: Luck sometimes plays a huge part in photography. You can have lots of skill, knowledge and experience but sometimes you need elements that you cannot control to come together

Friends Life t20, Friday July 6 2012

Feb 25, 2013: State of Play