Ashes 2010-11

Barmy Army faces expensive Ashes

Feb 25, 2013: The Barmy Army - that merry group of travelling England fans - are facing a hindrance to their expected revelry in Australia during the Ashes from unexpected quarters, the currency market

The nicest park in Van Nuys

Feb 25, 2013: I first played at Woodley Park in 2001, when I was working as a summer intern programmer in a suburb of Los Angeles

Indian cricket

Try Pujara in the shorter formats

Feb 25, 2013: If Cheteshwar Pujara is good enough to lead India's second-best team and also scores more runs than everyone else, then why can't he be considered for the shorter format?

Pakistan cricket

No cause for celebration

Feb 25, 2013: ICC's announcement that it couldn't find any compelling evidence of wrongdoing against Pakistani cricketers in The Oval ODI is just a crumb of comfort, writes Khalid Hussain, in the News

Pakistan cricket

What Pakistan's win-loss record shows

Feb 25, 2013: Cricket is a long-term sport, writes Saad Shafqat in the Dawn , so it is important to contemplate the long view

Ashes

Is time running out for Pietersen?

Feb 25, 2013: There seems to be no end in sight yet for Kevin Pietersen’s downward spiral, writes Scyld Berry in the Telegraph

Liam Brickhill on Zimbabwe in South Africa 2010

Emphasis on the future in Potchefstroom

Feb 25, 2013: It was rugby, rather than cricket, that dominated the conversation on my journey from Bloemfontein to the tiny town of Potchefstroom in South Africa’s Northwest Province for the second one-dayer

Indian cricket

An innings of 72 that changed a life

Feb 25, 2013: After Cheteshwar Pujara scored those 72 runs that helped India beat Australia in Bangalore, his story is no longer the heart-wrenching tale about a marathon run-maker’s struggle to make it past the domestic circuit

Get Lalit

Feb 25, 2013: And get Shane Warne while you’re at it as well

Indian cricket

Cheteshwar Pujara passes the test

Feb 25, 2013: India's young batsmen face many questions regarding their dedication, adaptability and ability to play a long innings

Cricket

Copying Tendulkar in air-cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Barney Ronay, in the Guardian , pays a unique tribute to Sachin Tendulkar - copying his signature wristy flick for a strike-rotating single while playing air-cricket, with an imaginary bat and ball.

Gibraltar

Gibraltar counting on fitness to cover player losses

Feb 25, 2013: Gibraltar should go into next month's ICC World Cricket League Division Eight tournament in Kuwait match fit, with a visit from the Marylebone Cricket Club the culmination of their preparations

My identity in American cricket

Feb 25, 2013: People often ask me why I show up to cover cricket matches wearing a kangaroo skin Outback hat

Tendulkar

Traicos trumps Tendulkar

Feb 25, 2013: When Andy Zaltzman realised Sachin was destined for greatness (though he will never surpass a certain Zimbabwe offspinner)

Teams

Test series analysis - part 2

Feb 25, 2013: A graphical analysis of Test series results across the years

Australia in India 2010

Bradman first, Sachin second

Feb 25, 2013: Ron Reed writes in the Herald Sun that there is now no doubt that Sachin Tendulkar is the game’s second-best cricketer of all-time.

Indian cricket

Reviving cricket in India’s Zoroastrian community

Feb 25, 2013: The Parsis are about to make a comeback on the cricket field

Samir Chopra

India and Australia: Another delectable duet

Feb 25, 2013: A couple of posts ago , I wrote of my anguish at having missed out on a type of Test finish I'd always wanted to see

Pakistan cricket

Time for Ijaz Butt to go

Feb 25, 2013: The News in Pakistan, has criticised PCB chairman Ijaz Butt for his failure to appear before the parliamentary committee on sports

Australia in India 2010

Bittersweet October for young Pujara

Feb 25, 2013: October 9, 2005 was a tragic day for Cheteshwar Pujara, a day his mother lost her battle with cancer