Samir Chopra

The summer that went bad

Feb 25, 2013: The tour began as a showcase of England's hospitality and Pakistan's desperately-in-need-of-a-showcase cricket

Fiji

Fiji set to kick off domestic league

Feb 25, 2013: A busy 2011 for the national team and the addition of a fourth team will increase the importance of Fiji's Elite Player League (EPL), which starts its second season this weekend.

2010: Summer of Pakistan

Caravan of clowns

Feb 25, 2013: The ICC, the PCB and the media are to blame for the heightened controversy and suspicion during Pakistan's tour of England

Test cricket

Test teams: an analysis of results across ages

Feb 25, 2013: A graphical analysis of Test results for teams across the ages

Ashes

Drop Cook, play Morgan

Feb 25, 2013: England are taking Eoin Morgan to Australia and Duncan Fletcher, writing in the Guardian , says its critical that they fit him into the team at No

Party, the Gayle way

Feb 25, 2013: It’s party time in Guyana

Ashes

Who will defend the Ashes for England?

Feb 25, 2013: England will take an official party of 16, but in effect this will be doubled by the performance squad that will be in Australia not just to provide players who are match-fit and can be called up in case of injury, but to give alternatives should

Pakistan in England

What next for Pakistan?

Feb 25, 2013: As Pakistan depart England after a tour besieged by grave controversy, James Lawton, writing in the Independent , says cricket must not cast them into the wilderness.

Offbeat

James Anderson does cricket proud

Feb 25, 2013: James Anderson's appearance in the new issue of the gay magazine Attitude has confirmed his status as one of our most admirable sportsmen: clever, charming and – above all – courageous, writes Simon Briggs in the Telegraph .

England

Time for a series of peace and brotherly love

Feb 25, 2013: Right after India v Australia VI: This Time It’s Even More Personal

Champions League Twenty20

Theatre of the absurd

Feb 25, 2013: The Champions League Twenty20 is a tournament searching for an identity

Spot-fixing controversy

Kids still have faith in cricket

Feb 25, 2013: It is a glimmer of hope amid the shadow cast by the spot-fixing allegations and controversy

Saad Shafqat

The thing about Pakistan

Feb 25, 2013: Those of us used to lulling ourselves to sleep with thoughts of great Pakistani cricket feats have been having a hard time lately

An outbreak of excellent cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Board presidents chew their own feet, media outlets froth at the mouth, the players produce a cracker of a game

Pakistan in England

The time may come to remove Pakistan

Feb 25, 2013: There may come a point sometime soon when temporarily removing Pakistan from world cricket may be the only way to preserve the game's dignity

2010: Summer of Pakistan

Cricket survives Butt attack

Feb 25, 2013: Lord’s wasn’t full but it was resplendent

Australia in India 2010

Big expectations from India v Australia

Feb 25, 2013: Australia's Test battle against India is the premier contest in the modern game and their upcoming two-Test series is likely to be a closely-fought affair

Corruption

Tough times for cricket's newest generation

Feb 25, 2013: Sriram Dayanand writes in Yahoo about the impact the latest scandal is having on cricket's youngest generation - players and followers alike.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong coach expects young side for WCL 3

Feb 25, 2013: Hong Kong coach Charlie Burke has told ESPNcricinfo he expects just "two to three of the more senior players" to come back into the side for the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in January 2011.

Champions League 2010

Reality checks, shark diving and ocean walks

Feb 25, 2013: After what was probably an unrealistically easy start to the tournament, we have been given a reality check by losing two on the trot