English cricket

Botham's Ashes: The myths and the legends

Feb 25, 2013: Mike Brearley, the former England captain, in the Observer , looks back at one of the greatest Test series of all time, 30 years on.

ICC

Has the ICC taken a backward step?

Feb 25, 2013: Vic Marks, in the Observer , questions the ICC's decision to do a U-turn on its decision to cut the number of teams in the 2015 World Cup

Sri Lanka in England, 2011

Can Cook confound his critics?

Feb 25, 2013: Alastair Cook, England's ODI captain, has come in for criticism for his style of play in the shorter format and some of that has been unfair, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent on Sunday

ICC

The ICC way of economising

Feb 25, 2013: Cut down teams for world events, but do not skive on annual conferences

Obituaries

'One of the most truculent cricket writers'

Feb 25, 2013: David Hopps, in the Guardian , pays tribute to Martin Searby, the former Times and Daily Telegraph sports writer and journalist, who passed away at the age of 72.

Cricket

Why not ban the nightwatchman?

Feb 25, 2013: Matthew Hoggard says doing away with the runner rule does limit the opportunity for "comedy cock-ups" and wonders why nightwatchmen - he was one during his time - haven't been banned either

Sriram Veera on India in West Indies, 2011

The man who made Garner run up a hill

Feb 25, 2013: Clive Lloyd is an angry man

Kaptaan Imran on the silver screen

Feb 25, 2013: Moments from the life of Imran Khan, arguably Pakistan’s most charismatic cricketer, will soon appear on celluloid

Indian cricket

Javagal Srinath: crucial to the Indian fast bowling story

Feb 25, 2013: Opening the bowling alongside Kapil Dev, in his all-time India XI, would be Zaheer Khan, says Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in his blog

India in the West Indies 2011

Randomness rocks raucously

Feb 25, 2013: In which a measure is proposed to introduce further arbitrariness into decision-making in cricket

Cricket

Batsmen must stand alone now

Feb 25, 2013: Runners provided some of the most quirky and comic moments on the cricket field but the suspicions of abuse may have prompted the ICC to ban them, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian .

Club cricket

A breath of fresh air

Feb 25, 2013: It’s not often that cricketers in the USA get to experience an event that is properly organised

The men behind the mike

Feb 25, 2013: In the Sportstar Ted Corbett relives the time when men like John Arlott, Brian Johnstone, Alan McGilvray and Don Mosey were giving cricket its worth, explaining the game to the uninitiated, and offering as fair a verdict on its rights and wrongs

English cricket

Can the new England rule?

Feb 25, 2013: In the last couple of years England has grown into a strong side, driven on by a smiling captain who understands sportsmen, by a coach whose solemn face camouflages an active brain and with talent to spare, writes Ted Corbett in the Sportstar .

Multistats

A stat you want to argue with but can't

Feb 25, 2013: 223

Indian cricket

Tendulkar's Yorkshire connection

Feb 25, 2013: The Indian legend's brief spell wearing the White Rose in 1992 ushered in a new era at Headingley, says Rob Bagchi, writing in the Guardian .

I heart administration

Feb 25, 2013: The action over in Hong Kong has been breathless, keeping your diarist on the edge of his seat

Bangladesh cricket

Ross Turner on his plans for Bangladesh's NCA

Feb 25, 2013: Ross Turner, the head coach of Bangladesh's National Cricket Academy, talks to Bishwajit Roy and Mohammad Isam in the Daily Star , about his plans for the academy and nurturing young talent in Bangladesh.

ICC

Ian Chappell: Compromises won't benefit cricket

Feb 25, 2013: The ICC's decision over the DRS was a compromise to keep 'everyone' happy rather than something based on what is best for the game, says Ian Chappell, writing in Mid Day

Samir Chopra

Stepping away from the keyboard: Talking about cricket

Feb 25, 2013: I am a net cricket fan; that is, almost all the cricket I consume and discuss is internet-centered