Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in England, 2007

The temerity of Ashley Giles

Feb 25, 2013: You know it's time somebody presented Ashley Giles with a dictionary when he stomps around the media centre demanding to know meanings of words like temerity and irony.

English cricket

England's bark worse than their bite

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Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in England, 2007

Once an opener, now an umpire

Feb 25, 2013: Former England opener Tim Robinson, who’s currently a first-class umpire, can’t get enough of the action.

Derbyshire

Derbyshire tells Taylor he must stay and fight for a place

Feb 25, 2013: Derbyshire have turned down Chris Taylor's request to be released a year into a two-year contract

English cricket

Time right for Michael Vaughan to earn his corn

Feb 25, 2013: Writing in the Sunday Telegraph Michael Atherton dissects Michael Vaughan's captaincy on the second day of the second Test against India.

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in England, 2007

A cameraman with the best seat in the house

Feb 25, 2013: Mike Hutton comes to the cricket every day but ends up sitting alone

The most over-rated sin

Feb 25, 2013: If you went to a day’s play in a Test that featured 320 runs, eight wickets and a couple of dazzling catches, would it bother you that “only” 80 overs were served up for your delectation

Analysis

He's given 'im

Feb 25, 2013: Sambit Bal

New Zealand cricket

Wright returns with message to toughen up

Feb 25, 2013: As New Zealand look to toughen up their cricket outlook, there's no better man than John Wright to show them the way, who has joined New Zealand Cricket in a high-performance role

Indian cricket

It’s technique that’s letting Tendulkar down

Feb 25, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar seems less convincing in defence and his recent dismissals stem from a long-standing flaw in his game, writes Peter Roebuck in The Hindu .

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in England, 2007

A good toss to lose and Rocky's knock out

Feb 25, 2013: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan talks to Graham Gooch about Mohammad Azharuddin's decision to put England in at Lord's in 1990

Derbyshire

Adnan to leave Derbyshire

Feb 25, 2013: Hassan Adnan, the Derbyshire batsman, has been granted permission to look for another club for next season

Indian Cricket

Wake up and smell the opportunity

Feb 25, 2013: Jayaditya Gupta

Offbeat

The age of tinted lenses

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Pakistan in England

How to win friends and influence cricket matches

Feb 25, 2013: While one leggie occupies England's thoughts, another, very different one has been rampaging around the county circuit over the last two years

Indian cricket

Kumble leaves Bell in a spin

Feb 25, 2013: As the second Test between India and England gets underway on a potential turner at Trent Bridge, Ian Bell articulates in his Guardian column the unique challenges Anil Kumble poses to batsmen

Indian Cricket League

Talking about a revolution

Feb 25, 2013: While the bosses at the Indian Cricket League (ICL) reiterate that it isn't a breakaway league, majority of the world's cricketers who do not have faith in the ICC to administer the game effectively may just pounce at the first opportunity that comes

Pace attack

Fast bowlers, Kerry Packer, and the power of role models

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Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India in England, 2007

'The day I was sacked'

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USA

The future is bright thanks to US youngsters

Feb 25, 2013: As recently as five years ago, no one would have given US junior cricket a chance to exist, let alone flourish in any meaningful sense.