The two Indias

The vision we collectively bought into

Feb 25, 2013: Earlier posts: intro , 1 , 2 .

Indian cricket

Life after cricket?

Feb 25, 2013: It still hurts Narendra Hirwani that he could have played more for India

South African cricket

Makhaya: a pure thoroughbred

Feb 25, 2013: How do the Australians show their appreciation when they see a good cricketer

Bangladesh

Close but no cigar

Feb 25, 2013: Before the First Test started, the Australian journalist Will Swanton smugly stated that beating Bangladesh would be a 'doddle': The doddles against Bangladesh will last about two days each and probably involve only one hit each for the Australians

All roses this county season?

Feb 25, 2013: So county cricket kicks off once more, but will the Ashes effect be necessarily beneficial, or is the future actually a bleak picture

The two Indias

Decline? What decline?

Feb 25, 2013: Earlier posts: intro , 1 .

A matter of life and death

Feb 25, 2013: The suicide rate among retired professionals is worryingly high

Commentary

Cracks in batting

Feb 25, 2013: Ponting's genius fails to obscure cracks in batting , writes Chloe Saltau in the Age .

Lancashire

Cork extends contract

Feb 25, 2013: Dominic Cork has extended his contract with Lancashire and is now set to stay at Old Trafford until the end of the 2007 season

Essex

Essex replace Johnson with youth

Feb 25, 2013: Essex have decided against replacing unavailable Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson and will instead rely on their crop of promising youngsters

Australian cricket

Plug pulled on chatter

Feb 25, 2013: Want to know about how several Australian players played a prank to hit broadcasters in the hip pocket

Offbeat

The Curator Who Knew the Job

Feb 25, 2013: Dhruba Hazarika went to the Nehru stadium in Guwahati before the match to meet Sunil Barua, the curator

Obituaries

Robbo just 'knew'

Feb 25, 2013: Neil Manthorp in Supercricket pays a warm tribute to Peter Robinson, the cricket writer who passed away due to cancer

The two Indias

Chappell's Faustian bargain

Feb 25, 2013: Earlier posts: Introduction .

A question of attitude

Feb 25, 2013: The series in the bag, India’s attitude could not but have bordered on audacity while England deserved the kind break even more than a traveller in the desert looking for an oasis, writes R Mohan in The Deccan Chronicle

Commentary

The curious case of the mystery virus

Feb 25, 2013: Marcus Trescothick's mystery virus explanation was so ham-fisted you could have boiled it up, served it with mash and called it Eisbein, says Mike Selvey in the Guardian .

Bangladesh

A touch of the surreal

Feb 25, 2013: This is what makes cricket so addictive

Somerset

Redevelopment study to be revealed

Feb 25, 2013: A Press Conference will be held in the Colin Atkinson Pavilion at the County Ground in Taunton on Wednesday, April 19 at 10am, to unveil the results of a SWRDA funded Feasibility Study on the redevelopment of the ground.

Warwickshire

Nick Knight to retire at end of season

Feb 25, 2013: Nick Knight has announced that 2006 will be his last season of in first-class cricket

Northamptonshire

Victory for 2nd XI

Feb 25, 2013: The 2nd XI started their season with success after winning a friendly game against Oxford University with seven balls to spare.