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Win a pair of tickets to the Lord's ODI

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Win a pair of tickets to the Oval Test

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Win a pair of tickets to the Edgbaston Test

Different strokes for different blokes

Different strokes for different blokes

The cricketing lexicon ranges far and wide as batsmen invent shots for shorter and shorter forms of the game, while bowlers come up with methods of tackling them

29-Mar-2011•Ivo Tennant

Empowered or undermined?

Empowered or undermined?

Umpires do not wish to become obsolete, but they know they cannot stand in the way of all-embracing progress

22-Mar-2011•Ivo Tennant

Heavier, higher, longer

Heavier, higher, longer

Batsmen are becoming stronger and fitter. Their bats - bigger, with huge edges and enhanced sweet spots, seem to be following suit

15-Mar-2011•Ivo Tennant

A sport for the fast-food generation

A sport for the fast-food generation

The governing body of English cricket will forever be in credit for the laborious if costly research it carried out to bring us the monster that is Twenty20 cricket

08-Mar-2011•Ivo Tennant

The tentacles of TV

The tentacles of TV

Sky's much lauded coverage now extends to seven sports in 3D in addition to acting virtually as an extra umpire in cricket

01-Mar-2011•Ivo Tennant

The umpire isn't always right

The umpire isn't always right

It started with the use of television replays to adjudicate on run-outs, but now the third umpire can be involved in all decisions via the UDRS

22-Feb-2011•Ivo Tennant

Cricket in a new light

Cricket in a new light

When the World Series started playing cricket under lights people laughed it off, but now it's a key part of the game at domestic and international level

15-Feb-2011•Ivo Tennant

A competition at the cutting edge

A competition at the cutting edge

The English domestic scene, and following it the international cricketing scene, changed dramatically with the birth of limited-overs cricket

08-Feb-2011•Ivo Tennant

The floodlit revolution

The floodlit revolution

Floodlit cricket was Kerry Packer's idea - and for that the game, or at least the bean counters, should be grateful

01-Feb-2011•Ivo Tennant

The start of something special

The start of something special

The first World Cup final, one in which Australia and West Indies were brimming with star players, was a terrific day's cricket which continued well into a suitably sunlit evening

25-Jan-2011•Ivo Tennant

Trescothick's autobiography goes on sale

Trescothick's autobiography goes on sale

Win a copy of Marcus Trescothick's autobiography

31-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

An Invincible tour diary

An Invincible tour diary

A timeline for Australia's undefeated tour of England in 1948

22-May-2008•Peter English

Gibson gets the message across

Gibson gets the message across

Andrew Miller on England's new bowling coach, Ottis Gibson

25-Oct-2007•Andrew Miller

Awaiting the promise

Awaiting the promise

Yuvraj Singh is the lynchpin for India's future success

26-Jun-2007•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Taking Australia to the next level

Taking Australia to the next level

Mike Young on how the Australian brand of cricket is embodied by their fielding

09-Jun-2007•Mike Young

Say, say, say

Say, say, say

Cricket has never been short of words, or wit, and 2006 proved no exception. Here are some that stuck in the mind

Almost perfect

Almost perfect

Peter English reviews Australian cricket in 2006

21-Dec-2006•Peter English

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