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Channel 4 deserves recognition for covering the anti-Mugabe protests responsibly, if only because of Sky TV's appalling conduct during the World Cup, says David Hopps (May 23)
The Guardian, London

Former Wisden.com editor Tim de Lisle says that England should stage their own black armbands protest (May 21)
The Independent, London

Former Middlesex team-mate, Angus Fraser, on the side of Phil Tufnell the TV cameras didn't see - the moody, insecure and rather selfish individual, who is at times impossible to handle (May 19)
The Independent, London

BC Pires says it would be ridiculous to think West Indies are back on top now ... bit it seems reasonably safe to say they are finally off the bottom (May 18)
The Observer, London

Greg Baum argues that the plethora of international games means that matches are no longer a special happening because they are happening all the time (May 16)
The Age, Melbourne

Simon Briggs on cricket's latest - and least likely - great new hope (May 15)
The Daily Telegraph, London

Peter Roebuck on the ugly face of Australian cricket (May 14)
The Age, Melbourne

Trevor Marshallsea on the spiteful and heated confrontation between Brian Lara and Steve Waugh (May 12)
Sydney Morning Herald

Owen Slot's chilling account of human suffering in Zimbabwe (May 8)
The Times, London

Zimbabwe's tour of England keeps Mugabe's atrocities in the public eye (May 7)
The Times, London

John Rawling on why England must blood young players from the academy against Zimbabwe (May 5)
The Guardian, London

Mike Gatting reminds Nasser Hussain that cricket is a team game (May 4)
The Observer, London

Ricky Ponting describes how he bats less at nets, to ensure he scores more runs (May 4)
The Weekend Australian

Trevor Chesterfield marvels at how much the game has changed since the 1940s (May 4)
The Indian Express

Courtney Walsh says he expects Glenn McGrath to be the first fast bowler to take 600 wickets (May 2)
Dubbo Daily Liberal, Australia

Ravi Shastri on how West Indian cricket is showing signs of revival under Brian Lara (May 2)
Gulf News

The low-down on the politicking affecting Mumbai cricket, once the nursery of the game in India (April 30)
Rediff

James Anderson, Burnley 2nds to England central contract in the space of a year (April 29)
The Times, London

Joel Garner feels the pain of the decline of West Indian cricket (April 29)
Herald Sun, Melbourne

Peter Tatchell, the activist, accuses the England cricket board of colluding with Robert Mugabe's regime (April 27)
The Guardian, London

Natasha Woods reports on Scotland readying for their National League debut, with Rahul Dravid in tow (April 27)
Sunday Herald

Michael Vaughan, nicknamed 'Virgil', opens up after making history on the Wisden Almanack cover (April 26)
The Daily Telegraph, London

Sachin Tendulkar talks to Ayaz Memon on the eve of his 30th birthday (April 24)
Times of India

Simon Hughes's rare interview with Sir Paul Getty (April 24)
The Daily Telegraph, London

How regional divisions are hurting West Indian cricket (Apr 20)
Sydney Morning Herald

Alec Stewart may be the oldest soldier on the county stage, but he's not finished yet (Apr 20)
The Observer, London

Why Australia should field a development side in their two home Tests against Bangladesh (Apr 20)
The Age, Melbourne

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