The World Cup runners-up have been held up as a paragon of virtue for the way they took defeat by Australia in the Final. But their ridiculous protest over Adam Gilchrist's confession that he used a squash ball in his batting glove seems to have changed all that. Posted May 17, 2007 by Craig Hackney

Both men have made comments that were best left unsaid. They should take guard again and play with a straighter bat in future. Posted March 16, 2007 by Budhaditya Roy

When Yuvraj Singh and Sri Sreesanth were out but given not out in England last year, there wasn't hear a murmur from India. But a bad decision Down Under and the world's most powerful board roll out the sob-story PR machine. Posted January 11, 2008 by Craig Hackney

As the Super 8s contest winds down, the cricket World Cup semi-finalists are all but determined. And is anyone really surprised? Posted April 12, 2007 by Hamish McBrearty

The so-called sporting tradition has given way to a relentless pursuit for the winners' podium. Any notion that it still has a spirit worth protecting died with Bob Woolmer. Posted April 17, 2007 by Craig Hackney