After a glut of one-day internationals, the proper version of the game opens the summer at the home of cricket. Posted May 16, 2007 by Matt Page
The enormous sums of money pouring into Twenty20 are propelling the quick-fire form of the game towards a global audience that Test cricket has never reached. Posted September 15, 2008 by Matthew Bonnett
Australia have been demolished and the world seems to be witnessing a shift in the power game. But fielding lapses and the lack of a world-class all-rounder could be the undoing of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men. Posted November 10, 2008 by James Mortimer
India's rebel league is generating huge sums of money and excitement, but will it really benefit the game as a whole worldwide? Posted March 11, 2008 by Craig Hackney
Twenty20 cricket has become a huge success but is this shortest form of the game compromising ODIs and more importantly, Test cricket? Posted March 13, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
Ignoring a bowler who's in a rough patch isn't the way to restore confidence - and neither are his bullying tactics. Posted March 20, 2008 by Craig Hackney
With Twenty20, IPL, Sir Allen Stanford and crash, bang, wallop stealing the game's limelight, cricket's governing body is again looking at ways to revive the grand old pure form of the game Posted July 02, 2008 by Umar Pirzada
Test cricket has to fight to retain its supremacy. A new competition for Test-playing nations and some much-needed rule changes would help. Posted July 18, 2008 by Mohit Goyal
Market forces and our need to have everything smaller and faster led to the one-day game taking over from Test cricket. Twenty20 is just the next step in the sport's evolution. But where will it stop? Posted July 18, 2008 by Mohit Goyal
It's clear that there has been a changing of the guard among England's quickies. Are we saying goodbye to Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard? Posted March 26, 2008 by Hamish McBrearty
The Ashes-winning skipper was sorely missed by England during his injury lay-off, but his return to international cricket hasn't exactly been a revelation. Posted March 24, 2008 by Harriet Marlow
South Africa have been frustrated by the featherbed wicket in the first Test in Chennai as the BCCI seem determined to run the show. Posted March 30, 2008 by Greg Smith
So what can the Blue Jays, Indians, Tigers, Angels, Mariners and 'Evil Empire' Yankees do to prevent the crown returning to Fenway Park in 2008? Posted April 02, 2008 by Nathan Ichtertz
Big names, big games and big money - but the genuine cameraderie of Test and county sides is just not there. Posted April 26, 2008 by Harriet Marlow
Since they clobbered the Aussies, Michael Vaughan's men have had a rough Test passage - hardly surprising when you consider the injuries they have sustained. Posted March 23, 2008 by Harriet Marlow
Fingernails, flatulence, false tests and even sex toys. The cheats know no boundaries when it comes to beating the system. Posted March 04, 2007 by Robin Parisotto
Not intent on duping the American people into global wars and conflict, now the administration and its big-business backers are targeting the World Series. Posted October 28, 2006 by Sean Hogan
The short game is often blamed for waning interest in Test matches, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Posted March 16, 2008 by Evaristo Coutinho
The New Zealand skipper was creative and innovative and his presence in the Test arena will be sorely missed. Posted February 16, 2008 by Umar Pirzada
Gone are the lazy, hazy summer days of cricketers all in white - replaced by various versions of the game designed to make the most of technology. Posted May 13, 2008 by Joe Morris
The opening batsman's amazing statistics are set in tablets of stone. He deserves all the adulation he gets from his adoring public. Posted April 29, 2008 by jrod cricketwithballs
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The game is changing, with the smash-bang-wallop version seemingly heading for world domination. Can the Test match as we know it survive? Posted November 22, 2008 by David Reavill
They've beaten just about everybody out of sight and are now ready to take top spot from the Australians. Posted October 25, 2008 by Greg Smith
Along with players, umpires are being pushed to the brink to perform. And now with fear of being 'Bucknored' by the ICC, how can they ever get it right? Posted May 21, 2008 by Dr. Akshay Nair
The Cric-volution starts today with Bangalore taking on Kolkata in the BCCI's billion dollar Twenty20 jamboree. The purists have no need to be concerned - Test cricket will not be relegated to second-class citizen. Posted April 18, 2008 by rohit sakunia
Dumped unceremoniously by the selectoras after a variable showing in the Twenty20 World Championship, Sehwag has come back better and stronger. His 319 in the searing Chennai heat will be remembered as one of the all-time great Test innings. Posted March 30, 2008 by ganesh s
The favorite female athlete of young Americans roars around the track in 220mph Indy cars and has just been voted tops in Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids Choice Awards. And the votes topped 86 million - more than American Idol. Posted April 02, 2008 by jane schonberger
The Wellington leg of the IRB Sevens World Series gets under way on Friday with the host nation defending a perfect record. For the fans, it all means costumes, drinking, dancing and maybe watching a little rugby. More... Posted January 30, 2008 by Hamish McBrearty
The swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman changed the face of the game and he will be hard to replace. Posted January 28, 2008 by Kiran Gutta
He's colourful, he's an extrovert, and he has a unique style of signalling his decisions. And the New Zealand official remains one of the best, and fairest officials in world cricket. Posted May 09, 2008 by James Mortimer
The England captain should not have distanced himself from his criticism of Freddie who needs to spend less time on the beach and more time perfecting his game. Posted June 08, 2007 by Mark Rivlin