'The basic way of playing spin is to rotate the strike'
Nov 12, 2012: Mike Gatting, Graham Thorpe and Murali Kartik on how England need to bat against the Indian spinners
Nov 11, 2012: The Rastafarians of Ethiopia play the game that links them to their Caribbean past, but the future looks bleak
Nov 10, 2012: Multan 2003, all out for 62, and other peaks and valleys in Bangladesh's 12 years in Test cricket
Bangladesh's disappointing dozen
Nov 10, 2012: It is 12 years since they made their Test debut, and if they have little to show for it, the organisation of domestic cricket in the country must bear much of the blame
'An unbelievable feeling of no panic'
Nov 8, 2012: Unlike with their predecessors, when the pressure is on South Africa now, the players believe in themselves and their team-mates. Alviro Petersen explains
Sheffield Shield
Where have all the batsmen gone?
Nov 6, 2012: The Sheffield Shield used to be a factory for producing Test-ready batsmen. But a combination of green seaming pitches and flawed techniques has resulted in the cupboard becoming alarmingly bare
South Africa in Australia flashback: 2008-09
Nov 6, 2012: JP Duminy emerged from nowhere to star in South Africa's first series win in Australia
An indigenous team's Australian dream
Nov 1, 2012: A side different from the usual Australian ones visited India last month
South Africa in Australia flashback: 2001-02
'You had to out-think Australia'
Oct 31, 2012: Claude Henderson and Boeta Dippenaar look back at South Africa's humbling visit Down Under a decade ago
South Africa in Australia flashback: 1993-94
Oct 25, 2012: The South Africans were wide-eyed on their first tour of Australia after readmission, but they proved they were no rookies
Oct 22, 2012: He may not be part of South Africa's plans anymore but the Lions batsman remains an integral part of the country's domestic scene
Oct 18, 2012: The heartland of London's Jamaican community isn't as big on the game as it once used to be
Oct 15, 2012: Over the past year, Peter has emerged as a leader of Australia's Test bowling attack. This transformation is all the more remarkable for its modest beginnings in Sri Lanka, when he was dropped from the team
Luke Ronchi hops across the ditch
Oct 13, 2012: The Western Australia keeper-batsman hopes to revive his international career, this time with New Zealand
Oct 10, 2012: An American writer gets swept up in the foaming excitement of the World Twenty20
Oct 5, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene is in touch with his country's troubled past but is also the face of a brighter future
In the footsteps of Nelson, Tito and 007
Sep 29, 2012: On a remote Croatian island, cricket is thriving alongside vineyards, and sometimes in them
Comeback trail no smooth ride for Zimbabwe
Sep 26, 2012: A year ago they returned to Test cricket amid much optimism. Things seem to have gone downhill steadily since
'There's no wild slogging now'
Sep 19, 2012: In the decade or so that it has been around, how have players adapted to the rhythms of the shortest format? We asked a batsman, a spinner and a fast bowler for their views
World Twenty20 players to watch - 6
Three young guns and a wily old spinner
Sep 18, 2012: The final part of our series on players to keep an eye on in the World Twenty20
Where did the old Duncan Fletcher go?
Sharda Ugra: India's coach seems a far cry from the combative professional who took England to the top
If you want to know what Brisbane's cricket culture is like, you've got to talk to Ian Healy
Vernon's best, and Rahul's record
Ask Steven: Also: XIs of only right-handers, best bowling on captaincy debut, most innings without being stumped, and the Peshawar Rickshaw
Mike Gatting, Graham Thorpe and Murali Kartik on how England need to bat against the Indian spinners. Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi
Brave New Pitch: Evolution of Modern Cricket
Samir Chopra introduces his new book
Amla, the secret of Kallis' prolific run?
Jacques Kallis has shifted a gear since scoring his first double-century in December 2010. A key factor for this seems to be the presence of Hashim Amla
While Rob Quiney sat and watched the rain in Brisbane, Usman Khawaja was emphatically pushing his Test case in Hobart
Bowlers forget the McDermott mantra
Australia's bowlers were guilty of bowling short on a slower Gabba pitch and their new bowling coach's key task would be to remind them the methods that brought them success last year
Kohli's record, and a victory drought
Also: big leads in defeats, highest score in Sri Lanka, Bradman's nemesis, and Ponting's fast-bowling cousin
When Chandra took the best figures of his career, only for India to lose the match to England
How Ashwin can turn his class to world-class (98)
He has a terrific temperament for spin bowling and doesn't alter his plans just because he gets hit for a six. All he needs to do now is work on his fitness
Look out for KP and Sachin (96)
Their particular circumstances and their manner of playing make two cricketers especially worth watching in the India-England series
Where have all the batsmen gone? (71)
The Sheffield Shield used to be a factory for producing Test-ready batsmen. But a combination of green seaming pitches and flawed techniques has resulted in the cupboard becoming alarmingly bare
World's best attack brought down to earth (62)
There will be days when a pitch has nothing in it, South Africa are out of ideas and a Michael Clarke is hard to remove. And they will need to know what to do on those days - something they did not know today
Amla, the secret of Kallis' prolific run? (60)
Jacques Kallis has shifted a gear since scoring his first double-century in December 2010. A key factor for this seems to be the presence of Hashim Amla