The ball’s too big

Bats have steadily gotten bigger over the years; why has the ball stayed the same size for close to a century?

Symonds to play in Futures League

Andrew Symonds is not exactly the future of Australian cricket but he will turn out for Queensland in the Futures League Twenty20 tournament this month Read the entire article .

Alone in the middle

Why cricket, it can be argued, is even more of an individual sport than tennis

Bollinger feels sympathy for Clark

Australia fast bowler Doug Bollinger says he feels sympathy for New South Wales teammate Stuart Clark who has been left out of the Test squad so far this summer. Read the entire article

Clint McKay shocked at Test call-up

Clint McKay knows he will almost certainly be Australia’s 12th man in the second Test but he can look to several of his fast-bowling colleagues for inspiration about a possible future debut Read the entire article .

Barath’s debut feat, and Umar Akmal’s too

Most Test wins by an Indian, most wins by anybody, centuries in low totals, and low career averages

Injured Bond out of Test series

Shane Bond has been ruled out of the rest of the Test series against Pakistan due to a torn abdominal muscle

Brad Hodge quits first-class cricket

Victoria batsman Brad Hodge is expected to announce on Tuesday his retirement from first-class cricket, believing his Test dream is over, according to reports Read the entire article .

D’ya buy, Dubai?

I’ve always had an unjustifiable dislike of Dubai. I’ve hated it from afar and, like an ignorant westerner, poured scorn on it whenever I could for no other reason than hating what it stood for: a utopia of peacockery for the world’s rich. My building’s bigger than yours; my skyscraper’s air-conditioning uses enough electricity to power a small African city.

Strauss up for BBC sports personality

England captain Andrew Strauss is one of 10 names on the shortlist for the BBC’s prestigious Sports Personality of the Year award for 2009.

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