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THE latest battle for the Ashes-as the series of five-day cricket matches between England and Australia is called-began on July 5th under something of a cloud. The trouble was not [...]

THE World Cup is only 24 years old but it already has its legends; among the most potent are deeds of derring-do by minnows who have fought their way to [...]

IT was greeted with rapture all over India. The prime minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, held a tea-party in celebration. The Times of India could hardly contain its joy: 'It is [...]

COLOMBO THE battered country needed cheering up. Arjuna Ranatunga and his men rose heroically to the occasion. The ball was never hit harder, or spun with more cunning. The best [...]

ENGLAND went into the last of six test matches against the West Indies on August 24th with a fair chance of winning the series. This is quite something. The West [...]

THE southern hemisphere cricket season that has just ended was Zimbabwe's best ever. A victory by an innings and 64 runs in a test against Pakistan was joy enough. But [...]

MORE THAN 7m of Australia's 18m people play, coach or actively support sport. But they are not just mad about games; they are also good at them. A survey by [...]

JOHN MAJOR must have been miffed. As Britain's first cricket-mad prime minister since Sir Alec Douglas-Home, he had attended every Test match this season. But, alas, he decided to spend [...]

NOTHING prepared us for this. Even with half a dozen East European governments back in the pavilion, Mr Nelson Mandela playing the straightest of bats and Mr Daniel Ortega knocked [...]

AS IF their own batting were not enough, England's Test cricketers have been sent back to the pavilion by the Indian government. More sadly-English cricketers can meet worse fates (most [...]

ENGLAND duly lost the fifth test match against the West Indies on August 8th, so losing the series 4-0. England last won against the West Indies 14 years ago. The [...]