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The hardest yards

Jan 9, 2011: Entertaining accounts of post-war Ashes series in Australia written from an unabashed English viewpoint

Murray Hedgcock

Thanks Johnners and The Best Views from the Boundary

A soap opera we enjoy

Dec 11, 2010: Two books on Test Match Special highlight the show's humour and charm as well as its tendency to celebrate itself more than the game

Michael Billington

Blood, Sweat and Treason

The power of a silent plea

Dec 4, 2010: The story of a man who had the courage to stand up to a tyrant

Dileep Premachandran

String Fellows

A ride through the shires

Nov 27, 2010: What happens when a group of people tour England's grounds on cycles? They drink, fight and eat way too much chocolate

Richard Whitehead

To the Point

All Hersch, zero subtlety

Nov 20, 2010: Gibbs' autobiography tells all - and leaves us with the impression that none of it is to be taken seriously

Telford Vice

WG Grace Ate My Pedalo

Here there be chortling

Nov 7, 2010: You'll lol, maybe even rofl, as you peruse this superbly illustrated parody cricket annual

Andrew Miller

The Victory Tests

The lull after the storm

Oct 31, 2010: An entertaining glimpse into a unique summer in the aftermath of World War Two that will appeal to social historians as well as cricket lovers

Martin Williamson

Standing My Ground

Preaching to the unconverted

Oct 23, 2010: God-fearer and man-baiter - this book shows both sides of Matthew Hayden, a man who mostly chose to behave whichever way suited him

Peter English

Chinaman

Where in the world is Pradeep Mathew?

Oct 16, 2010: An ambitious, inventive, must-read new cricket novel from Sri Lanka

Sidin Vadukut

Frith on Cricket

A generous, sometimes sentimental, critic

Oct 2, 2010: An uncompromising historian's collected works bear witness to his affection for the game's virtues and his disgust for its vices

Stephen Fay

A Last English Summer

An elegy for cricket as she was

Sep 18, 2010: This romantic tour through the 2009 English season is a must-read for those who love the game, and those who control it

Alan Lee

Wisdens from 1930s, sans dog ears

Sep 5, 2010: Willows' high-quality reprints of old Almanacks are a salvation for genuine collectors

Martin Williamson

Following On

The class of 1998

Aug 28, 2010: England's World Cup-winning U-19 players went on to have very different lives. Some of glory and Tests, others of loneliness and broken dreams

Tanya Aldred

Start the Car: The World According to Bumble

Bumble hits top gear

Aug 8, 2010: David Lloyd, English cricket's man of the people loses none of his wacko warmth in print

Rob Smyth

Cardus: Celebrant of Beauty

Life of Cardus

Jul 31, 2010: One of its four forewords is written by Andrew Flintoff. That oddity apart, the book is exhaustive in covering the life and work of the man who changed cricket writing

Steven Lynch

Slow Death: Memoirs of a Cricket Umpire

Honest but hazy

Jul 25, 2010: Amid all the statistical highlights, you get a look at the man behind the umpire, but it's a fuzzy image

Suresh Menon

No Holding Back: The Autobiography

Too fast on the past

Jul 11, 2010: The story of Michael Holding's life as a West Indian quick and a TV commentator is related with typical honesty and vibrancy, but it could have been explored in greater detail

David Tossell

Black Cat Joker

A railway sleeper with a difference

Jun 28, 2010: The prospect of brandishing the sort of club that Captain Caveman might have used to seduce the Teen Angels was frankly too exciting for words

Andrew Miller

Out of the Ashes

Afghanistan's amazing adventure

Jun 17, 2010: Two years ago a team of documentary-makers began to follow a cricket team around on their quest to make it to the World Twenty20. Their labour of love is now ready to view

Will Luke

The Spirit of Cricket

A fresh voice to an ancient debate

Jun 13, 2010: Using the accounts of those who cherish the game, Smyth celebrates what makes cricket unique

Sahil Dutta
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Sun, sand, Saravana

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Ian Chappell: It's because the olde enemy could help their side make it to the World Test Championship

Test cricket, a wiser priority

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As the dust settles on the IPL auction, ESPNcricinfo runs the rule on each of the squads

India's short-ball woes continue

While the Indian bowlers and fielders had a largely forgettable day, India's fortunes in this series rest on whether their batsmen can turn things around against the short ball

India win with determination and a lot of luck

India never had a realistic chance of winning until Graeme Smith took the batting Powerplay when it wasn't needed and inside-edged on to his stumps

Why Pakistan will win the World Cup

Because they have 12 awesome dudes to do it. Including a hustler, a mentalist, a sniper and a cockroach

The journey almost complete for Tahir and du Plessis

It's unusual to see two South African spinners in a team. It's particularly uncommon to see two South African legpinners in the same space. On Monday afternoon, that rarity became a reality

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