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All hail the Basin and Mac the Magnificent
Mar 28, 2013: From the old-school charms of Wellington's ground to the big-city vibe of Auckland
Chills, thrills and family ties
Mar 12, 2013: Bracing weather, a picturesque landing, and men with famous surnames making their mark - they all feature in the first edition of our correspondent's New Zealand diary
Jan 1, 2013: There's yummy food in Hobart, and lovely buildings in Australia's second-largest city. Too bad Sri Lanka don't quite show up for the second Test
Dec 6, 2012: Plenty of sporting history is on display wherever our correspondent heads on the last leg of her Australia tour
Nov 17, 2012: Get a load of the east coast, and a furore about racism, on the first leg of our correspondent's Australia tour
Five days of coaching in Kabul
Oct 21, 2012: A cricket academy director travels to Afghanistan for a camp and returns inspired
Battling school-time traffic, and a birthday by the sea
Oct 9, 2012: Our correspondent experiences the moods of victory and defeat, courtesy the captains' press conferences
Oct 6, 2012: A touring journalist's life isn't one to envy, especially during dinner time
Sep 23, 2012: If you're covering a global cricket event, there will be plenty of running around, dodging cricket balls, flattering the hotel staff and walking uphill
Picking Player of the Tournament with Pistol and Roshan
Aug 30, 2012: And other glamorous outings for a reporter covering the Under-19 World Cup
Watching cricket, tennis-style
Aug 23, 2012: Also: magpie-spotting, barramundi-eating, and interviewing players clad in towels
Aug 22, 2012: The past smacks you in the face when you're in England; and South Africa make their own history too
Aug 13, 2012: But rugby and the Olympics are what everybody's taking about in Australia
Aug 8, 2012: There's plenty of both on offer when one is touring England
Where everybody knows someone famous
Aug 6, 2012: It's less than six degrees of separation when you tour the Caribbean
Speaking gibberish, haunting cathedrals
Jul 23, 2012: For a South African journalist in England, there are plenty of things to see and do that she hasn't before
Apr 27, 2012: Part two of our correspondent's West Indies diary stars the elements, and a heir to Marshall's legacy
Apr 13, 2012: There's always something to see, a happy face to talk to, in Barbados
Apr 9, 2012: It was sweltering on England's tour of Sri Lanka, and the traffic's a chore, but there are consolations for the travelling journalist
New Zealand v South Africa
Mar 28, 2012: The weather is changeable but South Africa are steadfast, wrapping up the tour with three series wins out of three
Go Figure: Two 39-year-olds, Andy Zaltzman and S Rajesh, party with the number 40
What's the fuss about ball-tampering anyway?
Maybe it's time to take away the layers of morality around it and treat it like the low-grade offence it is. By Osman Samiuddin
Solkar's catches, and an unrelated record
Ask Steven: Also, the oldest Pakistan Test debutant, biggest gaps between caps, and youngest to 7000 Test runs
Mitchell Johnson has picked up his pace, and his bounce and late movement have got batsmen wary too, says Aakash Chopra
Where are Pakistan's daddy hundreds?
Hassan Cheema: Gone are the days of Miandad and Zaheer Abbas. Now a kid coming in aims to make a fifty at most
Yuvraj, Raina face Johnson test
Australia's plan against left-hand batsmen in this series has been simple - Unleash Mitchell Johnson and pepper them with short deliveries
New ODI rules and faulty bowling shackle Dhoni
The rule of having only four fielders in the deep to protect a less than incisive bowling line-up has placed limits on MS Dhoni's captaincy
The fact that his wrist is not behind the ball and the seam doesn't come out upright speak volumes
Plays of the day from the fourth ODI between India and Australia in Ranchi
Australia's latest ODI batting star
George Bailey has played only 31 ODI innings, but during this period he has racked up astonishing numbers
Yuvraj, Raina face Johnson test (125)
Australia's plan against left-hand batsmen in this series has been simple - Unleash Mitchell Johnson and pepper them with short deliveries
The fact that his wrist is not behind the ball and the seam doesn't come out upright speak volumes
Quotas: less black and white than ever (44)
Affirmative action is among the most bitterly divisive issues of the age. Particularly in sport, which depends on fairness, which in turn begins with equality of opportunity
Johnson has picked up his pace, and his bounce and late movement have got batsmen wary too
South Africa pass test of character (39)
The manner in which South Africa responded to the Test defeat in Abu Dhabi has shown that the unit has character, and gave them fresh options going ahead