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Strauss - top of the captaincy pile, less so with the bat.

Opportunity knocks to arrest the slide

Peter May looks forward to Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell's head-start in Sri Lanka and reckons that Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan's presence in the Test XI should face more scrutiny.

Ponting celebrates his century in the 2003 World Cup final.

The Five-fer: Ponting's finest ODI knocks

Hot on the heels of Ricky Ponting's concession that he will probably never play ODI cricket again comes our recollection of his five finest knocks.

Tendulkar is still seeking that elusive century.

Indian 'experts' going berserk

Tanuj Khosla looks at the issues being discussed by Indian armchair critics, and argues that they're all being blown out of proportion.

Dhoni - has his theories.

Musing The Week's Media

Ongoing Greek intransigence to Eurozone bailout terms, and that itchiness between his toes. Just two of the things that MS Dhoni blames on DRS.

Pakistan have been out of sorts.

Good Week, Bad Week

The tables have turned in the UAE, where Alastair Cook is sticking it to his doubters, while Thami Tsolekile receives a deserved promotion.