Dravid must make his return relevant

Considering last week`s events, diehard romantics of Indian cricket might be excused in believing that they were watching a rerun of an old blockbuster instead of a new film for a new season.

Should they agree to WADA code?

The cricket world waits with bated breath for the outcome of Sunday`s talks between the BCCI and the ICC on the `whereabouts` clause of the World Anti Doping Agency.

Number 1 ranking doesn`t always indicate greatness

Four batsmen have occupied the No.1 position within one month in the ICC Test rankings, which must have given Gautam Gambhir a good idea of not just how absurd these ratings can sometimes be.

Who`s afraid of the Aussies now?

The first two Ashes Tests have turned the spotlight once again on the drama and delight of Test match cricket, but it is hardly likely that Ricky Ponting will be a wholehearted participant in the celebrations.

Flintoff bowled with unprecedented hostility

Former England captain Michael Atherton has praised Andrew Flintoff for his superb bowling spell of five for 92 on the fifth and final day of the Lord`s Test, but warned that England still have a long way to go in the Ashes series.

Issue is belief in Test cricket, not its survival

Andrew Flintoff`s decision to quit at the end of the Ashes series caps a tumultuous fortnight in which Pakistan lost two Tests they should have won, Bangladesh won their first Test overseas, the West Indies players struck work, and England saved the first Test against Australia by a whisker.