You could seize on this figure as evidence of the decline, or imminent death, of Test cricket. But it would be fairer to observe that, back in Pakistan, Karachi and Lahore have not drawn Test crowds since the Seventies, and Faisalabad only did so in the

Forget for a moment all the talk about Ajmal's action, this was a masterpiece of cunning and the spin bowler's art. He blew the tourists apart. It was a depressingly familiar story for England as they failed to cope with a twirly whirly man in the alien

Heywood Cricket Club are gearing up to one of the most important initiatives in their long history. The club, one of the founder members of the Central Lancashire League, have been chosen as one of three showcase clubs in 2012 for a NatWest CricketForce

This talk of fresh starts and new slates is a motif of all pre-Pakistan series pronouncements, one that has sadly rung hollow over the past 58 years as another regrettable episode of this uncommonly controversial rivalry arises to undermine the best inte

Incontinence on the sub-continent goes with the territory for tourists. Past England trips of the Eastern regions have been more notable for Delhi belly, ducks and defeats than any semblance of a cricket team. In 1993, Graham Gooch's backroom staff set

The Marylebone Cricket Club world cricket committee’s (from left) Majid Khan, Barry Richards and Mike Brearley during a media conference, in Cape Town, on Tuesday. (Getty Images) Calcutta: The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) world cricket committee met in