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England name Udal and Loudon in squad for Pakistan tour

A sometime bearded assassin, Abdul Qadir reignited a lost art in spin's dark ages

Osman Samiuddin on the fading fortunes of Pakistan's veteran wicketkeepers

The National Stadium in Karachi suddenly seems a less impregnable fortress

The performance of Sri Lanka in Faisalabad was unusual, not just because it was a rare overseas win (there have only been 11 in two decades), but also because this was a drawn out four-innings dogfight

Pakistan's cricket team is on an upward curve

There was a dream that was Pakistan cricket, and it died in the dust of Sharjah

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Danish Kaneria showed just how valuable they are to the Pakistan team - when they fired the team won, and won easily

Enough - or as much as can be said about something so random and intangibly spectacular - has been said about Shahid Afridi's batting. Of his bowling, which is more consistent but less dramatic than his batting, less is said and understandably so

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which our editor answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

A series between previously hostile neighbours that had everything you could wish for: warmth, love, exciting young talent, and fantastic cricket

There's something charming about his disregard for the conventions of batsmanship and impressive about how unconcerned he is with everything other than the next ball

If you thought that this might be yet another of those worthy but dull annuals that would lie unread on the shelves gathering dust, you'd better think again

It was inevitable as soon as Test cricket started to involve more teams, and when it became such an appealing television sport, that some of its records of durability would become easier to attain

Has Pakistan ever seen a player like him?

The greatest night in Pakistan's cricket history