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'I never expected to play Test cricket'     

In a little over three years, Brendan Nash has gone from being an Australia substitute fielder to playing a Test against them

'Greed is killing the game'     

Ian Botham hits out at the proliferation of Twenty20, the idiots who booed Ponting, and all the talk of pressure

Why we need a truly global Champions League     

Ian Chappell: Cut Tests down to three days, and use the franchise model effectively to expand the scope of cricket

Pakistan win the World Twenty20     

50 Magic Moments: When it all came together, thrillingly, dangerously, solidly, for a team, a country, that needed it

Sri Lanka took their foot off the gas     

There was a noticeable lack of intent, especially on the third evening and fourth morning, says Russel Arnold

Good on Dravid and Mahela, pity about the pitch     

In his new column, Sourav Ganguly says flat pitches aren't doing Test cricket's cause any good, especially when fans pay to watch