The Week That Was
Akalanka sizzles, Deano tees off
A Sri Lankan bowler goes the Gough way, New Zealand selectors discover the joys of "pooching", Aamir Khan takes to cricket again, and Mohammad Azharuddin throws his hat in the Congress ring
The Week That Was
Crash bang wallop
Big hitters, helmet alerts in the stands, a mother's 7000-mile journey, and cricketers go to jail
The Week That Was
Birds, briefs and Brian May
The winning underpants, Ganguly's new job, a flock of spreadeagled pigeons, Dhoni mania, and a rock guitarist namesake
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No bias, no entry, no degree
Supersport takes on Channel Nine, Langer gets pulled up, aid for schoolgirls, and an umpire yet to graduate... more
Warne's worries, and cat litter on a cricket field
Jane McGrath day, 60 hours of continuous cricket for almost no gain, and a commentator with a difference... more
Ten no-balls and Ten10
A Pakistani bowler has a nightmare, Dhoni struggles to fit in his exams, and Derbyshire's players get some beauty tips... more
Bringing back the mo
The mush, the strip, the film, the burger... more
You don't mess with Dhoni's fans
Trigger-happy Dhoni fans, eight-ball cricket, monster hits and Yuvraj in a corset... more
Dhoni drives, Sachin campaigns, Freddie keeps his shirt on
Cricket gets on the MVP bandwagon, Mahi takes the wheel, and Sachin hits the election trail... more
Dollars net fan
Stanford, Warne, Stanford, Jones and more Stanford... more
A Fanatical offence, Benaud's cap, and a missing coach
T-shirt slogans, Warnie's recall, and a Gibbs double feature... more
Batsmen in bikinis, grounded cups, googlied Germans
A trophy without a license to fly, a batsman in a two-piece, and a merry band of German cricketers... more
Wild ducks, fried chicken, and Bengali No. 1
Harbhajan outrages Sikhs, Cricket Australia "promotes" obesity, and a team loses its balls... more
Baseball, golf and a little bit of cricket
Baseball comes to Somerset, Vaughan picks up his clubs, and Warne names his top 100... more
Old boys volunteer, new guns wanted
Fifty-nine hours of cricket, home cheerleaders for the ICL, and Bradman's bat breaks a record... more
Stolen goods, missing ladies and a flying roof
A prize catch, a coin-toss gone wrong, and a statesman spinner... more
A botched burglary, and Bouch's beef
The Honourable Shivnarine Chanderpaul OCC, Darren "Human Tetris" Gough, and Suzie Bates' handy Plan B... more
Metal Bruce, fishy Roy
Pop stars, heavy rockers, and the new Sobers... more
Bradmania, cards for cads, and the missing ball
Celebrating The Don's centenary, comparing Symonds to Bolt, excluding KP from England's best, and red-carding foul-mouths... more
Lee's jocks, Bolt shocks
An Australian batsman's high-profile fan, the world's highest cricket venue, and Bradman's pet-shop connection... more
Attack of the Red Thread
Grass under attack, another record for Lara, overpriced Ashes tickets, and Bumble's quest to regain his Test cap... more
Costly ducks and no duck
Expensive ducks by New Zealanders, no duck on the menu, a new origin for cricket ,and why it's hard facing fast bowling... more
Shaves, stoppages, sprees
A cricketer has his house damaged by a jealous husband, Bollywood calls for Asif, and Pakistan' captain has a close shave - in public... more
Roots, rollerskates and Miss England
Cricket meets hip-hop, Colly can still smile, and Broad drops a stunner... more
Girls gone wild, girls on guard duty
Napier gets a call from Elton John, Queensland players get PlayStations, and a chauvinist gets put in his place ... more
Losing fizz, and a footballing whizz
A falling idol, a new career for Sourav, and the lowest women's ODI total ever... more
KP mingles with commoners, Tendulkar with royalty
Pietersen plays village cricket, Shane Warne plays poker, and Sachin watches tennis and F1 in England... more
Monty digs chick flicks
Panesar's admission, Border's baggy, Ramps' outburst, and more... more
Cricket caskets and Caddick the kid
Colourful coffins, the world's oldest young cricketer, Warne the untrustworthy and a starring role for Wasim... more
Grace's mohican and Luton's white knight
Reinventing WG, Panesar's plans for Luton Town FC, another triumph for Ponting, and some support for Samuels ... more
High-tech pants, magic bands, and Binga's undies
Dhoni gets a Swiss invite, Kapil goes missing, and politicians aren't impressed with the IPL... more
Now in a textbook near you
Learning about the IPL, a wedding party with added celebrations, and a survey to measure the noise of cricket bat on ball... more
It's a knockout
Caravans stop play and play stops pigeon... more
All white
England's new kit, CMJ's corpsing fit, and a laidback bowling machine... more
Trouble brews for Misbah
The perils of endorsing whisky, a question of coffee at Chelmsford, and a visit from the Great Khali ... more
Bedlam in the IPL Goliath
Babes go back, Harbhajan gets deframed, and Vettori hopes for peace and goodwill... more
Curtly's comeback and a new cap
Amby's back, leaders wear orange, and no sixes please... more
Tool by the pool and no more wool
The resplendent Knight Riders, a different kind of kit, and the wrong Mo Yo... more
Hair today, gone yesterday
Bollinger gets hirsute, South African WAGs eye Bollywood, and English umpires get their own beer... more
My curry for Shoaib
Shoaib gets some meaty support, unwholesome entertainment at the ICL, and more on the engagement of the season... more
Pup pops the question, Jerling cops a screamer
Michael Clarke gets hitched, Brian Jerling gets hurt, Dwayne Leverock gets an award, and Nawaz Sharif gets reunited with cricket... more
The longest version
A 50-hour match, a natural No. 11, space-age clothes, morons with no conscience, and more... more
Fraser discovers pace and Ishant stands out
Cricket and the US elections, Angus Fraser cops it, Ishant's past, a family dilemma, and much more... more
Unlucky streaks and sponsored welcomes
In this week's edition: the right way to shoulder-charge, no equal pay for equal work, and how to avoid a debt trap... more
'Don't you know who I am?'
The name's Ryder ... Jesse Ryder. And how Gollum from The Lord of the Rings can help Brett Lee... more
Cut-price royalty and graveyard shifts
Prince goes for cheap, Ganguly and Dravid just go ... and so does Charli Delaney ... more
Commentary boxes aren't meant to fly
Ian Botham refuses to climb up into a high commentary box, Murali has his tooth re-positioned, and Dickie Bird unveils a statue of himself... more
That bloke's bat broke
Gilly loses an old faithful, the return of the Mac, not bad for a fat lad, and Sidhu on the big screen - god help us all... more
Morons and Invincibles
A war of words over civility in cricket and a marriage that never was. Or was it?... more
Arise, Sir Sachin?
A possible knighthood for Tendulkar and the Hollywood Ashes fail to ignite... more
Hollywood Ashes, and Boonie's Twenty20 debut
An Ashes Twenty20 in Hollywood, a 70-year ban, and Butcher sings again... more
Third-most famous beard, and a dummy's guide to 'bastard'
The furore from Sydney Test refuses to go away, and India's manager gets into the finer details of expletives... more
Langer the ancient philosopher
Boycott rolls out his mum's pinny, Symonds makes a verbal blunder, and New Zealanders are banned from Bollywood... more
Lee's cameo, the eighth rule, and a Fanatical flop
Lee does Bollywood, Curtly v Deano relived, Gough dances again, and King Arthur keeps wicket... more
Pink gloves, US embargoes, and spies
Pink gloves, the long arm of the American law, a surprise wedding, an offer from Bollywood... more
No answer and no ladies
Straussy stumped, Warne's still at it with the ladies, a carpark call-up, and filthy rich cricketers... more
Return of the ball, and the need for speed
Dance to the song "Murali", go speed-dating at a Twenty20 match, and more... more
One John sought, one John caught short
A tale of two Johns, more Warnie, England's video game addiction, and more... more
Shah Rukh Khan, geriatrics, and missing balls
Sharukh's angry, and so is Sienna Miller. Oldies go wild in Melbourne. Saj Mahmood gets off his smoking rap. Gilly loses his, er, ball... more
Dolls, muppets, clowns
Some Warnie, some Murali, some Brett Lee, and just a touch of nudity... more
Fletcher, film stars, fast bowlers
More Fletcher revelations, Imran's adventures, Irfan's admirer, and more... more
Cooking delights and Shakespearean drama
Cricketers turn chefs, Sajid Mahmood gets fined for smoking, and two famous right hands get some well-deserved recognition... more
A Nobel cricketer and a lot of squabbling
A Nobel-winner plays cricket, Stuart MacGill hosts a TV show, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni pays his taxes... more
Smoking, Saffers, and seven deadly sins
Smoking for cricket, a horse called Leg Spinner, Clarke does Braddles, and more... more
The Undertaker, and monks playing cricket
Shane Warne's beer secrets revealed, a cricketer is told he wasn't meant to be picked, and Rs 500 to meet a player... more
A doll, a TV star and a headline-grabber
The wonderful world of Shane Warne, some reptiles, lawsuits, and rocks thrown at Australians... more
Wicketkeepers' war wounds and Warne's wrong'un
The Week That Was ... September 24 - October 1
Warne sends yet another text while Ricky Ponting avoids a peck... more
Colly's costly lapse and Humpty-Dumpty Freddie
Collingwood ends up in an inappropriate area, Mahi goes online, the choke's on you, and more... more
Punter's hair and punters' despair
The Week That Was ... September 10-16
Hair replacements, the ICC's big awards night, a punt that misfired, fast bowlers turned teachers and more ... more
Oh, Shoaib, not again
The Week That Was ... September 3-9, 2007
Shoaib attacks, McDermott has issues and Shakespeare plays at Lord's... more
Of maidens, and forming partnerships
The Week That Was...August 27 to September 2
Hampshire cricketers strip for a good cause while Australian ones don sleeveless uniforms... more
Monkeys stopping play and clothing goof-ups
The Week That Was ... August 19 to 26
Mr Cricket turns Mr Virtual Cricket and Mark Waugh turns his license in... more
Australia über alles
The Week That Was...August 13-20
Shane Warne's German roots, England's secret Ashes weapon and more... more
Hoggard's own beer, and moustaches against cancer
The Week That Was ... August 6-12, 2007
Botham loses his records while Shoaib disappears and so does a limited-edition autographed bat... more
Jellygate, widows and a timed-out cop
The Week That Was ... July 30 to August 5
Sweets on the pitch and Borde forgets player's names... more
Pottermania, Touaregs and floods
The Week That Was...July 23 to 29
Jamie Alter reviews the week that was July 23 to 29... more
Welsh spare ribs
The Week That Was...July 16-22
Will Luke looks back at The Week That Was... more
Swapping countries, a monkey attack, and Monty's flavour
The Week That Was ... July 9-15, 2007
Faras Ghani looks back at The Week that Was... more
Cash, cows and Cuban cricket
The Week That Was ... July 1 - July 8, 2007
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Teachers, tossers and texters
The Week That Was ... June 25 - July 1
Brydon Coverdale takes a look at The Week That Was... more
Recyclers, Nazi eagles and acid attacks
The Week That Was ... June 18 - 24
Jamie Alter rewinds The Week That Was June 18 - 24... more
A starry knight and a heroic dad
The Week That Was...June 11-18
Will Luke looks back at The Week That Was... more
A snake charmer and an investment guru
The Week That Was ... May 28 - June 3
Cricinfo's look at the past seven days in the cricket world... more
Gender tests and in-flight heroes
Kanishkaa Balachandran looks back at The Week That Was ending May 28... more
Romeo, Ramps and hot spots
Jenny Thompson looks back at The Week That Was... more
MCC members raise a glass, and two fingers
Will Luke looks back at The Week That Was...May 7-14... more
Paid vacations, teary farewells and butter chicken
The Week That Was ... April 30 - May 6
Mitchell Johnson and Brad Haddin were the only two members of a 15-man squad not to get a game, but they're set to pocket A$180,000 for their vacation in the Caribbean... more
Send offs, sprinklers and spin
The Week That Was ... April 15 - April 22, 2007
Andrew McGlashan looks back at the week that was April 15 to April 22... more
Sledges, sandpaper and selective amnesia
The Week That Was ... April 9 - April 15, 2007
Brydon Coverdale looks back at the week that was April 9 to April 15... more
Guns, grapes and gripes
The Week That Was ... April 2 - April 8, 2007
Jenny Thompson and James Jones look back at the week that was April 2 to April 8... more
Making money and losing money
The Week That Was ... March 12 - March 18
Andrew McGlashan looks back at the week that was March 12 to March 18... more
Boxing not so clever
The Week That Was ... March 5 - March 11
Jenny Thompson looks back at the week that was March 5 to March 11... more
Beams, binges and busted fingers
The Week That Was ... February 25 - March 4
Jamie Alter looks back at the week that was February 25 to March 4... more
Batman and Floppin
The Week That Was...February 19 - 26
The Week That Was...February 19 - 26... more
Inspiration, consolation and premonition
The Week That Was ... February 12-18
Andrew McGlashan looks back at the week that was February 12 to 18, 2007... more
Match fixers, match makers, and match disrupters
The Week That Was ... February 6-11
Jamie Alter looks back at the week that was February 6 to 11, 2007... more
Chin music, crowd wars and reality TV
The Week That Was - January 29 to February 5
Andrew Miller looks back at The Week That Was... January 29 to February 5, 2007... more
Slapping, slashing and sexier than Cruise
The Week That Was - January 21 to 28
Andrew McGlashan looks back at The Week That Was... January 21 to 28, 2007... more
Winners, watchers and World Cup woes
The Week That Was - January 15 to 21
Brydon Coverdale looks back at The Week That Was... January 15 to 21, 2007... more
Lee's jingle, Pup's Bingle
The Week That Was - January 8 to 14
Pup's new squeeze, Lee teams up with Asha, Dhoni's shades, and more... more
Farewells, failed salesmen and bearded wonders
The Week That Was, January 1-7, 2007
George Binoy looks back at the week when three Australian greats - Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer - bid aideu at Sydney... more
Shoves, shadow boxing and spiritless spats
The Week That Was ... December 4 - December 10
Jenny Thompson looks back at the week that was December 4 to 10... more
Comebacks, companions and Christie's coffers
The Week That Was ... November 27-December 3
Jamie Alter looks back at the week that was November 27 to December 3... more
Blair and his bandwagon
The Week That Was...November 19 - 26
Will Luke looks back at The Week That Was ... November 19 - 26... more
Shirts, sieges and stands
The Week That Was ... November 13-19
Jenny Thompson looks back at The Week That Was... more
Slaps, shoves and Black cats
The Week That Was ... November 6-12
Kanishkaa Balachandran looks back at The Week That Was... more
Sex, Lies and...stereotype?
The Week That Was ... October Oct 31-Nov 5
A look at the week that was October 31 to November 5... more
Baseballs, Ballrooms, and Bolshy Bindras
The Week That Was ... October 23-30
A look at the week that was... more
Nandrolone, weathering a Gayle and the S word
The Week That Was ... October 16-22
A look at the week that was... more
The Blue Billion and Symonds the genial giant
The Week That Was ... October 9-15
Anil Nair looks at the week ending October 15, 2006... more
The Blue Billion and Modifying the market
The Week That Was ... October 9-16
A look at the week that was... more
Revolving captaincy, hair issues, and board games
The Week That Was ... October 1-8
S Rajesh looks back on The Week That Was ... October 1 to 8... more
Bullish Hair, buffoon Buchanan, and Trueman's encore
The Week That Was ... September 25 - October 1, 2006
Jamie Alter looks back at the week that was September 25 to October 1, 2006... more
Nudity, girls and texts
The Week That Was ... September 18-25
Jenny Thompson looks back on The Week That Was ... September 18 to 24... more
Ashes, lifeboats and ghosts
The Week That Was ... September 11-17
Martin Williamson looks back on The Week That Was ... September 11 to 17... more
Dhoni's dubious absence, and another forfeiture
The Week That Was...September 3 - 10
George Binoy looks back on The Week That Was... more
Kambli's ball and chain
The Week That Was...August 28 - September 4
Will Luke looks back on The Week That Was... more
Boycs, extra time and a savaged wonder
The Week That Was... August 21-27
Martin Williamson takes a look back at The Week That Was - August 21 to 27... more
Waste, blasts, and 19 diamonds
The Week That Was... August 13 - 19
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on The Week That Was, August 13 to 19... more
Coming up smelling of roses
The Week That Was... August 7 - 13
Andrew Miller on The Week That Was, August 7 to 13... more
I'm a cricketer, get me out of here
The Week That Was...July 30 - August 6
Will Luke on The Week That Was, July 30 to August 6... more
Spin, doctors and changes in fortune
The Week That Was...July 24 - 30
Jenny Thompson looks back at the week ending July 30, 2006... more
Cash, camels and streakers
The Week That Was...July 17 - 23
Martin Williamson looks back at the week ending July 23, 2006... more
Gender swapping and long tongues
The Week That Was...July 9 - 16
Will Luke looks back at The Week That Was... more
Belters and bellies, bravado and boyos
The Week that Was...July 2 - July 8
Jenny Thompson looks back at the week ending July 8, 2006... more
Babes, money, mascots and marketing
The Week that Was...June 25 - July 1
Martin Williamson looks back at the week ending July 1, 2006... more
A vote of confidence, ballet dancing and eight sixes
The Week that Was...June 19 - June 25
Andrew McGlashan looks back at the week that was... more
The Price of fish
The Week That Was ... June 11 - June 18
Will Luke looks back at the week ending June 18... more
A mystic, a musical and a mistaken identity
The Week That Was ... June 5 - June 11
Jenny Thompson looks back on the week ending June 11, 2006... more
Tickets, sunshine and albino monks
The Week That Was ... May 29 - June 4
Martin Williamson looks back on the week ending June 1, 2006... more
Super Kev, misquotes and Warne on a lorry
The Week That Was ... May 22 - May 28
Dileep Premachandran looks back on the week ending May 28, 2006... more
Ganguly, apologies, hair loss and Parmesan Tony
The week that was...May 15 - May 21
Cricinfo's look at the past seven days in the cricket world... more
Knobs, blobs and silenced gobs
The week that was ... May 8 - May 14
The Week That Was ... April 30 - May 6... more
Tangos with the umpire, and aged spectators
The week that was ... April 30 - May 6
The Week That Was ... April 30 - May 6... more
SAD, senility and nudes
The week that was ... April 23 - April 29
The Week That Was ... April 23 - April 29... more
'Ridiculous' batting, a gigantic trophy and other piffle
The week that was ... April 16 - April 22
The Week That Was ... April 16 - April 22... more
Naughty, naughty, very naughty
The week that was ... April 8 - April 15
The Week That Was ... April 15 - April 21... more
Of Ashes, headaches and mobile breakfasts
The Week That Was ... April 3 - April 9
Dileep Premachandran looks back on the week ending April 9, 2006... more
Beef, turkeys and heaped indignities
The Week That Was ... March 27 - April 2
Andrew Miller looks back on the week ending April 2, 2006... more
Afghan hounding, and insults that aren't
The Week That Was ... March 20 - March 26
Andrew Miller looks back on the week ending March 26, 2006... more
Logos, fish, bats ... and shower action
The Week That Was ... March 13 - March 19
Martin Williamson looks back on the week ending March 19, 2006... more
Martyn, Monopoly and mall rats
The week that was ... March 6 - March 13
The Week That Was ... March 6 to March 13 - Martyn, Monopoly and mall rats... more
A spat, a president, and broadcast news
The week that was ... February 27 - March 5
The week that was ... February 26 to March 5 ... Ganguly and Chappell, a presidential visit, and broadcast news... more
A fading light, a returning star and a pace ace
The week that was ... February 20-26
The week that was ... February 20-26... more
A week of unfitting farewells, dodgy cars, and air miles
The Week That Was ... February 13 - 19, 2006
Martin Williamson looks back at the week ending February 19, 2006... more
A champion returns, and the issue of fair play
The Week That Was ... February 6-12, 2006
Dileep Premachandran looks back at the week ending February 12, 2006... more
Hat-tricks, beefcakes and kangaroos
The Week That Was ... January 30 - February 5, 2006
Martin Williamson looks back at the week ending February 5, 2006... more
Rotation, green tops and Tendulkar's slow fade
The Week That Was ... January 23 - 29, 2006
The Week That Was... more
A new power, an old ranter and Ganguly's ins and outs
The Week That Was ... January 16-22, 2006
Martin Williamson looks at The Week that Was for January 16 to 22, 2006... more
Kisses, nicknames and dead sheep
The Week That Was ... January 9-15, 2006
The Week that Was for Jan 9 to Jan 15 2006... more
Captain Fantastic and foot in the mouth
The Week That Was ... January 1-8, 2006
The Week that Was for Jan 1 to Jan 8 2006... more
Dropped catches, second chances, and words aplenty
The Week That Was ... December 25 -31, 2005
The Week That Was ... December 25 -31, 2005... more
A distinct lack of seasonal goodwill
The Week That Was ... December 19 -25, 2005
A look back at a week which saw an oubreak of racism, a war of words, big money in India and yet more problems in Zimbabwe... more
Can of worms meets hornet's nest
The Week That Was ... December 12 -18, 2005
A week dominated by Zimbabwe, Jerusalem and who was it that called Tony Blair a knob?... more
Primus inter pares
The Week That Was ... December 5 -11, 2005
A week dominated by Sachin Tendulkar's batting, Wasim Akram's mouth, and some daft machoism by South Africa's finest... more
A fall from lofty heights, and Taibu's exodus
The Week That Was ... November 29-December 4, 2005
We take a look at the week that was ... England fall with a thud after their Ashes heroics even as Australia resume normal service, while Brian Lara's last innings in Australia meets a wet end ... ... more
Chappell's finger, and blues for the men in white
The Week That Was ... November 21-28, 2005
We take a look at the week that was ... Greg Chappell's finger lands him in trouble, more gloom in Zimbabwe, umpiring glitches, and what's in a World Cup name ... ... more
Donald Rumsfeld, dogs' tails and Hoggard's genius
Dogs' tails, Donald Rumsfeld and the genius that is Matthew Hoggard... more
A debut, a drop and a duck
Shane Warne is to be the public face of Messages on Hold, a phone company... more
Warne of old and the new Zulu
After Michael Vaughan's serial scampers between slip and leg-slip in blatant contravention of Law 41, Duncan Fletcher comes to his defence... more
Christmas Waugh tale, Boycs and Shoaib (again)
The Week That Was ... October 24 to 30, 2005
We take a look at the week that was ... Steve Waugh's publishing problems, Mark Nicholas's reprieve, Tino Best and Shoaib Akhtar's professionalism, and a pitch with too big a slope... more
Ganguly, Shoaib and a Waugh salvo
We take a look at the week that was, highlighting the star performers, the flops, and the stories that sent headline writers into a tizzy... more
Dunking with the Don
The Week That Was ... October 10 to 16, 2005
We take a look at the week that was ... the ICC Awards, Sachin's return, Ganguly's removal, pitch invasions and taking a bite out of Bradman... more
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