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They're playing our song

An XI of tunes that are - unbeknownst to us - actually about cricket and cricketers

Keepers, codgers, Saffers

Likely teams that can star in the 2010 county cricket one-dayers

Grannies, mummies and other ladies

Behind every famous cricketer there's a formidable female relative. We look at a dozen of cricket's better-known ones

A stroke of bad Haq

The Inzamam and Misbah odd-dismissals Hall of Fame

Accentuate the negative

Eight ways England can stay grounded after their Ashes win

Creature feature

When asked what his favourite animal was, Steve Waugh replied, "Merv Hughes". Here are some more cricketers who could be animals

The seven habits of highly effective fans

Setting effigies alight is passé. We've got a bunch of innovative ways India supporters can express their unhappiness

Pads, gloves, greasepaint

Movie roles that can be played by cricketers

Get jiggy wid' it

Eight ways the atmosphere at Lord's could be improved for World Twenty20 matches

Guest appearances

Eleven things Shoaib Akhtar can do to liven up the World Twenty20, now that he's not going to be playing in it

Follicular spectacular

The best hair in the tournament? Look no further than these fine gents

Thirteen from two

A baker's dozen of things the second season of the IPL taught us

Put 'em in a box

Eleven players we'd like to see take up commentary duties

Wish upon a star

Ten celebrities we'd like to see associate themselves with the IPL

Meaty, beaty, big and bouncy

They're redefining the term heavy hitter. Meet our fat lads XI

Colour 'em appropriate

Eight things the uniforms at this year's IPL reveal about the men who wear them. As disclosed by leading spectrumologist Marcia Nicholas

They're playing our song

Twelve theme tunes for people figuring in this year's IPL

Stretch that cash till it squeals

Twelve ways the IPL can show it respects the recession

Moonlighting

They play cricket, but their true callings are elsewhere. Our alternative-employment XI has the details

Bling when you're winning

Ten must-have accessories for an age when players need to wear shades because their jewellery is so shiny

Plug and play

Ten things commentators will be shafted for shilling next year

Who's doing what, to whom

Eighteen Facebook status messages that are doing the rounds

Down with royalty, celebrity, and single captaincy

Nine things we love to hate about the IPL

Warm that bench, lads

Ten things Collingwood and Shah could do, since they don't look likely to play a game anytime soon

Descartes, Hegel, Harbhajan

Ten of the most influential thinkers in the modern game. And Andrew Symonds

Sharp nicks

We salute XI players whose handles go a bit beyond the addition of a "y" to their names. Warning: Aussie-heavy

Prepare to cringe

Twenty-five headlines we're afraid we're going to see this IPL season

Let's take a moment (or 75)

Inspired by the strategy time-out, 11 other breaks that cricket can work into games

Drool, drool, slurp

Cheerleaders may attract more men to the IPL but who brings the girls in? Here are XI IPL hotties who get the ladies giggling and tossing their hair

Deck the halls with boughs of lolly

Ten songs on heavy rotation on Lalit Modi's iPod

Bringing it all back home

Seven ways to make the IPL in South Africa a more authentically Indian experience

Coachie coo

Five things Sourav Ganguly can do to get along better with coaches

Men behaving badly

Tempers. Drug-taking. Excessive drinking. Fishing. All the vices are covered in our bad boys XI

Hold that bon mot

Five things television commentators must be banned from uttering

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