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Iain O'Brien playing for New Zealand in 2009. Photo: Getty
Suffering in silence: What makes depression so prevalent among cricketers?
By Antoinette Muller - 04 August 11:56

Time away from home, the pressures of top-level sport, and even the game itself play a part. Antoinette Muller speaks to some of the players about why mental health problems are still a taboo subject in professional cricket.

Ashton Agar of Australia plays defensively
The Ashes has got me falling in love with cricket again
By Ed Smith - 20 July 8:49

When he retired from cricket, Ed Smith sought some distance from sport and in particular from cricket. But the first Ashes test of 2013 at Trent Bridge has brought him back to his first love - cricket.

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I’m constantly encouraged to celebrate observing drunk people behaving boringly
By Ed Smith - 18 July 8:13

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

Stuart Broad in action on the second day of the second Ashes test at Lord's.
Wounds from a hard campaign, visiting Lord’s with my sons – and Malala the Great
By Imran Khan - 17 July 13:54

Imran Khan's diary.

The Ashes trophy. Photograph: Getty Images
Why is women's cricket still considered a second-class game?
By Antoinette Muller - 10 July 8:52

As the first Ashes test gets underway, Antoinette Muller looks into the often-overlooked women's game, where unequal prize money and a lack of professional contracts means many female cricketers must hold down other jobs in order to take to the field.

Female cricketers in Afghanistan Photography: Sarah Fane
Afghanistan's female cricket dreams
By Tim Wigmore - 12 February 11:57

Despite objections from Afghan society, a women's cricket team is emerging.

Wicket mate: the Australian cricketer Shane Warne.
Shane Warne: King of the spinners
By Ed Smith - 15 November 11:26

Ed Smith reviews a biography of Shane Warne, modern sport’s method actor.

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Ed Smith: in the zone.
The mystery of sporting form
By Ed Smith - 04 July 10:32

When a sportsman is in “the zone”, he is in a state of total absorption.

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Mahmood gives cricket trial evidence behind screen
By PA Mediapoint - 11 October 12:02

Ex-News of the World journalist gives evidence on match-fixing.

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Cricket has devoted followers, but don’t call it a religion
By Jon Bernstein - 18 July 1:00
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