Cricket
Boycotting Afghanistan’s cricket team would do nothing for women
A cultural boycott would have no impact on the Taliban
Fear and loving
Cricket in the West Indies has not been the same since the loss of Malcolm Marshall
The end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Is cricket growing up and leaving home?
In many ways the sport is thriving, but there is danger ahead
Beyond the boundary
Can art reflect a nation’s spirit through its depictions of one of its favourite games?
The final test
Jimmy Anderson has trotted up to the wicket 39,877 times in a Test match
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
The EU’s immigration asymmetry
Ten years on, the EU still hasn’t learned Brexit’s hard lesson on migration
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
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Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”