Sledging should never include racist comments. I have no problem with Australia raising the issue about Symonds and Harbhajan Sing to an official complaint. For some reason people seem to think that Australia should turn the other cheek to this sort of thing but for the life of me I can see why there should be a different rule for us..America goes over the fiscal cliff. If negotiations over tax and spending deadlines break down, the typical family will face an extra $3,400 in taxes in 2013, with sharp cuts in government spending adding a second sucker punch to the economy. A recession would probably ensue, with more of the layoffs, pay cuts and other miseries the country endured a couple years ago.

In April, Wisden held a blacktie dinner celebrating the release of its annual almanack. A week before, India had won its first World Cup since 1983, punctuating its rise as an economic powerhouse. The scenes from India were electric and fresh in everyone's mind as the English cr