Buttler can open doors as England look to combat spin

The Independent at your service

Superman Clarke plays a more earthly, Kent-like knock

Even the Man of Steel won't survive the Indian Express' toxic headline

Even a Tweet like KP may agree that it's tricky to stay top of the tree

The Independent can't quite contain its mirth about Kevin Pietersen being on Twitter

Colt from the blue! Mumbai win Cooch Behar Trophy

The Times of India pun for an Under-19 tournament isn't even fit for kids

Green is not what it seams

The New Zealand Herald weighs in on New Zealand's four-fast-bowlers strategy

Hungry Strauss has hump over slump

When the out-of-form England captain eats camel meat, all sorts of puns occur to the Sun

Saeed Ajmal gives pundit Bob Willis the elbow after accusation over spinner's action

Scandal on day one of the Pakistan-England series? The Telegraph is ecstatic

Coy Dravid puts up the brick wall

The Australian is disappointed when Rahul Dravid refuses to confirm rumours that there's trouble in the Indian camp

Perth-day wish for birthday boy

Rahul Dravid wants to make a hundred. Hindustan Times wants to make us vomit

Peril for Sri Lanka in Paarl

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Boyd hopes to up English Rankin

If your name can be punned, it shall be punned, declares the UAE-based Khaleej Times

Don't cry for me, Ranji-ana

Ms Peron. Grave. Turn. First Post

Great Dane hits 187 as Cobras sting

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Bat-breaking stuff!

Mid-Day headlines India's batting failure in Australia

Arthur pulls a fast one

Daily News & Analysis starts the new year with a pun on Australia's pace-bowling plans

Bollyline

The Sydney Daily Telegraph reports Michael Clarke's plan to bounce India out at the SCG

Batting to save his career, Michael relearns to rock

If the Indian Express wants to play soft rock, who are we to stop 'em?

Ed's beer there, done that

The Sydney Daily Telegraph has a drunken giggle about Ed Cowan's plans to sit in Bay 13 and sink a few - before he got picked to play

Throw Daniel Christian to the lions

If it's BBL season, you can't blame the Courier-Mail for adding a Roman circus/biblical element to a Jason Gillespie quote

McCullum cops a big bashing in Aussie T20

Punning on injuries too, are we? Tut tut, stuff.co.nz