Sandeep Patil was one of the first names television channels put out as the one who could take over after Greg Chappell resigned as India's coach

John Buchanan, the obsessively analytical coach who masterminded Australia's repossession of the Ashes last winter, believes too many substandard players in the county game and too much cricket are holding back England, writes Jon Henderson in The

Yorkshire's promising legspinner, Adil Rashid has received praise from the master himself, Shane Warne, in The Times .

Prime Minister John Howard's offer to pay the $2 million fine Cricket Australia (CA) would incur should it refuse to tour Zimbabwe in September may only further complicate an already difficult and delicate situation, writes Malcolm Conn in The

"It is not just that we have made history by claiming an unprecedented third successive World Cup, it's the way we did it that I have found most satisfying," writes Ricky Ponting in The Australian

England captains are never great one-day players

Only an ambush will be able to stop Australia from winning the World Cup

"In what has already proved a bizarre tournament the real possibility exists that by tonight England, having played consistently poor cricket since they arrived in the Caribbean, will have secured a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup," writes

Stephen Fleming and Graeme Smith will face a dilemma if they win the toss in Grenada on Saturday

BCCI's decisions are a mix of some high thinking and a low blow

"Trapped in a circle of fire, the Indian board was of course expected to come out shooting; but nobody really imagined that it would do this: end up shooting at its own feet

"The upset means South Africa's World Cup dream is now under direct attack and that Bangladesh, who have yet to play England, Ireland and the West Indies, are still in contention for an unlikely semifinals finish," writes Richard Boock in The New

"First, there was disaster

"Many of the qualities that have made Lara the great batsman of the past 15 years - the self-obsession, the ego, the individualism, the outrageous talent - are qualities that often do not transfer to captaincy

The BCCI's response to the attitude of its superstars is a strong message delivered in a blunt manner