George Binoy

The progress into Test cricket from the limited-overs game by Australia's David Warner has been astonishing and highlights England's old-fashioned thinking, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian .

"Doug Bracewell was always going to be a tough customer," writes Ian Snook for Fairfax Media

"This rare result has launched the [Ross] Taylor captaincy era, with any luck and good management

Once, nations schemed and tinkered before testing themselves against the indomitable West Indians, and, later, Australians

"Ridiculously, there is a faint sense of relief on seeing Samit Patel for the first time since he last appeared on our television screens, playing for England in the final match of the disastrous series of one-day games in India last October," writes

Brendon McCullum is no opening batsman, and his talents will remain further unfulfilled while he continues in the role, writes Chris Rattue in the New Zealand Herald .

Looking ahead to New Zealand's Test series in Australia, Glenn Turner, writing for Fairfax Media , says: "It is fair to say, though, that the talent gap between New Zealand and Australia is much closer than it has been for many years."

In the Sydney Morning Herald , Greg Baum recounts Australia's dramatic chase at the Wanderers.

Australia's move for the South African coach Mickey Arthur is an indication of a new realism and humility, writes Vic Marks in the Guardian .

From the slow decline of Test matches to Pakistan's spot-fixing scandal, England's head coach Andy Flower tells the Telegraph's Robin Scott-Elliot that it's time to put cricket first and money second.

"It's time - and it has caught up with Ricky Ponting," Malcolm Conn writes in the Herald Sun , a day after Australia were razed by South Africa at Newlands.

"Until recently, I've not known what to make of Misbah-ul-Haq," writes Osman Samiuddin in the National

In the Age , Greg Baum writes, "Ricky Ponting is perched on that precipitous threshold between a brilliant and complete career and one season too many

In the Sydney Morning Herald , Peter Roebuck writes: "Never forget that at the time of his criminal activities Salman Butt was captaining his country

"Three cricketers have been pursued for corruption

"It is always harder to play away from home but England have to lose their short-sighted vision of playing on green wickets in this country," writes Michael Vaughan in the Daily Telegraph .

England head into the final one-day international against India in Kolkata desperate to avoid an embarrassing 5-0 whitewash

The true story of Pakistan's fast bowling cannot be traced just through the big names, the Fazal Mahmoods, Imran Khans, Wasim Akrams and Waqar Younises

In Mid-Day , Clayton Murzello tells the story of India domestic cricket star Ramesh Saxena and the challenging times which led to his death.

Martin Crowe, 49, is going to make a comeback