Compiling XI's has always been a cricket fan's pastime

In keeping with the topic of cricket and sex, it's time to look back at the game's more legendary gossip makers, whose off-field exploits gained as much attention as their stats and figures on the field

The current ICC Champions Trophy has been packaged for the consumer, because one-day cricket is now in a buyer’s market, writes Harsha Bhogle in the Indian Express

With Yuvraj Singh out injured, the picture doesn't look so rosy for India

While on a commentary stint in Sri Lanka, Mike Haysman caught up with an old friend he hadn't seen in years; someone who has carried himself extremely well in a demanding job; a "likeable and unflappable personality" who "possesses a backbone of

A 7-0 whitewash looms for England, and the torment may still continue for a short while longer if they carry forward their form to the Champions Trophy

In the final days of his first-class career, Justin Langer reflects on his time with Somerset, the leaked e-mail dossier to Tim Nielsen during the Ashes which got him negative publicity, his views on county cricket and more

Peter May comments on the nominations for the annual ICC Awards and the outrage in South Africa over its players being ignored

While Andrew Flintoff chases the millions from Chennai to Dubai, the county game will continue to satisfy journeymen cricketers, writes Kevin Mitchell in the Observer .

Tony Munro

Tony Munro

Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar talks to Pakpassion.net on his playing days, playing under Imran Khan, his stint as a coach with the ICC and the NCA in Lahore and gives his opinions on the upcoming stars in Pakistan cricket

As a relatively new club going from strength to strength, down-to-earth Durham are unlikely to slide quickly like other counties in the past

The latest in the series of disputes between the West Indies players and the board has tested everyone's patience to the limit and perhaps it's time to show aggression, break up the entire system and have them play as individual islands, writes Peter

In the Sunday Island , Madura Nandana writes that since the retirement of the gritty Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan middle order hasn't looked as stable

If Australia are to regain their No.2 standing, Ricky Ponting must be given more power to determine who the national coach, selectors and support team will be, writes Dean Jones in the Age

The likelihood of the 50-over game being scrapped for good for the sake of Twenty20 and even shorter formats seems inevitable, writes Peter Williams in the New Zealand Herald

An editorial in the Jamaica Observer calls for West Indies board president Julian Hunte and his administration to step aside to make room for a complete transformation of the way cricket is run in the region

In the Daily Telegraph , Derek Pringle writes that the 50-over game desperately requires radical changes

It's not Sri Lanka's fault that they don't get to play as much Test cricket as the other leading teams