Ravi Bopara's century in the opening day at Lord's overcame the shortcomings of those who competed for the No.3 spot with him, writes Vic Marks in the Guardian

Expensive investments don't always turn out right in cricket, as the IPL has demonstrated

In India Today , Sharda Ugra analyses the team uniforms and wonders why the player names seem to get lost under the massive numbers and sponsor names

Opinions are divided and former Test captains Ray Illingworth and Kepler Wessels go head-to-head in the Vaughan debate before the squad's announced

The hunt is on for a stolen watch once owned by the legendary 1868 Australian indigenous cricketer Johnny Mullagh, and pawn shop dealers and collectors have been alerted to inform the Geelong police in case thieves try to sell it

The IPL is clearly making its presence felt in South Africa, sometimes in unconventional ways, as a local businessman found out to his utter surprise

Harsha Bhogle, in the Indian Express , gives a lowdown on what teams can expect from the conditions in South Africa as compared to last year's frenzy in India

Termed 'unfit, fat and lazy' by Kevin Pietersen, Samit Patel is working his way back to fitness with much rigor at the gym in the hope of making an early international comeback

In the Hindu , S Dinakar wonders whether the specialist wicketkeepers are a dying breed and if the modern-day game places too much importance on depth in batting.

Australia have in recent weeks played an anonymous brand of 50-over cricket

There are reasons to smile for West Indies cricket after one of the more rewarding home seasons in recent times, despite the threat of a players' strike, writes Tony Becca in the Jamaica Gleaner

The results were by and large predictable on the second day of the 3rd Central American Championships being played at the Los Reyes Polo Club in San Jose, Costa Rica, to Twenty20 rules.

Hamid Hassan, the Afghanistan bowler, blogs for Cricinfo from the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa

Wisden ought to be applauded for anointing Claire Taylor as one of its five Cricketers of the Year but will it make a world of difference to women's cricket in England

In an interview to R Kaushik of Deccan Herald , the ICC president David Morgan talks about the security situation in Pakistan, England's decision to return to India last year and India's position in the ICC

Kevin Pietersen is a charming, engaging, forthright character who knows what he wants and how to go about it

Daryl Tuffey, the man nicknamed after Police Academy's High Tower, is certainly good enough to be in contention for a recall if all the respective parties allow him back due to his links to the ICL

Flat deck or no flat deck, New Zealand's bowling was found wanting

Michael Meade

As Sri Lanka Cricket embraces yet another change in administration, Rex Clementine profiles it's new chairman, Somachandra de Silva, the former legspinner