Mark Ramprakash has joined the elite list of players with hundred hundreds and Simon Hattenstone, in the Guardian , compares and contrasts Ramprakash's records with Graeme Hick

The duel between Flintoff and Kallis would surely inspire many able-bodied youths to bowl swinging yorkers as fast as they could – provided they could see it, writes Scyld Berry in the Sunday Telegraph

To the outsider, Pakistan cricket has always appeared as a battlefield, with fighting on two fronts: one with the other Test sides and the other within itself, writes Mike Selvey

Michael Atherton in the Times hopes the Ajantha Mendis' mystery spin remains unravelled, despite the presence of numerous slow-motion replays.

In the Guardian , Paul Weaver writes that Andre Nel's, huffing, puffing chuntering and unathletic energy typified South Africa yesterday.

Vic Marks, in the Observer , writes that Twenty20 cricket is no longer the preserve of the young, at least in England

The BCCI's decision to bar Indian cricketers from even remotely associating with those who have participated in the Indian Cricket League is not just ludicrous but repressive, writes Ayaz Memon in DNA

Supple wrists lost out to nimble fingers as Sri Lanka recorded their biggest win at home

That the Champions Trophy has been given the go-ahead in Pakistan and Chingoka had a vote is a disgrace, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian .

Angus Fraser in the Independent , isn't in favour of the new umpire referrals system as it could devalue the experience of watching cricket at the venue.

The BCCI is refusing to allow its contracted players from repesenting English counties with ICL staff and Harsha Bhogle, in the Indian Express , wonders if the board's tough stance is world cricket’s new apartheid.

In his column for the Telegraph , Alastair Cook feels people have rather conveniently made a scapegoat of Darren Pattinson after the Headingley defeat, forgetting that England were actually outplayed in all departments

As Mark Ramprakash looks set to record his 100th first-class hundred, Mike Selvey in the Guardian looks at previous instances of English batsmen reaching the milestone and the agonising wait for some.

In the dispute between Digicel and the West Indies Cricket Board over the sponsorship of the Stanford All Stars match, Fazeer Mohammed wonders whether Digicel are farse and out of place to insist that their rights as official sponsors of West Indies

Ajantha Mendis should be careful in not getting too predictable with his variations, writes Makarand Waingankar in the Hindu

A sixth-successive draw at Lord's is indeed a dubious distinction for the ground and Mike Selvey reckons the swanky new outfield, despite having one of the best drainage systems, is to blame

There's plenty of confusion in India and Pakistan about the rules that govern anti-doping measures in the world of sport in the wake of the Mohammad Asif scandal

Andrew Flintoff's return to Test cricket from injury should be handled with care and importantly, shouldn't be used as a strike bowler straightaway, writes Derek Pringle in the Telegraph .