Andrew Faulkner, writing in the Australian , reminisces how watching Graham Yallop thump India at the Adelaide Oval 34 years ago drew him into a lifelong love of cricket.

Ian Chappell, writing in the Hindustan Times , says MS Dhoni is no longer India's answer in Test cricket.

Jonathan Liew, a member of the Daily Telegraph , is put on Stuart Broad's diet for a few days, and tells the tale

So BJ Watling has the inside running to be New Zealand's next Test wicketkeeper, but of the two contenders in the squad logic and pure numbers suggest Kruger van Wyk should be the frontrunner, says Fred Woodcock, writing for Fairfax NZ News .

From Balachandhran S, India

Be it Vernon Philander, Pat Cummins or James Pattinson, Doug Bracewell or Umesh Yadav, pace has dominated in the most recent Test series, says Andrew Alderson, writing in the New Zealand Herald

Job done against Sri Lanka in the Test series, South Africa now need to work on their consistency, says Kepler Wessels, writing in Supersport.com .

Dilip D'Souza, in Firstpost.com , on the rise of the IPL and the parallel fading away of the Ranji Trophy

Malcolm Knox, in the Sydney Morning Herald , says having ridden in on a bat with no name, Michael Clarke can claim naming rights to the 100th Test at the SCG.

Glenn Turner, writing for Fairfax NZ News , says, given World Cups' all-important status, if New Zealand decide they want to finally progress past the semi-finals in 2015, planning needs to begin with the imminent Zimbabwe series.

As India’s batsmen continue to struggle in Australia, most would agree they could do with a lesson in patience - in ‘playing the waiting game’

From the unruly Hill stand to Warne's first spell, the SCG, which hosts it's 100th Test today, stirs a legion of memories says Malcolm Knox, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald .

Former Australia bowler Stuart MacGill, writing in the Age , says the DRS isn't 100% accurate and it doesn't have to be, however the call for a referral should be left to the umpire.

By Keith King, South Korea

The Sydney Morning Herald 's Andrew Wu looks back on some memorable debuts at the venue that will host its 100th Test in the new year.

Greg Baum, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , says on Wednesday at the MCG, the pitch did a bit and so - subtly - did the bowlers, but the batsmen flattered them.

If Twenty20 pyrotechnics do not grab the attention of the younger generation, then Boxing Day crowds may begin to go the same way as those of the one-day game, says Malcolm Conn, writing for Foxsports.com .

ESPN 's Wright Thompson, an American journalist, on his experience of watching and reporting on a Test match at Lord's.

Jamie Pandaram, writing in Australia's Daily Telegraph , speaks to Dan Christian's family about his growing up years.

From MS Dhoni's ultimate captain's innings to Alastair Cook finally cutting loose, the Guardian 's blog lists a few cherished moments of 2011.