Peter Roebuck writes in the Sydney Morning Herald the withdrawal of the Australians from the trip to Pakistan is not a surprise.

Australia’s Pura Cup final starts on Saturday and the Daily Telegraph reports Victoria will face a New South Wales squad worth more than A$6 million

Andrew Webster, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , compares Andrew Symonds’ shoulder charge during the second final to other big hits and talks to rugby league players about the tackle.

Peter Roebuck writes in the Sydney Morning Herald the “moment of decision has come” for Australia and India.

Malcolm Conn writes in the Australian the country's players are frustrated with Cricket Australia over its lack of support through a regularly heated campaign against India

Two of New South Wales’ brightest young players have come a long way since Moises Henriques Mankaded Usman Khawaja in the first game they played together

Ricky Ponting’s wife showed off her baby bump as the partners of Australia’s players had their moment on the red carpet at the Allan Border Medal

The Indian Premier League has been shopping for players; India’s cricketers have been shopping for clothes

The Indian Premier League auctions felt “grubby” for the Age’s Greg Baum, who asks who will care about the tournament?

Peter Lalor, writing in the Australian , looks at the reduction in one-day totals since the Twenty20 World Cup.

A day after Australia’s prime minister apologised to the country’s stolen generations, the Courier Mail’s Robert Craddock says the country’s cricket is also sorry.

Shane Warne says in his Daily Telegraph column the world should embrace the Indian Premier League rather than fight it.