Lawrence Booth, writing in the Daily Mail , says Australia's chopping and changing of their side reminds him of so many England sides of the past 20 years.

Hadley Freeman takes some time out to watch a game between Authors Cricket Club and the Shepperton Ladies Cricket Club, and is quite baffled just as she is with some other British peculiarities

Mike Selvey, in the Guardian , questions the lack of consistency in the penalties handed down to Salman Butt and Danish Kaneria

No Indian umpire has made it to the ICC's Elite Panel in nearly a decade

Rajasthan won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2010-11 and followed up with another title a year later

Vic Marks, writing in the Guardian , says it is with good reason that England should continue their rotation policy given the 'ludicrous' scheduling over the cricketing summer.

Alan Tyers, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says Andrew Flintoff's outburst against Michael Atherton represents a stark contrast to some of his achievements on the field that gave English cricket some of its most joyous moments.

Ian Bell, writing in the Independent , says he wants to play all formats for England and that Kevin Pietersen's decision to quit one-day cricket is a credit to Test cricket.

In the Dominion Post , Jonathan Millow says the time off from the international scene is an opportunity for Jesse Ryder, who can spend a good part of his time now playing Twenty20 and domestic cricket and try to start over

Some controversies of late may have overshadowed the cricket in the IPL this season, but organisers, fans, franchise owners, advertisers - the tournament's several stakeholders - have much to be happy about this season, writes Archna Shukla in

Kemar Roach's blunders on the second day in Trent Bridge should prompt an urgent course-correction for West Indies, writes Michael Calvin in the Independent on Sunday .

Vijay Lokapally, in the Hindu , speaks to several recipients of the BCCI's one-time benefit to Indian cricketers, their struggles during the playing days, their love of the game and what this reward means to them.

In the Guardian , Vic Marks writes of watching Steve Harmison and Liam Plunkett play in the County Championship, the possible incentives and desires that drive them to keep playing and why it could be tough to just quit.

Stephen Brenkley, in the Independent on Sunday , looks back at the triangular Test series involving England, Australia and South Africa in 1912, its failure and what it means for Test cricket today.

Alastair Cook's apparent fragility in the field is misleading, writes Vic Marks in the Guardian , for he looks in complete control while batting, and his presence in the middle - like at Lord's in the second innings - is reassuring to his

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been a source of trouble for England bowling attacks for a while but Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph , spots a potential area of vulnerability that needs to be probed further.

Simon Hughes, in the Daily Telegraph , writes of how the current West Indies pace attack is different from the one in the eighties

Steve James, in the Daily Telegraph , predicts a tough time for West Indies and plenty to look forward to for the England batsmen.

Sourav Ganguly’s not one to restrain his emotions, as we’ve seen with his celebrations on the Lord’s balcony after India’s thrilling victory over England in the Natwest Series final in 2002

The ball didn’t stop chasing umpire Asad Rauf when Pune Warriors took on Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozshah Kotla, and each time it was Sourav Ganguly who was his tormentor