Mukul Kesavan, with some witty analysis the Indian team's recent one-day methods:

Is the word 'Pom' is an abusive term, asks Andrew Mueller :

It's 20 years since India and Australia played out a titanic contest at Madras, only the second tie in the history of Test cricket.

Surprise surprise

Ashish Nehra speaks to GS Vivek about his return from injury and challenges that lie ahead:

Mike Haysman joins the long line of experts who back the move to legalise ball tampering:

Quite apart from being Superman, what does a coach really need to be given that he himself never has to face a ball, asks Harsha Bhogle in The Indian Express .

Shane Warne, in an extract from his autobiography published in The Times , reflects on the cost of cricket to his personal life:

John Westerby writes on a spin-only match where a group of bowlers twirling away at Derby, it is hoped, will be challenging each other for membership of the elite group in a few years’ time.

In The Guardian , Mike Selvey writes on England's miserable one-day summer:

In a first exclusive extract from his new book, Shane Warne reveals how a former hobby quickly became his passion:

Mike Anstead, writing in The Guardian , on why Ashes hero Gary Pratt has to start his career all over again:

He might have had a glittering career spanning three decades, during which time he played at some of the world's top cricket grounds, but Sir Viv Richards still has fond memories of hitting sixes towards ambulances watched by NHS staff when he played

Darrell Hair should never umpire another cricket match - even though there may be some truth in his claim that he was encouraged by the ICC to make an offer to quit as an umpire, writes Tony Becca in the Jamaica Gleaner .

Tim de Lisle, writing in The Times , sees the current England and Australian teams on extreme ends of the age spectrum:

Writing in The Indian Express , S Santhanam relives some special moments with former Test opener and gentleman cricketer Vijay Mehra, who died of a heart attack yesterday

Geoff McClure remembers an interesting anecdote about Wasim Raja, who died recently, during his first meeting at Perth almost 25 years ago: