The Surfer

In Tehelka , Suresh Menon makes the case that India's team of the 2000s represents a golden age for Indian cricket, even more than the 1970s and early 1980s team did

Simon Hughes argues in the Daily Telegraph that the ICC missed a huge opportunity to bolster the status of Test cricket by bowing to pressure from broadcasters and scrapping the Test Championship set for 2013.

On New Zealand's previous tours of Australia, the strategy of being aggressive has produced mixed results

Sri Lanka's dramatic slip in form since the World Cup can be attributed to several factors, many of which aren't in the control of the players, such as payments long overdue from the board

In an interview with Ian Chappell for the Sunday Telegraph , Mickey Arthur talks about why Australia need a coach, the relationship he expects to have with Michael Clarke, why he wanted the Australia job and more.

Looking ahead to New Zealand's Test series in Australia, Glenn Turner, writing for Fairfax Media , says: "It is fair to say, though, that the talent gap between New Zealand and Australia is much closer than it has been for many years."

Aakash Chopra slams the Karnail Sigh Stadium - Railways' Ranji Trophy venue in Delhi - on Yahoo

Robert Craddock discusses the problem of Australia's fast bowlers getting injured too often, in the Herald Sun

The fact that more people turned out to watch a dead rubber in Mumbai than for the previous two Tests between India and West Indies proves that India is obsessed with Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international century, Deepak Narayanan writes in the

In the Guardian , Mike Selvey writes about New Zealand great Martin Crowe's failed attempt to return to competitive cricket

The fact that Australia have appointed a foreign coach reveals a lot about where their cricket is at, Kepler Wessels writes on Supersport.com

The Economist looks at the life of Basil D'Oliveira, and the enormous support he received from fans after being dropped for the 1968 tour to South Africa

Jesse Ryder tends to get more attention and column space on his weight, rather than his cricket

In the Sydney Morning Herald , Greg Baum recounts Australia's dramatic chase at the Wanderers.

Australia's move for the South African coach Mickey Arthur is an indication of a new realism and humility, writes Vic Marks in the Guardian .

Batting or bowling, Jacques Kallis has the numbers to prove that he's one of the all time greats, even if does not always gives the impression that he belongs in that pantheon, says the Old Batsman in his blog .

Does it mean anything when one of India's Test hopefuls, Rohit Sharma, scores 175 in the Ranji Trophy, when at the same time three others hit double-centuries and an all-rounder not in the reckoning for a Test slot, Ravindra Jadeja, hammers 314, asks

In the Telegraph , Geoffrey Boycott remembers Basil D'Oliveira as a lovely man who was strong and determined underneath

Osman Samiuddin, writing for the National , anticipates much change on both batting and bowling fronts, especially in Test cricket

Mark Richardson writes in the Herald on Sunday that New Zealand possess the core of players to become a top-four Test team within three years