The Surfer

The chairman of the National Assembly’s standing committee on sports feels that Pakistan deliberately lost to Australia in the Champions Trophy, and the sports minister of Sindh has suggested there was a deal between Indian bookies and the umpires'

Steve Harmison's international career may seem to have ended after his omission from the squad to tour South Africa, but Mike Selvey writes in the Guardian that England will miss his firepower

Mike Selvey argues in the Guardian that Steve Harmison must be included in England's touring party to South Africa because of the extra bounce on offer in Johannesburg and Centurion

The traditionalists will see the next 16 days as an opportunity to switch off from the game and ignore the hooplah but for Twenty20 enthusiasts the potential for the Champions League is obvious, writes Tristan Holme in cricket365 .

Heroes one day, villains the next

The Champions League Twenty20 will be the first time club cricket will rival international cricket

An inspiration for England just a year ago, left-arm spinner Monty Panesar has resorted to a season in South Africa with the Highveld Lions to resurrect his career, but will he ever turn the corner

Given their early exit in the ICC Champions Trophy, Rohit Mahajan writing in Outlook , believes India’s celebrated, all-star team of young cricketers has slipped and the sparkle has certainly dulled.

Peter Hanlon in the Age wonders who could possibly have thought those white jackets for the Champions Trophy winners were a good idea.

There was always too much unexplained about the way Albert Trott, the forgotten Australian slow left-arm bowler lived and loved

In the New Zealand Herald , David Leggat writes that New Zealand's effort at the Champions Trophy bodes well for the future, but not every aspect of team composition is settled.

Cricket in Australia faces an unprecedented challenge to make itself heard this season, writes Peter Hanlon in the Age .

Tennis legend Chris Evert is single again, and taking a note of how the sporting performance of each man in her life has improved significantly since partnering with her, Patrick Kidd urges England board chairman Giles Clarke hook up with her in

Brad Hodge hasn't had the best of relationships with the national selectors

In a piece in the Dawn written before Pakistan were ousted from the ICC Champions Trophy, Saad Shafqat says they have reaffirmed their resilient fibre, notching a group-match victory against India that will be remembered through the ages

In the Age , Darren Berry, director of coaching with the Rajasthan Royals, looks at the situation facing fast bowler Dirk Nannes

Not every England supporter takes the view that following their team should involve mindless chanting and making sure that the beer consumption never dips far below an asking rate of six an over, but they at least share the belief that being barmy is

Following their Champions Trophy exit, Sri Lanka have a year ahead of one-day cricket before the World Cup in 2011

And once again New Zealand meet ther old friends Pakistan a big tournament semi-final