The Surfer

With thousands of cricketers chasing fame and riches in India, it is inevitable many are left disaffected and depressed after failing to fulfill their ambitions

In the countdown to the Ashes, former England captain Mike Brearley looks back at the 1981 series without some element of rosy tint to the glasses

Neil Manthorp, writing on the Supersport website, says the cricketing public in England has taken to the World Twenty20 quite well, despite the frustrating weather and the home team's dismal loss in the tournament opener.

English cricket has plumbed some pretty low depths in its time but defeat by Pakistan would surely set a new level of ignominy that may not be beaten until the Afghans, or Eskimos, visit Lord’s, writes Simon Wilde in Sunday Times

The Dutch victory, which came as England’s fielding completely disintegrated under pressure, was one of the biggest upsets in one-day cricketing history, writes Mike Atherton in the Times .

In the Guardian , Duncan Fletcher discusses England's chances at the ICC World Twenty20, and what keeps the nation from reaching great heights.

In the space of about 12 hours late this week, Shane Bond's international career took a substantial step towards revival, while Andrew Symonds' was placed in the round filing bin

Mike Selvey writes in the Guardian on the future of ODI cricket, which he feels is bleak, thanks to the rapid rise of Twenty20.

Rohit Sharma's 53-ball 80 carried India to an emphatic victory in the much-anticipated warm-up game against Pakistan on Wednesday

Robert Craddock writes in the Courier-Mail that Andrew Symonds was a player never humble enough to learn from his mistakes, governed by weak officials who let him get away with far too much for far too long.

Tomorrow at Lord's Paul Collingwood will lead England into the first match of the World Twenty20, a second coming for him in the role and one regained perhaps reluctantly and probably by default

David Foot, in his article in the Guardian , grapples with the issue of the decline of highly capable cricketers due to stress, arguing that cricket, like no other sport, is played in the head.

Is English cricket struggling to leave its past behind, or, with the advent of Twenty20, forgetting its history a little too quickly

Lawrence Booth, in his blog The Spin in the Guardian , tries to figure out why England have faltered in limited-overs cricket since the early 90's.

The IPL has a set a benchmark for entertaining cricket and according to Amrit Mathur in the Hindustan Times , the World Twenty20 is unlikely to match its buzz and hype.

There is some concern that the IPL would have left the Indian players jaded but the team will have a fairly easy time after the World Twenty20, and will be keen to give it their best

The recent predecessors to the World Twenty20 in England were the World Cup in 1999 and the Champions Trophy in 2004 - both damp squibs.There is genuine reason to believe that this time the organisers will get it right and that they will produce a

Dylan Cleaver in the New Zealand Herald provides 20 things to look out for at this year's World Twenty20 for all those who pretend they're not interested.

Politically, the situation in England is not disposed well towards the Sri Lankan cause