The Surfer

Adil Rashid's peculiar presence in the England team's travel arrangements to India is an innovative new measure by the ECB, writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian .

Batsmen have usually enjoyed the rub of the green in doubtful appeals but the new umpire referrals system will only make batting a lot harder, writes Adam Parore in the New Zealand Herald

The deadline for applying for the post of Zimbabwe coach is today, and ZC is looking for someone with at least five years “senior coaching” and a recognized Level 3 coaching certificate

It could be the ideal time for Daniel Vettori to step forward and take a stronger hand on what goes on within the dressing room, as well as running the show on the park, writes David Leggat in the New Zealand Herald

It's almost 20 years since a student team containing Mike Atherton, Nasser Hussain and, er, Treherne Parker made history — and struggled to get into nightclubs, writes Rob Smyth in the Guardian .

What a pity it is that Australia and South Africa no longer play full Test series against each other, says Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning Herald

The England coach has been in the job for 18 months but has faded so much into the background he is hardly visible

It’s 28 years since Dunedin hosted a test match against the West Indies

It is 32 years all but a month since England - in Madras as it then was, Chennai as it is and where they are now - took the series in India by winning the third Test, an unprecedented three straight wins on the subcontinent, writes Mike Selvey in the

Pink stumps will be used at the SCG for the third South Africa Test and the players will also wear the logo of the McGrath Foundation, the Daily Telegraph reports