The Surfer

Alex Brown of the Sydney Morning Herald catches up with the Hussey brothers, Michael and David, and reveals that they were competitive even as children.

Geoffrey Boycott, in his column in the Telegraph , joins the chorus of those criticising Paul Collingwood for going ahead with the controversial run-out appeal against New Zealand’s Grant Elliott, and recalls an incident during his debut Test.

Alex Brown takes a drive around Grenada, which is hosting the second Australia-West Indies ODI on Friday, and writes in the Sydney Morning Herald of an island of struggle – “a land witness to many a hostile invader”.

The England-New Zealand ODI at The Oval was marred by controversy as Paul Collingwood decided not to recall Grant Elliot who had been run out after colliding mid-pitch with Ryan Sidebottom

The ECB has suspended all bilateral agreements with the Zimbabwe board and cancelled England's tour to Zimbabwe next summer and the Guardian 's Andy Bull welcomes the decision for sport and politics are inseparable, so the government's stance on

Allan Border’s baggy green is being auctioned in Melbourne and it’s expected to fetch around AUS$20000

Cricket South Africa should be applauded for suspending its bilateral agreement with Zimbabwe Cricket, a move that should finally force cricket's administrators to abandon their association with the country, writes Angus Fraser in the Independent

Fuller Pilch, a Victorian cricketing hero who bamboozled opponents with a pioneering style of batting that became known as the “Pilch poke”, is proving as troublesome in death as he was in life, writes Jack Malvern in the Times .

Australia farewelled Jane McGrath in Sydney today, with Glenn McGrath wiping away tears and his children blowing bubbles, according to news.com.au

It was 25 years ago that India won the World Cup at Lord's and the team of '83 has planned a get-together at the Long Room to celebrate the triumph

I think he felt talent alone would be enough to get him to the top and it is only now he is realising that areas such as discipline, fitness and mental strength will play a pivotal role in moving him from promising youngster to top-class performer.

Ezra Stuart of the Nation thinks the Barbados women's team being allowed to play in an Under-15 schools competition is a bad idea.

In the New Zealand Herald Dylan Cleaver lets rip against the recent New Zealand debacles.

Writing in the Courier Mail , Robert Craddock shares his memories on the relationship between Glenn McGrath and his wife, Jane, who succumbed to cancer yesterday

From games of Twisti-Twosti to scraps of tarpaulin, Lawrence Booth lists six moments of invention that really changed the sport.

Harsha Bhogle, in his column in the Indian Express , writes about his memories of India's historic triumph in the 1983 World Cup.

England lost to New Zealand in the third ODI in Bristol by 22 runs and David Gower believes that for all his promise and ability, James Anderson still has not managed to master his own inconsistencies

Since stepping down from captaincy nine months ago, Rahul Dravid has lost his place in the one-day side, led the Bangalore Royal Challengers to second-last place in the IPL, had mud slung at him by franchise owner Vijay Mallya and reached the