The Surfer

The Observer's Will Buckley is delighted to find that old friend Joseph O'Neill has completed his novel, and even more so because "cricket is integral to the plot".

Mark Ramprakash is on the verge of reaching 100 first-class hundreds - a remarkable feat, joining a select club of rare, brilliant batsmen

Stephen Fleming looks forward to making his debut at the Eden Gardens when he plays for the Chennai Super Kings against the Kolkata Knight Riders

Brendon McCullum's elevation to No.5 in the order was an immediate success as he hit 97 on the opening day at Lord's to haul New Zealand out of trouble

The reaction of Vijay Mallya, the owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers franchise, to his team's poor performance in the IPL has brought a new word in to cricket - accountability - writes Harsha Bhogle in the Indian Express

Would you read a book on cricket written by an Irishman, raised in Netherlands, educated at Cambridge, now living in New York?

From gracefully adjusting to a life as a commoner, Sourav Ganguly finds himself in a leadership role again with a golden helmet on his head, writes Sandeep Dwivedi in the Indian Express .

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the former chief cricket correspondent of The Times , and BBC's Test Match Special commentator "corpsed" live on air yesterday when he referred to a batsman's "rod" in an elaborate fishing analogy while Daniel Vettori

In the Dominion Post , Jeremy Coney runs his eye over the current New Zealand team - he calls them the Bleak Caps - and finds plenty of reasons for concern.

Victor Trumper has emerged as the favourite to have a Sydney Cricket Ground stand named after him, AAP’s John Coomber reports.

Blogger Paul Holden enjoys the first Test of the season at Lord's even with all the rain

Duncan Fletcher in the Guardian shows he is still thinking about the importance of a strong lower order

The Jamaica Gleaner has carried an editorial about the disgraced Marlon Samuels, who has been banned for two years for giving team news to an Indian bookmaker.

Dileep Premachandran, writing in the Guardian , criticises Vijay Mallya, the owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, for using the IPL as a vehicle for his self-promotion, as well as for his comments about team captain Rahul Dravid.

Writing in the Jamaica Gleaner , Tony Becca is baffled by the West Indies selectors.