The Surfer

Australia had their bowlers to thank for their victory over India in Adelaide and Peter Roebuck in the Age considers the poor form of the team's leading batsmen.

Maths and music have long been linked, but composers seem to have a talent for cricket, writes David McKie in the Guardian

Adam Gilchrist is surely the flavour of the season

13 months have passed since the Schofield Review dissected English cricket’s failings but, says Stephen Brenkley in the Independent on Sunday , no action has yet been taken about the quantity of cricket being played:

Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane were probably the greatest footballers to play for France

Worried over the lack of worldbeaters in New Zealand

In the Sunday Age , John Harms says although Twenty20 and its add-on gimmicks may draw in the masses, the format itself is not appealing and needs to be modified to balance the order between bat and ball.

The Indian board has warned Cricket Australia not to cancel its team's tour to Pakistan, which seems under threat over security concerns.

Writing in the New Zealand Herald , Adam Parore offers his tributes to his former team-mate and skipper Stephen Fleming.

In the Australian the columnists Patrick Smith and Mike Coward have different views on the growth of Twenty20

Harsha Bhogle, in his column in the Indian Express , talks about the need for all sides to understand each other - and for Indian fans to come to grips with the club versus country phenomenon.

Yuvraj Singh’s life sketch at the moment is incomplete, writes Pradeep Magazine in the Hindustan Times

At 17 years and 104 days, Sydney schoolgirl prodigy Ellyse Perry will make cricket history at a fittingly historic venue when she pits her all-round talents against the Ashes holders at Bradman Oval in Bowral as the youngest Australian Test cricketer

A report in The Times says that MCC and Middlesex are considering a merger to create a team that would reduce the gap between first-class and Test cricket

Adam Gilchrist is set to play his final match in front of his adopted home ground, the WACA, when he takes guard against Sri Lanka today

There are 480 letters, 59 words, 15 members and one team, writes GS Vivek in the Indian Express