The Surfer

A day after Australia’s prime minister apologised to the country’s stolen generations, the Courier Mail’s Robert Craddock says the country’s cricket is also sorry.

Australian cricket is sorry too

In the Age , Chloe Saltau criticises Cricket Australia's decision to play only three ODIs against Bangladesh in Darwin later this year, citing the clash with the Beijing Olympics.

Beijing over Bangladesh?

The problem with Norman Arendse, Cricket South Africa's president, vetoing the squad to Bangladesh and producing his own squad was not one of transformation but of selection, writes Neil Manthorp in supercricket website.

Transformation v Selection

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Make the IPL work - Warne

Shane Warne says in his Daily Telegraph column the world should embrace the Indian Premier League rather than fight it.

A little more than a month after the furious row about race and sportsmanship exploded at the Sydney Test match, one young cricketer is ready to step up from the grade ranks and step out on to the SCG

The Australian Muslim

25-Feb-2013•Jamie Alter

England look to rubber bat to improve fielding

England might have been trounced by 10 wickets in the second ODI in Hamilton, but there's hope for the future in the shape of a rubber bat.

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Australia need IPL damage control

Anger is starting to spill over between Cricket Australia, its players, and the Indian Premier League, according to Jon Pierik in the Herald Sun

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Elite sport and its battles with depression

Lou Vincent's battle with depression in modern sport is not just a one-off case in New Zealand, says Judi Clements, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation

Cricket Australia and players close in on IPL compromise

Dhoni impresses as leader and player

With all due congratulations to Daniel Vettori and New Zealand after rolling over England in Wellington, the match failed to stimulate the senses thanks to the lifeless drop-in pitch, writes Chris Rattue in the New Zealand Herald .

Vettori delivers but Cake Tin disappoints

Symonds confused over Cricket Australia’s IPL ‘trick shot’

The current selection row in South Africa between Norman Arendse and Mickey Arthur has raised some interesting points, like the issue of the quota system supposedly being a thing of the past, writes Tony Becca in the Jamaica Gleaner .

Who is really the big man in cricket?

Outlook 's Rohit Mahajan profiles Andrew Symonds: Very melting-pot, very Aussie

Red Hot Symmo Meter

25-Feb-2013•Sriram Veera

Twenty20 vision of a bad new world

Chris Rattue, writing in the New Zealand Herald , asks whether Twenty20 is all it is cracked up to be.

25-Feb-2013•Martin Williamson

Kumble - the real hero

"Anil Kumble is to Indian cricket what the house of Tatas is to Indian business ethos

25-Feb-2013•Sriram Veera

The future's not so bright

The Herald on Sunday has reported that Stephen Fleming will call time on his international career next month, after the third Test against England in Napier

Fleming to quit Tests soon?

Two of Jesse Ryder's biggest supporters will be cheering on from afar as he opens another chapter in his rollercoaster life story, his one-day debut

Distance no obstacle for Ryder's fans