The Surfer

Peter Roebuck says it is unwise for India to be planning so far ahead of the 2011 World Cup

Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald Peter Roebuck dwells on the coming together of the old firm - Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist - and their effect on the opposition.

In the Courier Mail Robert Craddock looks back at the career of Michael Kasprowicz.

It's not only cricket that's struggling to cope with the issue of racism

Jesse Ryder, the New Zealand batsman who was criticised by former international Adam Parore for being too fat, has found support from Hamish McDouall, who takes on Parore in his blog Googlies and Grass Stains .

"What does it mean to be a "good sport"

The Brecon Beacons in Wales are as bleak and lonely a landscape as Britain has, where the Royal Marines test their physical endurance and where the SAS trek 40 gruelling miles to whittle out the weaklings in their infamous Long Drag

South Africa’s home international series is over, but not everyone is happy with what they have seen

Christopher Martin-Jenkins has serious reservations about the future of cricket now that Twenty20 is growing and growing

On Foxsports , Ben Dorries looks at what he believes is the folly of starting a series late, as the CB Series in Australia has kicked off later than usual:

Indian coaches must view Shaun Tait's extended break from cricket with concern for their own bowlers, writes Makarand Waingankar in the Hindu

Scott Styris' retirement from Tests may have weakened New Zealand's batting but England will do well to watch out for Jacob Oram, writes Scyld Berry in the Telegraph

There were several reasons for India's second successive batting failure against an inspired Australian attack, writes Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning Herald

While European cricket, outside some die-hards in the southern regions, is in its winter hibernation, The Times reports that there is one festival celebrating

Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies batsman, has gone into hiding in Guyana amid fears of escalating violence in the country.

India Today's Sharda Ugra analyses the money flow of the Indian Premier League.

Writing in the Outlook , Brian Stoddart believes the whole Harbhajan-Symonds saga throws up "some serious questions about the nature and mental attitude of the Australian game in dimensions running from the on-field approach through the game's