The Surfer

Sachin Tendulkar attracts attention wherever he goes and in the Courier-Mail Robert Craddock analyses just what it is about Tendulkar that makes him so fascinating.

The decision to appoint him captain hasn't been a hit at all, and there's not a whole lot to smile about if you're a New Zealand cricketer, but Daniel Vettori says he has enjoyed his role on the field

The Guardian's Mike Selvey talks to the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, Giles Clarke, Sky commentator and former England cricketer and coach, David Lloyd, and BBC cricket correspondent and former England cricketer, Jonathan

The India - Pakistan Tests fell short on entertainment value due to the lifeless pitches for the second and third Tests which weren't result-oriented

In the Indian Express , Harsha Bhogle criticises the BCCI for its scheduling which hardly allows any time for the Indians to acclimatise in Australia, and hence making the formidable task of beating Australia on their home turf even harder.

Shane Warne's fractious relationship with his former coach John Buchanan is no secret, and in the Daily Telegraph Warne calls Buchanan "a goose" who epitomises an arrogant Australian mindset.

Allan Border, a Cricket Australia director, has spoken out about the resting of players after Adam Gilchrist’s decision to miss the final game of the Chappell-Hadlee Series, reports Jon Pierik in the Herald Sun

Australia's decision to rest Adam Gilchrist from the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy decider in Hobart could not have come at a worse time as the players prepare to sign big-money deals with the Indian Premier League, according to Jon Pierik in the Herald

Paul Holden, writing in his stuff.co.nz blog , salutes John Bracewell, a veritable humanheadline.

A couple of days after Shane Warne's gigantic sign-on fee for the Indian Premier League was announced, Sharda Ugra takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the creativity that the Twenty20 tournament will spawn

Stepping into Sanath Jayasuriya's shoes is a big ask for any man but Michael Vandort has filled the breach with minimum fuss, writes Aravinda de Silva in the London-based Observer .

In the Sydney Morning Herald Peter Roebuck assesses the depth in Australia's domestic ranks and decides it is a pleasing situation to be in when a batsman as accomplished as David Hussey can't get a look in

In his Sunday Telegraph column, Mike Atherton believes that Geoff Miller is the ideal candidate to take the new position as England's national selector

It grieves me to write that Twenty20 will grow so rapidly over the next couple of decades that it may threaten the very existence of Test cricket, writes Kerry O'Keeffe in a hilarious column in the Sunday Telegaph .

The vast amounts of money on offer to Australian players who sign with the Indian Premier League are explored in Australia's Sunday newspapers