The Surfer

Taschica Pillay profiles Dolphins fast bowler Ugasen Govender in the South Africa based Sunday Times .

Australia's cricketers rediscovered sportsmanship after a barrage of callers complaining about their behaviour reduced Cricket Australia's receptionist to tears

'If cricket is a team game played by individuals, what does a coach do

Mike Atherton has lunch with the new ECB chairman, Giles Clarke, and finds a man who is anything but dull

Australia were keenly following the cricket when the team was playing in India, reports the Sydney Morning Herald .

In a light-hearted article in the Guardian , the Australian sportswriter Mike Ticher predicts a rough ride is in store for Muttiah Muralitharan ..

Following Darrell Hair's certain exit from the ICC's Elite Panel of umpires, Frank Tyson asks whether it is preferable to leave the destiny of a Test or a rubber in the hands of a “nice guy umpire” like Dickie Bird or in the fingers of one who is

Cricket in Australia hasn't moved beyond its traditional Anglo base and has not found a following among migrants to Australia from non-cricketing nations such as Greece, Italy and Holland writes Andrew Stevenson in the Sydney Morning Herald

Cricket Australia will meet with Sri Lankan officials to discuss what could happen between Muttiah Muralitharan and crowds over the next month, according to Alex Brown in the Age .

"Far from smoking the peace pipe with Australian crowds, Muttiah Muralitharan ought to go on the offensive," writes Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning Herald .

"At some point the fork in the path appears before every sportsman

Mathew Sinclair is not terribly disappointed with not being picked in New Zealand’s squad to tour South Africa

In the Age an extract from Ricky Ponting’s new book, Captain’s Diary 2007 , reveals how Ponting was told of Damien Martyn’s shock retirement while playing golf with Stuart Clark.

Narottam Puri, writing in his column in cricketnext.com , provides a historical overview of the evolution of cricket commentary on radio, and on the subsequent decline of the same.

Michael Clarke uses the stump-and-golf-ball technique employed by Don Bradman as a child to prepare for Australia’s home summer

The nascent Indian Cricket League, and the opportunities presented by the Twenty20 format, have attracted the attentions of the authoritative international affairs magazine, The Economist , which explores how the game could be changed for good by

The West Indies Cricket Board has named a new coach for the West Indies team and, as good or as brilliant as John Dyson may be, I do not agree with it, writes Tony Becca in the Jamaica Gleaner .

Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Ashantha de Mel who has strong political affiliations with the president of the country has used it to his advantage causing great damage to the game in the country, writes Sa'adi Thawfeeq in the Colombo-based