The Surfer

Tony Cozier looks back at the life of Stephen Alleyne who died a few days ago aged 47.

Amid all then discussion on racism in cricket, Rediff 's Prem Pannicker feels all this on-field natter has very little impact on the actual game:

Australia's cricketers might well be beasts on the field, but their charity work off it reveals a more humane side, writes Dileep Premachandran in the Guardian .

There is one Aussie in Mumbai these days that the cameras never leave

Malcolm Conn’s column in the Australian questions Cricket Australia’s response to the racist crowd chants directed at Andrew Symonds in India on Thursday.

Neil Manthorp, writing in Super Cricket , provides a fascinating account of the sights and sounds of Pakistan, along with a description of his meeting with a salesman in Lahore.

While perhaps the average speed of the Black Caps attack has increased in the past few years, do not think for a moment that a potent New Zealand test match bowling attack can do without Bond, writes Mark Richardson in the New Zealand Herald .

The manner of Inzamam-ul-Haq’s exit has somewhat tainted what otherwise would have been a truly rich and sublime legacy, writes Humair Ishtiaq in the Dawn magazine.

"In any relationship breakdown, nobody is right 100 per cent, and nobody is wrong 100 per cent," Greg Chappell tells Ajay S Shankar in the Indian Express .

"India must rethink its fifty-over team," says Peter Roebuck in the Hindu

"The glint in his eye betrays the flecks in his hair

Daniel Vettori will soon become New Zealand's 26th Test captain when he leads the team on a tour to South Africa

The Times' Simon Barnes looks at a phenomenon that is common to all three of England’s principal ball-playing teams: rugby union, football and one-day cricket.

Three players were recognised by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame on Thursday: Steve Waugh, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath

The handling of the Attapattu affair does not inspire confidence that the authorities are treading this path, says an editorial in the Sri Lanka based Daily News .