The Surfer

Botham is nothing if not a rogue, as well, and the interviews he did with the British newspapers this week in the lead-up to the bestowing of his knighthood tell a tale or two, writes Martin Blake in the Melbourne-based Age .

Mike Selvey ponders in the Guardian if Mark Ramprakash will return in England whites for the Tests against Sri Lanka.

The inclusion of Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) in the KFC Cup, West Indies' 50-over domestic competition, has led to protests that there were too many teams in the competition which led to fewer matches for each side over the season

Dilip Vengsarkar's public criticism of the Indian team in the middle of a tough series against Australia has not gone down too well

Lawrence Booth, writing in the Guardian , feels that the ICC has lost face despite Darrell Hair’s decision to drop his racial discrimination case against them.

Rohit Brijnath, writing in the Hindu , elaborates on the art of stumping, with specific reference to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's stumping of Ricky Ponting in the fourth ODI in Chandigarh

Writing in the Guardian , David Hopps thinks Stuart Broad has the potential to take on the mantle of being an allrounder.

Ian Botham will receive his knighthood tomorrow after a career of remarkable triumph and trouble

Tendulkar is back, which is news to some, although wiser heads never believed he went away, writes Peter Lalor in the Australian .

Should Inzamam-ul-Haq fall just shy of Javed Miandad's record, he will be in good company

Do you think Brad Hogg can replace Shane Warne as Australia’s Test spinner

Darrell Hair’s legal action against the ICC claiming racial discrimination reached the end of the first week in London with some remarkable claims by Ray Mali , the ICC’s interim president

There is a bit of an animal theme developing on the Dambulla leg of this Sri Lanka tour, writes Alison Mitchell in the Test Match Special blog in BBC.

In the Sydney Morning Herald Alex Brown writes on his Indian experience: fascinating, frustrating and more than a little intimidating, this country is a 24-7 sensory barrage and a direct challenge to all you thought you knew about life and its

Glenn McGrath's retirement has given Brett Lee a new role as the senior pro in the Australian bowling attack