The Surfer

David Warner's decision to review an obvious edge off his bat to Jonathan Trott, has been met with much ridicule and criticism from the fans, pundits and players alike, and his eventual dismissal was met with a wave of boos from the Old Trafford faithful

A redeveloped Old Trafford, clad in the Lancashire red, made its presence felt after an eight-year hiatus from Test cricket without trading in its traditional feel writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian

Annabel Symington, in the Wall Street Journal shares an experience of watching a late-night, street cricket match in Karachi during the holy month of Ramadan

In his column for the Mint, Ayaz Menon says that even as legalities and rules fall in a grey area, taking cognizance of public sentiment is an important step for the BCCI, if it has to assure the public that it stands for the benefit of the game.

Prem Panicker, in his column for Yahoo! cricket writes about the farce of BCCI's internal investigations

In the Guardian, Mike Selvey writes about Darren Lehman's prowess as a batsman, while Ian Bell tells Donald McRae why his century at Trent Bridge was special

The inaugural Caribbean Premier League begins on the backdrop of a disappointing international season for West Indies, but the tournament promises to fill stadiums across the islands and pump in plenty of revenue to the West Indies Cricket Board

Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan jetted off Brive la Gaillarde, but their visits to the French countryside were under the instruction of of Tim Exeter, as the former member of the Scotland Rugby squad looks to build the duo's "core fitness"

Reginald Jeeves, one of PG Wodehouse's most famous creations owes his name to a Warwickshire all-rounder whose life could give the author's twist-filled short stories a run for their money

In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Lisa Sthalekar discusses her protege, Erin Osborne

Malcolm Knox of the Sydney Morning Herald, and Peter Lalor of The Australian, highlight some of the causes of Australia's recent downfall

Scyld Berry, in the Telegraph notes some similarities between Michael Clarke and Henry Scott's team of 1886, while the Guardian's Andy Bull defends the Australian captain

Osman Samiuddin, writing for Star Sports recollects the impact of former Pakistan fast bowler, Fazal Mahmood, who set up memorable victories during the side's early years in Test cricket

In the Independent, James Lawton urges Australia to learn from Steve Waugh's leadership in the 2001 Ashes series, while Alan Tyers in the Telegraph bemoans the way DRS has taken over cricket discussions

Ricky Ponting writes in the Daily Mail that there is no point clamouring for some star to appear from outside the Australian tour party while Merv Hughes says in All Out Cricket it's not the batsman who are to blame.

Australia must repose faith in patience and effort instead of relying on traditional cricket catchphrases and scouring for quick fixes to resurrect their Test match form writes Greg Baum of the Age

Osman Samiuddin of the National explores the two extremes of Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz and explains the difficulty a one faces when he is entrusted with the 100th over of an ODI