The Surfer

This entry’s a slightly left-field one for a Thursday, but hey ho

Sydney experienced its first taste of international Twenty20 and Iain Payten writes in the Daily Telegraph it went down like a “watermelon Bacardi breezer”

India is back from an exacting tour and they don’t even have sufficient time to rest as they hit the final stretch to the World Cup

Worrying news for fans of BBC's Test Match Special, according to Michael Henderson in The Guardian

Even though inclement weather ruined the series decider at Hamilton, there was just enough time for the toss

Brett Lee has soared to No

Maurice Chittenden reveals Andrew Flintoff, despite leading England to a 5-0 thumping, has netted over £1m this winter, through his company Freddie Flintoff Enterprises Ltd

The retirements of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath didn’t last long

Justin Langer has made the all-important decision on who will take his place as leader of the team song, Beneath the Southern Cross

Simon Wilde has drawn up his Ten Best-Ever Test teams , in The Sunday Times with Warwick Armstrong's 5-0 winning Australia side of 1920-21 sitting at No.10 and Bradman's 1948 Invincibles not reigning at No.1

This tour has been a shambles from first to last, writes Geoffrey Boycott , and says he wants to see is the coach, Duncan Fletcher, taking responsibility for his mistakes and announcing that he will retire after the World Cup.

The plaudits continue to come Australia's way after their 5-0 whitewash with comparisons with the greatest teams of all time

After Craig McMillan flopped as a would-be salesman he was left a solitary career choice – weigh down his cricketing curriculum vitae by sheer volume of runs, writes Chris Barclay of the New Zealand Press Association.