The Surfer

Mike Selvey applauds Darren Gough's determination to win back his England place, if not his performances once there.

A tour to the subcontinent involves anticipating dry-as-dust pitches and noise pollution that would scandalise the EC

While the spectre of ball-tampering briefly resurfaced at The Rose Bowl, it was Sky Sports’ coverage which came in for criticism in the media.

Shane Warne, in an extract from his autobiography published in The Times , reflects on the cost of cricket to his personal life:

John Westerby writes on a spin-only match where a group of bowlers twirling away at Derby, it is hoped, will be challenging each other for membership of the elite group in a few years’ time.

In The Guardian , Mike Selvey writes on England's miserable one-day summer:

Jon Pierik writes in The Courier-Mail about Angus Fraser’s warning to Andrew Flintoff ahead of the Ashes .

In a first exclusive extract from his new book, Shane Warne reveals how a former hobby quickly became his passion:

Robert Craddock writes in The Courier-Mail about Cricket Australia’s “Go off in green and gold” plan for the Ashes.

There's a grainy-but-enjoyable video of the great Fred Trueman at The Corridor which is worth a look

Brett Lee's wife, Liz, is due to give birth to their first child a day before the first Test of this November's Ashes series

Steve James does a u-turn on his opinion of Kolpak-registered players in today’s Daily Telegraph , but sounds a note of caution:

Clyde Walcott will be buried in his native Barbados today

"There is a thin line between tampering and damage if you lack the hard evidence," says Mark Ramprakash in The Independent .

At 16, Santosh Yadav was Hyderabad's brightest prospect

Vinod Kambli is all set for a new innings, writes Clayton Murzello in Mid-Day , the Mumbai-based newspaper