The Surfer

Young spinners are all the rage around England at the moment with the Test-match success of Monty Panesar and emergence of Adil Rashid, a legspinner, at Yorkshire

Monty Panesar has a real chance of being successful in international cricket, and by that I mean consistently over a long period, not just in the odd game here and there, writes Shane Warne .

It all happened too fast for Sadanand Vishwanath

The general assumption after Monty Panesar's demolition job in the second Test at Old Trafford was that Headingley would be filled to the brim with local Asians eager to catch a glimpse of England's new hero

Brian Lara has apologised

Harsha Bhogle laments the fact that newspapers are increasingly surrendering to the instant quote brand of journalism with the very active support of people who will say anything to be in the news

In selecting Chris Read ahead of Geraint Jones for tomorrow's third Test against Pakistan, England have given him his third, and probably final, chance to prove that he can become an international cricketer, writes Angus Fraser in The Independent

The tactic to practise batting against short-pitched bowling on a slab of marble is still a sound one and we shall continue to do so, writes Bob Woolmer in The Times .

The Sydney Morning Herald’s Alex Brown watches Glenn McGrath and Stuart Clark go almost unnoticed during a night fitness session .

With the Headingley Test starting on Friday, Rick Broadbent recalls the heroic events of 25 years ago in The Times .

Despite criticism of the selection process by former coach John Wright in his recently released book Indian Summers, the National cricket selector from South Zone, VB Chandrasekhar, believes the five-man selection panel is a time-tested method that

It's hardly headline making, but The Cricketer Cup, which started back in 1967 and features 32 of England's top public schools, stages its 40th final on August 13 at Richmond in Surrey

Pradeep Magazine applauds John Wright for his forthright comments about India's selection system.

Only one achievement stands between Monty Panesar and the status of bona fide, gilt-edged English Test star: a long-term injury, writes Gideon Haigh

David Foot in The Guardian takes a look at the long-established Cheltenham cricket festival, which has seen some remarkable matches in its long history.

Sanjay Manjrekar's comments on Sachin Tendulkar created a furore

The Indian captaincy is often a thankless job, and Rahul Dravid has observed its harsh realities from the background over the years

Martin Johnson, writing in The Daily Telegraph , says that England's win at Old Trafford was just what was needed to remind the Australians that, injuries permitting, this winter's Ashes might not be entirely one-sided:

It’s The Invincible Bill Brown’s birthday today and Phil Wilkins pays tribute to the world’s fourth-oldest Test player in the The Sydney Morning Herald