The Surfer

The England bowlers may have a fetish for banging the ball in at any given location on the pitch but what is lamentable is the absence of a Plan B, writes Derek Pringle in The Telegraph

England need to go straight

Post-match press conferences are usually fair routine affairs

Crossing the line

Football is considered 'The Beautiful Game'

Gentlemen, please!

Writing in The Sunday Telegraph , Steve James says that the ECB is now beginning to have a retink about the spurious nicknames given to county sides in a bid by marketing men to make them more appealing

What's in a name?

The resurgent cricket played by the Sri Lankans during the past month is down to their captain, Mahela Jayawardene, writes Mark Nicholas in The Telegraph .

Jayawardene the natural born leader has Sri Lanka jumping for joy

If the Chinese Cricket Association's development plans are even half successful, it is only a matter of decades before the cricket world could be looking at the new giants of the game, The Age reports.

China want to become cricket giants

With talk of player burnout and performance-enhancing drugs, it may not be fair to squarely blame the scheduling

What's scheduling got to do with it?

Last week Shane Warne flew to Germany to commentate on Australia's World Cup match against Brazil then captained Hampshire against Durham in the County Championship before flying back to Australia for a check up on his shoulder

Warne's crazy life

25-Feb-2013•Andrew McGlashan

Powerful Pakistan have few weaknesses

As Pakistan arrive in England for a heavy summer of cricket, Scyld Berry warns that the hosts will be up against tough and talented opponents.

Tom Moody’s tenure as Sri Lanka coach is proving to be a good one

Moody future in store for England?

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tendulkar's decision lamentable

It was a fight till the very end for Budhi Kunderan, the former India wicketkeeper who succumbed to cancer yesterday

Fight's over for Budhi

Jail over fatal cricket bat blow

It's a tough world

Even though lots of one-day cricket is played in England, the international side isn’t what it could be

Pressure? What pressure? Not enough, apparently

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

I'm a journalist, get me out of here

It’s not all glamour being a cricket reporter ploughing your way round the county circuit

Food for thought for the ICC

Is it really 'for the good for the game'?

England’s cricketers will be happy that the World Cup is on

Thank God for the football

Michael Clarke’s off-season has involved what the Daily Telegraph called a “bar room scuffle” with a Parramatta rugby league player in Sydney.

Michael Clarke involved in hotel scuffle

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Stumped as to why they keep selecting Jones

In The Times , Pat Gibson raises the much-discussed issue of England's wicketkeeper:-