Test cricket's heart must beat on
James Lawton, in the Independent , says those in charge of running the game must realise there is no long-term substitute for the enduring quality Tests have provided.
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
James Lawton, in the Independent, says those in charge of running the game must realise there is no long-term substitute for the enduring quality Tests have provided.
For the next few days, and the rest of this English summer, perhaps all we can do is hope that what we see is another reason to believe that Test cricket is too good, too valuable, to be left in the hands of those whose loftiest ambition will always be to turn a quick profit today and hope that tomorrow has something to offer.
In the Daily Telegraph, Simon Hughes writes of England's best options to get India's batsmen out and score runs against their bowlers.
Sachin Tendulkar was 17 when he scored his first Test century, at Old Trafford in 1990. He now finds himself on the verge of his 100th international ton. The England players who watched him get his first international century recount his innings in the Daily Telegraph.
Andrew Strauss has had a problem against left-arm seamers of late but he has an opportunity to put the pressure back on Zaheer Khan this time, says Nasser Hussain in the Daily Mail.
In the Guardian, Mike Selvey says the stage is perfect for Tendulkar to score his 100th international ton but he's been short of rehearsal time.
An editorial in the Guardian celebrates Test cricket's latest landmark.
How has Tendulkar been preparing for the Lord's Test? The Daily Mail has more.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo