The offence taken at a comment about Sachin Tendulkar in Shoaib Akhtar's new book has been more than a bit excessive, writes David Hopps in the Guardian

Angus Fraser pays tribute to former England fast bowler Graham Dilley, who died at the age of 52 on Wednesday, in the Independent .

Barney Ronay profiles Stuart Meaker, who's been picked for England's ODI series in India, in The Observer .

Ashok Malik pays tribute to Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi in the Deccan Chronicle .

Stephen Brenkley, in the Independent on Sunday , recaps an excellent summer for England.

Dominic Cork has retired from professional cricket

Chris Cutmore profiles, and speaks to, England cricket's newest star Jonny Bairstow in the Daily Mail .

Peter Moores, the former England coach who oversaw Lancashire's rise to the top in the County Championship this season, reflects on his side's success and whether or not he would have done things differently when in charge of England, in an interview

As West Indies arrive in England to play two "unwanted" Twenty20 matches, we are reminded of English cricket's "ill-advise" association with Allen Stanford some three years ago, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent .

Andrew Alderson, writing in the New Zealand Herald , says the scheduling of the upcoming New Zealand domestic season, with a 76 day gap between the rounds of the Plunket Shield, the four-day competition, doesn't augur well for those preparing for

Rob Smyth, in the Guardian , looks back at the career of Kim Hughes, a story also captured in the book Golden Boy by Christian Ryan.

Steve James, in the Daily Telegraph , writes of the significant role statistics play in a team's preparation.

The ICC's annual Test XI underlines one thing in particular: that bowling stocks are at a generational nadir, writes Barney Ronay in the blog The Spin in the Guardian .

Scyld Berry, in the Daily Telegraph , claims England are favourites to take the ODI series.

Rahul Dravid's century on Sunday was a masterclass of application, accumulation and dedication, writes Simon Hughes in the Daily Telegraph .

How long will England remain No.1

Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan offspinner, defends Harbhajan Singh in an interview with the Hindustan Times , saying the Indian batsmen simply haven't scored enough runs to support their lead spinner.

James Anderson, the Mail on Sunday , lists out the ten decisive moments that have taken England closer to the No.1 ranking in Tests.

Paul Newman may have played a part in getting the concept of rankings for Test cricket off the ground 18 years ago but he doesn't feel the current system gives an accurate reflection of where teams actually stand

Four years ago, at Lord's, rain and MS Dhoni prevented England from taking a 1-0 lead in a series they went on to lose