Ponting wants Aussie discipline
Australia's one-day captain Ricky Ponting wants increased discipline from his players when they play Bangladesh.
[bbc.co.uk]
McGrath set for surgery Australian paceman Glenn McGrath is to undergo surgery to remove chipped bone from his left ankle.
[bbc.co.uk]
'Sachin is Kohinoor of India' Describing Sachin Tendulkar as the "Kohinoor", legendary cricketer Mushtaq Ali has said the batting maestro's technical skill and strokeplay has made modern-day cricket worth watching.
[indiaexpress.com]
Hall rises to Lord's occasion Andrew Hall's tortuous journey to take his place at Lord's on his 28th birthday is nothing compared to the difficulties he has endured off the field of play.
[bbc.co.uk]
Waugh 2nd only to The Don: Marsh Steve Waugh is second only to Don Bradman as the best cricketer Australia has produced, former Australian coach Geoff Marsh said in Perth today.
[foxsports.news.com.au]
We weren't good enough: Vaughan Michael Vaughan admitted his first day as England Test captain had not gone to plan at Lord's today.
[foxsports.news.com.au]
Captain's gag falls flat Things can get miserable at Derbyshire, but even Stephen Stubbings and Neil Gunter must have found yesterday a strain. Given a pass from the County Ground to be England's 12th men, they waved goodbye to the lower regions of the Second Division and blundered into an England horror show, writes Tanya Aldred at Lord's.
[guardian.co.uk]
'Nothing went to plan': Vaughan Michael Vaughan's first day as Test captain hardly went according to plan, but he was forthcoming and honest with the media in the evening, as he discussed England's batting debacle. Here's what Vaughan and Mahkaya Ntini – South Africa's hero with the ball – had to say after the first day's play.
[cricket.org]