The busy one-day international calendar comes in for criticism from Malcolm Conn, who in The Australian describes the timing of the “seemingly unwanted” Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series as folly, especially in the wake of Brett Lee’s ankle injury.

Brett Lee is shaping as an innocent victim of greed and incompetence by cricket administrators worldwide who are determined to strangle the golden goose that is one-day cricket.

In the Herald Sun, Ben Dorries speaks to former players who believe Adam Gilchrist should move down the order in limited-overs matches.

And for all those who wondered what Steve Waugh is up to these days, check out this story about his upcoming role at the Beijing Olympics.