The World Cup might be over but the controversy continues. Malcolm Conn, writing in The Australian, takes aim at Pakistan for not only reinstating Mohammad Asif but installing him as vice-captain, and Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Kangadaran Mathivanan for questioning Adam Gilchrist’s use of a squash ball in his batting glove.

Little more than a week after a tragic and widely condemned World Cup ended in darkness, two countries from the Indian subcontinent have further diminished the game. As if the ICC hasn't enough to deal with given the Zimbabwe crisis, which is set to engulf Australia, and the fallout from the World Cup, Sri Lanka claims it may refer the squash ball to the game's governing body during its annual meeting next month. Of far greater concern is Pakistan's decision to once again ignore the drug cheating culture of its fast bowlers by appointing Asif to a leadership role.

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