Sean points out that Chanderpaul's record over the last year puts him in Bradman territory. He was pretty unorthodox too, of course. Vir Sanghvi writes about the European Cup Final, club loyalties, and what's inevitably in store for cricket, via the IPL:

One objection could be that it blurs loyalties. How can the citizens of Bombay believe that Sanath Jayasuriya or Shaun Pollock truly represent them?

I don’t know. But clearly they do believe that. If the IPL fever has taught us anything, it is that fans will love any player, no matter what his race, religion or nationality, as long as he plays well.

That’s true of the Premiership too. No Chelsea fan cares that the only connection such players as Florent Malouda or Claude Makelele have with their city is professional. As far as they are concerned, they are all Chelsea players now. Manchester fans applauded Cristiano Ronaldo when he scored United’s only goal in the Moscow final. He was as much a player in their team as the very English Wayne Rooney (who ended up being substituted towards the end of the game).

And, with James Anderson's bouncer taking out Daniel Flynn's teeth, here's a report on county player Dave Fulton nearly losing his eye from a bowling machine bouncer.