England rediscover their optimism
A horse for the course: Martin Bicknell returns to the scene of his debut, ten years onAfter scraping the depths of despair at Lord's, a stirring display on a helpful Trent Bridge track has breathed…
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Jacques of all trades
Jacques Kallis missed out on the Man of the Series award that went to his Western Province team-mate Herschelle Gibbs in the recently concluded India-South Africa series, but there is a quiet air about the…
Irfan takes six; Mumbai, Gujarat eye lead
ScorecardIrfan Pathan returned to the Ranji Trophy with a haul of 25.2-12-47-6•AFPIrfan Pathan produced a standout performance - 6 for 47 at an economy rate of 1.85 - but his efforts were hardly enough to…
India Under-19s cogs settling into place
Once India Under-19s chose to bat on a sunny morning on the flat Fatullah pitch, there was a high probability that they would score big. The batsmen toyed with Namibia's bowlers, cashed in on their…
Pakistan's chief selector hits back at criticism
An array of rash strokes resulted in Pakistan losing the final ODI as well as the series against South Africa © AFP Salahuddin Ahmed, Pakistan's chief selector, has lashed out at Javed Miandad for his…
Revenge not on Ponting's mind
Ricky Ponting: 'It didn't have anything to do with the last series' © Getty Images Ricky Ponting doesn't want anybody to look too deeply into the exuberant celebration for his 32nd Test century. His wife…
Louw signs for Middlesex
Johann Louw has signed as Middlesex's second overseas player for next season following his departure from Northamptonshire. He joins Scott Styris at Lord's after impressing John Emburey, the coach, during appearances against them."He's been very…
Ganguly fined 30% of his match fee
Sourav Ganguly: pulled up by the match referee ... again© Getty ImagesSourav Ganguly has been fined 30% of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct during the second…
Karachi Test in jeopardy?
Karachi's cricket authority has laid down a court challenge against a Pakistan Cricket Board decision to withdraw its rights to host Tests and one-day matches, putting next week's Test against Bangladesh - scheduled for Karachi's…
Jammu face steep victory target
Quickfire knocks from Manish Sharma and Yuvraj Singh enabled Punjab todeclare towards the end of Day Three of their Ranji Trophy leaguematch against Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu.The home side, resuming on 216/7, proceeded to…