A dry time awaits the Barmy Army
Those members of the Barmy Army who travel to Bangladesh to follow England face a long, dry day watching matches after stadium authorities banned the sale of any alcohol inside the grounds.The 100 or so…
Croft inspires England to HK Sixes triumph
FinalScorecard Robert Croft gave David Graveney, the chairman of selectors, who was watching on from the sidelines, a timely reminder of his allround talents with a matchwinning performance in the final against Pakistan. With the…
Streak praises Zimbabwe fightback
Heath Streak, Zimbabwe's captain, hailed his side's performance after they fought back to beat West Indies by six wickets in the second one-day international at Bulawayo.The day after being hammered to all parts by Chris…
Tendulkar's resilience
At the end of first day of the first Test of the new year, India were 284 for three. It's a position of some comfort, but India were anything but comfortable on their journey to…
Bacher chosen to deliver Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture
Ali Bacher© Getty ImagesDr. Ali Bacher, former cricket captain of South Africa and the former managing director of the United Cricket Board of South Africa, has accepted an invitation from the University of the West…
Ganguly defuses sledging situation
Sourav Ganguly wasn't overjoyed at the welcome he was accorded © AFPSourav Ganguly acted swiftly to suppress a situation that had potential to boil over into an ugly on-field confrontation. When he walked out to…
Zimbabwe opposition call for cancellation
Zimbabwe's major opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called on the Australians to cancel their planned visit to the country.The plea came as Australian cricket officials arrived in Harare to inspect facilities…
Dravid's 270 puts India in command
Pakistan 224 and 49 for 2 trail India 600 (Dravid 270, Ganguly 77, Laxman 71, Patel 69) by 327 runsScorecardPakistan came hard at him, but Rahul Dravid stood firm© AFPA monumental 270 by Rahul Dravid…
Headingley's Test future guaranteed
© Getty ImagesHeadingley's future as a Test ground was secured yesterday when the ECB guaranteed that it will continue to stage matches until 2019. The assurance was welcome news to Yorkshire who can now approach…
Warne likely to miss Sri Lankan series
Just as he got into the groove of playing cricket, Warne was thwarted by a broken hand© AFPA broken left hand has put Shane Warne out of cricket for three to five weeks. The injury,…