India announce squad for third Test
The Indian selectors today announced an unchanged squad of 14 for the last Test to be played at Bangalore from March 24 to 28. India won the second Test by 195 runs and, with a…
Fleming's strangulation
Stephen Fleming used his bowlers well and applied pressure on the Australians© Getty ImagesIn society strangulation is a crime but, as Stephen Fleming showed today, in cricket it can be an artform. Fleming was not…
McGrath targets Vaughan and Strauss
Glenn McGrath: 'No Australian ever wants to see England get on top' © Getty Images Glenn McGrath, the Australian strike bowler, has named Michael Vaughan and Andrew Strauss as the two batsmen he plans to…
Matthew Hart packs it in
Matthew Hart © Cricinfo Matthew Hart, the slow left-armer who played 14 Tests for New Zealand between 1994-95 and 1995-96, has announced his retirement.Although only 33, Hart made his debut as long ago as 1990-91…
Lancashire complete Roses double
North Division Gareth Batty celebrates dismissing Alex Loudon in Worcestershire's one-run win over Warwickshire © Getty Images Lancashire completed a Twenty20 Roses double over Yorkshire by comprehensively outplaying them in the gloom at Old Trafford…
Nagpur curator promises a sporting pitch
Glenn McGrath might have a fairly helpful pitch to bowl on in his 100th Test© AFPKishore Pradhan, the curator of the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, where the third Test between India and Australia begins on…
Confident Pakistan keen to turn the tables on Australia
Despite a profusion of young faces in their team, Pakistan gave Australia a fright at Colombo. In the end though, they lacked the killer instinct, and ultimately choked in the face of relentless pressure to…
'The pressure will really be on the boys in the morning' says Shine at Bristol
It was honours just about even at the end of the second day of Somerset's opening championship match of the season at Bristol, where Gloucestershire finished 123 runs ahead with 5 second innings wickets still…
Cancellation would have provoked sanctions – Shaharyar
Shaharyar Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has said at a hearing of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports and Culture that canceling England's upcoming tour to Pakistan would have left the…
Michael Clark could return sooner than expected
Michael Clark: hopes to be playing again soon© Getty ImagesMichael Clark hopes to be back for Western Australia before Christmas, after scans on his injured back returned unexpectedly positive results despite fears that he had…