Nathan Astle, who returned home early from New Zealand's tour of India with a knee problem, has a new injury, a small tear in his left patella tendon. Astle has been placed on a strengthening…
John Buchanan: wishes his batsmen had played like Dravid and Laxman did© Getty ImagesIn the beautiful words of Peter Roebuck, Waugh's Australians have played cricket by their own lights. To add to that, every once…
The ECB will delay the decision on whether to tour Zimbabwe next year until the end of February.England are scheduled to tour there in October 2004, but Des Wilson, the ECB's marketing chairman, insisted the…
The authorities and their chosen agents might insist that the controversial levy on tickets to English supporters for the forthcoming Test series in the Caribbean is not affecting sales, but the facts indicate otherwise.It was…
South Africa today announced that their one-day squad would stay the same for the remaining three matches in the series against West Indies.Currently 2-0 up after their narrow victory in the second game at Port…
Jamaica 338 (Bernard 120) and 145 for 2 (Gayle 71) lead Windward Islands 249 by 234 runs ScorecardChris Gayle warmed up nicely for the Test series against England, by thumping a brisk 71 to consolidate…
Just one hour into the Rawalpindi ODI, there were widespread protests in Kolkata. The reason? A major fire at an important power-generating station, which meant power cuts through most of the city. The Times of…
Westpac Park: ranked the worst ground in New Zealand© Getty ImagesA large majority of New Zealand first-class cricketers have labelled playing and practice facilities in their country as substandard. In a recent survey, most players…
There were no surprises on the first day of the ICC World Cup Qualifying Series 2004, as Bermuda, USA and Canada swept past their opponents. Of the three hapless teams, only Cayman Islands put up…
Richards and Lara in happier times© Getty ImagesViv Richards, the former West Indian batsman and selector, has publicly criticised Brian Lara, the current West Indies captain, questioning his leadership and motivational skills.Richards, 52, resigned as…