Australia 166 for 2 (Ponting 57*, Hayden 51) beat West Indies 163 (McGrath 4-31) by eight wicketsWest Indies might have disrupted the world order with their sensational win in Antigua less than a week ago,…
On the face of it they have nothing in common. One is a fastbowler who, ignored by his home state Mumbai, went on to winnational colours playing for Baroda. The other is an openingbatsman seemingly…
It will soon be three years to the day since Piyush Chawla last played a Test match. Three months after that, it will be five years since he last played an ODI. Chawla first appeared…
Asif Ahmed's maiden double-hundred was the highlight of a rain-affected drawn game between Dhaka Metropolis and Barisal Division. The result kept Barisal winless and rooted to the sixth place with 16 points while Dhaka Metro…
Sri Lanka announced a 30-man provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in September this year. Marvan Atapattu, the former captain, was not picked and continues to be out of favour with…
Matthew Hoggard: Would prefer to be the floor manager than in the board room © Getty Images Matthew Hoggard has said that he will follow Michael Vaughan's advice not to try to be a strike…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to hire Andy Roberts, the former West Indian fast bowler, to coach their quick bowlers. The board is expected to finalise the contract immediately so that they are…
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…
Hampshire received an early blow in the Frizzell County Championship match against Somerset at The Rose Bowl when Wasim Akram pulled out of the squad at the last minute suffering from tonsilitis.An urgent call to…
After hearing about the selection of fast bowler Richard Johnson for England, Somerset Chief Executive Peter Anderson told me, "Of course we are very pleased for him, particularly after the disappointment of being called up…