Ashish Bagai stands tall among the ruins
When South Africa won the toss in the match against the Americas, theyjumped at the opportunity to have a good bat on a sunny day at theAsgiriya Stadium in Kandy. Both openers, G Smith (59)…
Rose turns it around
A week ago, Franklyn Rose was at the heart of the Miracle ofPort-of-Spain, helping to scatter Zimbabwe for 63 with his pace andswing and conjure up the remarkable first Test victory.On the third day of…
The Punjab juggernaut rolls on
Punjab completed a fifth successive drubbing in the North Zone RanjiTrophy league, their latest victim being Delhi which succumbed by 199runs inside three days at the capital's Harbax Singh Stadium. On a daythat saw seventeen…
Warriors remain well on top in Sydney
New South Wales opening batsman Greg Mail has fallen just eight runs short of a century in the Pura Cup match against Western Australia at the North Sydney Ovaltoday. And on the back of Mail's…
Wellington win a slow affair
Wellington and Auckland put in a performance for most of this fourth-round Shell Cup match that can give one-day cricket a bad name - and then found something in the last 10 overs to return…
Wasim Akram – The greatest cricketer I have played against
I'll get to the controversial stuff later but first things first.What a way for Wasim Akram to end his last Test in England!At, what Akram describes as his second home, Old Trafford, the Pakistan team…
News from the Physio's bench – update
Matthew Bulbeck and Joe Tucker both return to play Second XI cricket in the four-day match against Gloucestershire, starting at The County Ground on Tuesday.Jamie Cox sustained a broken thumb fielding during the Bath Festival…
Gilchrist confirmed as Australia's stand-in skipper
Adam Gilchrist is to stand in as captain of Australia in place of the injured Steve Waugh.Waugh damaged his left calf in the third Test at Trent Bridge shortly beforeAustralia coasted to a seven-wicket victory…
Both sides make changes before inaugural Test
Top order batsman Michael Vandort, 21, looks set to make his Test debut inSri Lanka's inaugural Test Match against Bangladesh and the second game ofthe Asian Test Championship at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground on…
Hasibul and Manjurul put a good show
The unsuccessful pace due in Multan and Colombo captivated everyone yesterday in BKSP by capturing four wickets each against a three-day practice match against Bangladesh-A. The match has already been declared abandoned due to rain,…