Haddin to lead Australia
The Top End series, involving the A teams from four countries - hosts Australia, Pakistan, India and New Zealand - kicks off on Wednesday. The matches will all be played at Darwin and Cairns.Australia left…
Kensington Oval to be ready ahead of schedule
Kensington Oval, scheduled to host the World Cup final, will soon have a seating capacity of 28,000 © Getty Images Kensington Oval, which will host the 2007 World Cup final, will be ready ahead of…
Five-star Brown wrecks Ireland
ScorecardDougie Brown took five wickets for Scotland to put them in a very strong position against Ireland after the first innings, as they dismissed them for just 174. But by the close Ireland had Scotland…
Chennai to host practice matches for India
The Indian squad for the tri-series in Malaysia will undergo a conditioning camp in Bangalore starting on August 30, followed by two practice matches in Chennai before departing for Malaysia.Niranjan Shah, the secretary of the…
Thomson backs Johnson for the Ashes
Mitchell Johnson should be up for selection to the Ashes squad according to Jeff Thomson © Getty Images Jeff Thomson, the former Australian fast bowler, has said that based on his performance in Malaysia, Mitchell…
South Zone close in on victory
ScorecardBad light forced an early close to South Zone's march towards victory on the third day of their match against West Zone at Indore. West Zone, in pursuit of 419, limped to 60 for 3…
Bell hits the right notes ahead of Ashes
Scorecard Ian Bell punches off the back foot as he collects another boundary during his 132 © Getty Images Ian Bell warmed up for next week's first Test with a timely hundred as England XI…
'You can't just blindly play your bowlers' – Dravid
Rahul Dravid has hinted at an additional batsman as an insurance option at Kingsmead © Getty Images Having spent most of the current season practicing while game after game got rained off, Rahul Dravid was…
Major League Cricket explains its silence
Follow-up interviews and off-the-record phone conversations with USA's Major League Cricket (MLC) explain their official silence on USACA's current problems. Theirs is a deliberate and calculated choice. They are following the issues closely, but giving…
Orchard and Marshall script Northern's tense win
ScorecardJames Marshall's half-century and a superb allround performance from Mark Orchard led Northern Districts to a thrilling one-run victory in the State Twenty20 match against Central Districts at Hamilton. Set 145 to win, Central finished…