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England must learn to cope without big-hitters Pietersen and...

We're more than halfway through the four-year cycle between World Cups, so it's crucial that this England team establish their own brand of one-day cricket as soon as possible and then stick with it all the way to the subcontinent in 2011. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Ashes bookmaker allegation probed

The International Cricket Council confirmed it was investigating after receiving a report from the Australian team management. Cricinfo website reported an Australian player was approached after last month's second Test by a man suspected o [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka skittled in Colombo

Umar Akmal struck a maiden one-day hundred and Iftikhar Anjum claimed five for 30 as Pakistan routed Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international in Colombo. Akmal's 102 came off just 72 deliveries and carried the tourists to a challengin [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Cricket star in mission to inspire a younger generation

BY HIS own admission, his first game of cricket a quarter of a century ago did not perhaps give too many clues as to what was to come. Standing out near the boundary ropes, a six-year-old Andrew Flintoff was filling in for a player who had [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

The Edge - world championship could revive Test cricket

Reports that the International Cricket Council has called for a meeting with the MCC's world cricket committee about its proposals for a world Test championship raise the prospect that, finally, some shape is to be brought to the Test cri [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Indian cricket resists drug code

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pursuing a high risk strategy in its refusal to adopt the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) code, and its support of its leading players who apparently don't like the idea of being held fu [...]

Posted On : Aug, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka beats Pakistan to clinch one-day cricket series wi...

Sri Lanka  Mahela Jayawardene hit 123 to help Sri Lanka score a venue-record 289 Monday and clinch the one-day international series against Pakistan. Sri Lanka won the third match in the five-game series by six wickets with 21 balls t [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Andrew Flintoff - 'For cricket's sake, we must play fewer Te...

Flintoff, 31, shocked the sporting world when he announced he was retiring from the five-day game at the end of the current series.  The all-rounder claimed had he been forced to make the decision after years of injuries and operatio [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Banned pair return for Pakistan

The opening batsman and pace bowler, who have not played for their country since 2007, both had bans lifted last month after they severed ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League. Nasir Jamshed replaces out-of-form opener Salman Butt in t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Afridi backs Younus as national captain

We started off with losses in the practice games followed by defeat in the opener against England. However, the positive development was that not a single player lost his morale.  The squad was united, each player had the identical a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0