Sri Lanka take the upper hand on rain-curtailed day
For five sessions they lazed in their hotel, looking forward to the chance to win their first series in Sri Lanka for two decades, as an army of groundstaff mopped up a waterlogged outfield with…
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Hampshire Board select experience for Ireland clash
Havant's Paul Gover has been appointed to captain a new look Hampshire Board side in next Thursday's key Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 2002 second round tie against Ireland at the Rose Bowl, 10.45am.Gover has introduced…
Zimbabwe aim to replicate India heroics
Match factsAugust 9, 2015Start time 1300 local (1100 GMT)Regis Chakabva had a poor time behind the stumps in the third ODI and has even run out of big scores•AFPBig pictureZimbabwe opted to bowl in the…
Sixteen wickets fall in Melbourne
ScorecardGlenn Maxwell top scored for Victoria with 62 (file photo)•Cricket Australia/Getty ImagesSixteen wickets tumbled on the first day at the MCG, where Victoria were rolled for 180 before South Australia wobbled to 6 for 156…
Wright adapted better than Chappell – Dravid
Rahul Dravid: "Tension is a good thing within a team, but it needs to be creative, not destructive" © Getty Images Rahul Dravid, the Indian captain, has suggested that John Wright adapted better as a…
England ask to use full squad in warm-up
Duncan Fletcher has made a habit of using more than 11 players in warm-up matches © Getty Images Cricket Australia has agreed in principle to allow England to field all 16 players in their warm-up…
Chappell seeks to end controversy
Sourav Ganguly warms up during practice as Greg Chappell tries to cool the controversy surrounding the pair © Getty Images The Indian coach Greg Chappell has sought to calm the controversy currently surrounding the team.…
Shabbir Ahmed ruled out for six weeks
Shabbir Ahmed will miss the Champions Trophy because of knee trouble© AFPPakistan received a setback to their chances at the Champions Trophy, with Shabbir Ahmed being ruled out for six weeks because of a knee…
Zimbabwe on the rack
The Zimbabwean tourists faced likely defeat at lunch on the final day of their match against Worcestershire. Needing 176 to win, they were 79 for 5 at the interval, with only Grant Flower of their…
Hampshire stumble in pursuit of Worcestershire – and promotion
Hampshire secured three bowling points in pursuit of Sussex at the top of the Second Division by digging out Worcestershire for 247 at New Road.In a strange innings, which started at better than four-an-over, the…