Australia's preparations for the opening Test against India were thrown into mild disarray when Adam Gilchrist missed Tuesday's training session, confined to bed by what was described as "mild flu".Gilchrist was reported to be suffering…
A businessman escaped jail after an attempt to defraud Cricket Australia in 2002 was uncovered. Christopher Kent, a 46-year-old publisher from Queensland, was fined $11,000 by a Victoria court after pleading guilty to a charge…
Rain up and down the Eastern Cape coast ensured that no play was possible on the third day of the match between Border and West Indies, and also put paid to any possible result in…
Victoria 310 for 5 (Elliott 111) v South AustraliaScorecardMatthew Elliott scored his third century of the season to give Victoria the upper hand on the first day of their Pura Cup match against South Australia…
Matthew Hoggard celebrates a wicket in the first match of England's tour in Jamaica© Getty ImagesMatthew Hoggard has insisted he has done as much as he can, given thecircumstances, to persuade the selectors he can…
Shane Warne: training for history© Getty ImagesShane Warne was the biggest story before the series, and he has remained thehottest topic right through to the finale. After a remarkable comeback to theinternational arena, Warne finds…
Muttiah Muralitharan: the end of the doosra?© Getty ImagesThe ICC has effectively blackballed Muttiah Muralitharan's doosra, confirming that they are not about to increase the permitted five-degree tolerance level for spin bowlers to accommodate Muralitharan,…
ScorecardA century from Habibul Bashar, the captain, boosted Bangladesh to 278 for 7 on the opening day of the first Test in St Lucia. On a slow pitch good for batting, Bangladesh recovered from losing…
Bob Woolmer: bringing his man-management skills to good use© Getty ImagesWhen Bob Woolmer took charge as coach of Pakistan, experts reckoned that his man-management skills would be as important as his cricketing nous to make…
SK Nair: optimistic about a mutual agreement in the next few days© AFPThe Board of Control for Cricket in India has begun discussions with a few senior cricketers regarding the players' terms for the Champions…