India won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the third one-day international cricket fixture here...

Karachi, July 3(IANS) Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamer Sohail Friday played down reports of a growing rift with fellow Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Wasim...

With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an...

Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is all set to sign for Victoria Bushrangers for the Twenty20 Big Bash and play as local hero at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the same venue where 14 years ago he was labelled a chucker by umpire Darrel...

Lahore, July 3 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent a show-cause notice to director National Cricket Academy Aamir Sohail for not attending the course held in...

Lahore, July 3 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to participate in the meeting with the three hosts of the 2011 World Cup India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, to discuss and sort out the hosting rights...

Lahore, July 3 : The internal rift between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials is out in the open again, with the board's Director Human Resources, Wasim Bari serving a show cause notice to Director National Cricket Academy, Aamir...

Worcester (UK), July 3 : Fast bowler Steve Harmison has warned that England's quicks plan to target the body of young Australian batting sensation Phillip Hughes during the Ashes...

Lahore, July 3 : Pakistan would host New Zealand for three Tests and five one-day internationals on a neutral venue, after all efforts by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to relocate the 'home' series against Kiwis to New Zealand...

Worcester (UK), July 3 : A little help from former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has Brett Lee now dreaming of Ashes...

A Cricket South Africa (CSA) online survey has revealed that 96 per cent of fans agreed that 2008 was the most successful year for South African cricket.This came just days after CSA feted the...

On a humid day, on a damp pitch with moisture lurking under the surface, Mahendra Singh Dhoni won his third toss of the series and chose to bowl. With rain in the air, it was the obvious choice. West...

Rain frustrated Nottinghamshire's hopes of a fourth Championship win of the season as they drew with Lancashire.Needing nine wickets at the start of the day with Lancashire still requiring another...

Somerset rewrote the record books as they ran up 479-6, the second biggest winning total in County Championship history, to beat Yorkshire.Peter Trego hit nine sixes in an astonishing 54-ball century...

Heavy rain ruled out the prospect of an exciting finish between the two local rivals on the final day at Derby.Although the rain eased shortly after midday, another downpour during the scheduled...

Scotland led Canada by 73 runs at lunch on day two of their four-day Intercontinental Cup clash in Aberdeen.The hosts, who had made 185 on the opening day, polished off Canada quickly after they...

England XI 290 for 8 dec and 319 for 3 dec (Strauss 61, Bopara 104, Collingwood 79*, Prior 50*) drew with Warwickshire 102 (Anderson 5-34) and 27 for...

STEVE Harmison gave another nudge to the selectors for the opening Ashes Test with a fiery spell for England Lions in the tour match with Australia at New Road. Harmison has insisted he is...

Australia pace man Lee finished the day with five for 53, reached 150kph and showed no signs of the no-ball problems he suffered against...

WELLINGTON, July 3 - New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have delayed naming their squad for next month's tour of Sri Lanka because the itinerary is still to be ratified.NZC had planned to announce their...

CHENNAI, India, July 3 - A rightwing Hindu political party has threatened to disrupt Indian Premier League (IPL) matches next year unless the cricket board restored a key one-day tournament to the...

Steve Harmison has twice claimed Phillip Hughes's scalp with the short ball. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Steve Harmison again exploited Phillip Hughes's vulnerability to the short ball by...

Premier League referee Steve Bennett has been appointed as an independent director of officials by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The 48-year-old former FIFA whistler will be involved in the...

. The home side were briefly made to sweat as Jon Lewis (61) and James Franklin (41) added 57 for the ninth wicket to eat away at the target, but there was too much left for them to do....

Andrew Symonds and its forgiveness of his frequent indiscretions. Despite Symonds' worsening behaviour over the past year, Hilditch wanted the allrounder back in the national set-up as soon as his...

Over the last four months, both sides have fought mental battles to rid all memories of the horrific Lahore attack; putting the past behind you and moving on is often easier said than done, though,...

Michael Di Venuto cracked a century to fire Durham to a fourth straight win in the County Championship, beating Worcestershire by five wickets.Resuming play at 64-1 on the final day, the Tasmanian...

Back in contention for the Ashes with his first five-wicket haul on English soil, Australian pacer Brett Lee says he has finally mastered reverse swing, which the Englishmen had used with destructive...

Mark Wagh struck 131 from 177 balls for Nottinghamshire. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Three days into a match contested in scorching summer temperatures, the fastest representative of...

Kumar Sangakkara . Last week his wife gave birth to twins, and during that nervous period ("unbelievable feeling, overjoyed"), he was also aware he had a Test match starting on July 4, his first as...

Younis Khan , the Pakistan captain, has expressed confidence in his batsmen's ability to tackle the wiles of spinner Ajantha Mendis in the three-Test series starting at Galle on Saturday. Younis said...

Test opener Phillip Hughes gave England another reason to target him with short-pitch bowling after again succumbing to the tactic against the England Lions on Friday night.For the second occasion...

Start delayed, wet outfield Umpires: M A Gough, P Willey England Women: S Taylor (W), Atkins, C Taylor, Edwards (C), Morgan, Rainford-Brent, Gunn, Shaw, Brunt, Colvin, Marsh Australia Women:...

KARACHI, July 3 - Pakistan opener Imran Nazir has been cleared for national duty again after apologising for his outburst in a domestic tournament, the cricket board said on Friday.The 27-year-old...

GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 3 - Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the first test against Pakistan due to a knee injury.Muralitharan, who holds the record for the most test wickets, has injured...

Matt Prior is ready for his wicketkeeping to go under the microscope once again during the Ashes, but insists he is confident in his glove work heading into a crucial summer. The Sussex man will...

Paul Collingwood is thirsty for Ashes revenge against Australia this summer, and says he has full belief he can score runs against the old enemy. The Durham man played in just the final Test of...

India's Sourav Ganguly, left, and Inzamam-ul Haq shake hands before the third Test in April 2004. India and Pakistan haven't played a five-Test series since 1987. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty ...

Sunil Gavaskar during his playing days. 'In our time we had seniors who guided us with a slap on the wrist,' he said. Photograph: Hulton Getty/Getty Images Europe Young players should not be...

GLAMORGAN boss Matthew Maynard believes the Ashes Test in Cardiff next week will prove a great success. It is just five days before England and Australia do battle at the new £10m arena in the...

James Anderson is relishing his chance to finally make his mark on the Ashes after waiting nearly eight years to be given the opportunity to play a leading role against Australia.The 26-year-old...

31 May 2009: The England cricket squad gets suited and booted ahead of this summer's Ashes series. They share their thoughts on the formidable Australians ... and each...

31 May 2009: The England cricket squad gets suited and booted ahead of this summer's Ashes series. They share their thoughts on the formidable Australians ... and each...

As Australia's fast men battle for Test spots in England, Doug Bollinger reminded them of the pressure coming from outside the squad as he rattled through Pakistan A's top order in Townsville....

England's captain, coach and vice-captain Andrew Strauss, Andy Flower and Paul Collingwood discuss team matters earlier this summer Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins In these last few days of...

Imran Nazir has been pardoned by the PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt after sending a written apology for showing dissent over an umpiring decision in a Twenty20 domestic game. Nazir will now be available for...

By Rina ChandranMUMBAI, July 3 - Young players should not be distracted by the vast amounts of cash on offer from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and instead focus on earning national selection,...

31 May 2009: The England cricket squad gets suited and booted ahead of this summer's Ashes series. They share their thoughts on the formidable Australians ... and each...

Phillip Hughes plays one of the late cut shots that make him so difficult to bowl at. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Anyone considering putting some money on the remarkable Phillip Hughes to...

MATTHEW MAYNARD believes England were right not to drop under-fire star Andrew Flintoff. The all-rounder was disciplined by England for missing a team bus during last week’s trip to World War...