A damp squib for starters
The world of cricket has been rubbing its hands with glee at the mere prospect of professional cricket in the United States, but Saturday's curtain-raiser between two teams representing New York and New Jersey was…
Spearman hints at England career
Craig Spearman: not ruling out the possibility of playing for England© Getty ImagesCraig Spearman, the former New Zealand batsman, may end up playing for England some time in the future. Spearman has been playing for…
No scope for cornered tigers
Imran Khan at the 1992 World Cup. Pakistan got a second wind there, but not at this Asia Cup, because of a flawed bonus-point rule© Getty ImagesIn 1992, when Pakistan had won just one of…
Thomas and Kruger restrict New Zealand A
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsPaul Wiseman held the innings together with a fine 52© AFPAlfonso Thomas and Garnett Kruger, both medium-pacers, snapped up four wickets apiece as South Africa A restrcted New Zealand A to 226…
Styris and McCullum cleared of misconduct
Brendon McCullum was cleared of showing dissent after a tough lbw decision© Getty ImagesScott Styris and Brendon McCullum were found not guilty of breaching the ICC's code of conduct by Mike Procter, the match referee,…
Kasprowicz puts Australia in charge
Scorecard and ball-by-ball commentaryMichael Kasprowicz rocked Pakistan with a superb spell of fast bowling© Getty ImagesAll the fears about Pakistan's dodgy batting line-up coming unstuck on a bouncy WACA pitch proved true as a combination…
Clarke is Australia's Player of the Year
Andrew Symonds: winner© Getty ImagesAndrew Symonds has scooped Australia's One-day International Player of the Year award at the annual Allan Border Medal Dinner in Melbourne.Symonds, his fellow allrounder Michael Clarke and the fast bowler Michael…
A rivalry resumes
Irfan Pathan got his man yet again, and Yousuf Youhana had to make the long walk back to the dressing-room© Getty ImagesComing or going? Yousuf Youhana doesn't quite know what the ball is doing when…
James Marshall called into Kiwi squad
James Marshall will win his first Test cap against Australia© Getty ImagesJames Marshall, the twin brother of Hamish, has been called up into the New Zealand squad for the final Test against Australia, starting at…
Pakistan will bounce back, says Dravid
Rahul DravidSourav Ganguly: according to Rahul Dravid, India are backing their beleagoured captain© AFPOn complacencyWe can't afford to be complacent. We are very aware of what happened in the test series. We dominated the first…