Waugh edges Blues home
PERTH, March 2 AAP - Unflappable Mark Waugh continued New South Wales' late-season charge with an unbeaten half-century to guide the Blues to a thrilling two-wicket Pura Cup victory over Western Australia.Chasing 182 runs for…
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Kumble confident of being 100 per cent fit before SA tour
Indian spin ace Anil Kumble, who returned to full-fledged competitivecricket today after a nine-month injury layoff, expressed confidenceof being 100 per cent fit before India's tour to South Africa inOctober."I am 80 per cent fit…
De Villiers warms up with ton but SA struggle
Scorecard 1:44Moonda: AB doing what he does bestAB de Villiers scored his fourth century of the tour to save the South African side's blushes after a collapse in the morning session on the second day…
Reintroduce children to the magic of cricket – Dravid
Rahul Dravid: "Age-fudging and illegal bowling actions are mere short cuts to gain personal advantage for a brief period of time"•BCCIThank you to the BCCI for asking me to deliver the Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi…
The unexpected elimination bout
Ricky Ponting: plenty to ponder © Getty Images A couple of days ago, the final qualifying match of Group B appearedset to be a private battle between the game's two biggest foes withboth sides safely…
South Africa's franchise experiment: a qualified success
Season statistics and scorecardsThe first season of South Africa's new franchise system was a qualifiedsuccess. It was generally agreed that limiting the domestic game's top levelto six franchise teams, rather than 11 provinces, raised standards.…
Report claims board did pressurise players
Tony Howard: his role in Sri Lanka has been criticised © Digicel Claims by Tony Howard and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) that no pressure was put on members of the West Indies A…
Tillakaratne leads Sri Lankan fightback
Australia 401 and 80 for 3 (Langer 29*) lead Sri Lanka 407 (Tillakaratne 74*) by 74 runsScorecardHashan Tillakaratne used every ounce of his grit and determination to resist Australia's bowlers © Getty ImagesHashan Tillakaratne has…
Low key practice match under tight security
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, Feb 4 AAP - It was lower than low-key.In front of about 100 quiet spectators, Australia started its World Cup journey today with a practice match against the North West Dragons, a…
Wasim Akram: a selectors' dilemma
To his great chagrin, for the last couple of home and away seasons, Wasim Akram has found out that his selection for Pakistan is no longer automatic, and has become a issue of heated debate.What…