England 233 for 5 (Thorpe 89*, Hoggard 3*) trail West Indies 395 for 9 dec by 162 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAndrew Strauss's 90 led England's recovery© Getty ImagesTest cricket teaches you that good things…
Henry Olonga's given the thumbs-up to Steve Harmison© AFPHenry Olonga, the former Zimbabwean fast bowler, has praised Steve Harmison for his decision to skip England's upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. Olonga, along with Andy Flower, took…
Time to gear up: Ricky Ponting looks ahead to playing Pakistan at Lord's© Getty ImagesIn what has been touted as a replay of the World Cup final in 1999, Australia will take on Pakistan at…
Muralitharan has won many plaudits, and now Don Bradman is revealed as an admirer© Getty ImagesMuttiah Muralitharan is internally programmed to be suspicious of former Australian cricketers (and politicians for that matter), many of whom…
The MCG will host some colourful characters on Boxing Day© Getty ImagesThe project managers always told Stephen Gough that the MCG would be ready in time for Sunday's Boxing Day Test. But the Melbourne Cricket…
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsPakistan's batsmen floundered against Glenn McGrath on a lively pitch at the SCG© Getty ImagesPakistan's troubled times in Australia continued as they put in a mediocre performance against some high-quality Australian bowling…
Gladstone Dainty: politically astute move© Getty ImagesThe USA Cricket Association is preparing to sign a historic agreement with US ProCricket, the semi-professional league which had its debut in 2004, which will end the year-long feud…
Zimbabwe A 201 and 36 for 2 trail Bangladesh A 311 and 277 by 351 runs ScorecardShahriar Nafees and Raqibul Hasan shared an opening stand of 116, and Mushfiqur Rahim added 50, as Bangladesh A…
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were outFans waited patiently in the rain, and in the end Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir made it worth their while© AFPVirender Sehwag, splendidly backed up by Gautam Gambhir and…
Jhulan Goswami is congratulated by Deepa Marathe ... but the successes were few and far between© Getty ImagesSo was it a case of panic in the end?It was very bad display by us. Our top-order…