Cook underlines his credentials
England A 341 for 8 (Cook 101, Louden 95, Tonge 4-48) v Antigua and BarbudaScorecardAlastair Cook and Alex Loudon both impressed on the opening day of the tour of the Caribbean, as England A closed…
Sky forced to increase bid for England's tour
England's first Test against India is less than two weeks away, yet TV and radio coverage of the tour is still in doubt. Nimbus, who paid $612 million (£352 million) for the rights to broadcast…
Woolmer hails Asif the matchwinner
Mohammad Asif: 'I'm keen to do well in England' © Getty Images What a difference one Test and a year makes. Mohammad Asif's debut - a particularly unremarkable one against Australia at Sydney in January…
Weary Indians arrive in Kingston
Members of the Indian team gather to listen to Greg Chappell after arriving in Kingston © Getty Images "Enjoy your stay here maan but we hope your team get thrashed". Shortly after uttering these words…
Sinclair regains NZC contract
A good season with the Central Districts has helped Mathew Sinclair get his NZC contract back © Getty Images Mathew Sinclair, the opening batsman, was among the 20 players to receive contracts from New Zealand…
World Cup countdown begins
Ian Bell takes a breather as England prepare for the start of the one-day series © Getty Images Almost 12 months ago to the day, Bangladesh inflicted what is considered the biggest upset in the…
India Under-19s cruise past England
ScorecardA captain's knock of 55 from Varun Chopra was the sole innings of note for England Under-19s in an underwhelming performance against India in the first one-dayer at Derby as England stumbled to a comprehensive…
Wright sees no big deal even if players abused him
John Wright: 'If some of them called me a grumpy old bastard ... so what? It wasn't beach cricket, and dressing rooms aren't churches.' © Getty Images "Dressing-rooms are not churches", says John Wright, former…
Bailey leads Academy romp
by 201 runsThe Australian Cricket Academy took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in their series over the Zimbabwe Board XI with a powerful 201-run victory in the second match at Harare.After amassing 309 for 1 in…
Pathan poses a dilemma
Irfan Pathan is battling for a place in the side with Rudra Pratap Singh © Getty Images It's been exactly a year and a day since Rahul Dravid was, once and for all, appointed India's…