ICC Champions Trophy, 2004 news from Cricinfo.com

Vaughan and Lara keep cards close to chest

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England and West Indies have played each other almost non-stop over the last seven months, but neither captain was prepared to read much into those results as they prepared for a final fling this season

Far from bowled over with the Rose Bowl

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Our Punter's Point article on the problems experienced by spectators at the Rose Bowl produced a level of feedback not seen since the Denness affair in 2001

The unlikely lads reach the final hurdle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After contrasting fortunes all year, England and West Indies have reached the final of the Champions Trophy

'A great achievement for the team,' says Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

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Lighting-up time at the Rose Bowl

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hampshire may have attracted a raft of criticism for their handling of the spectators during the Champions League matches at the Rose Bowl, but that has not deterred their ambitions

Lara the man to restore Windies pride and passion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India-Pakistan and Australia-England might well be the big draw cards at the moment, but those who forget the history and ethos of West Indies-England matches do so at their own peril

Dancing in the dark

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It looked all over bar the shouting when Shivnarine Chanderpaul chipped a catch to Michael Vaughan in the covers

Why did Pakistan opt to bat against West Indies?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam-ul-Haq's curious move to bat first in Pakistan's Champions Trophy semi-final game against West Indies has attracted plenty of adverse comment, and most of the team management are already trying to distance themselves from the decision

Saving Lara's captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After the West Indies' remarkable victory in the final of the Champions Trophy at The Oval - their first in the finals of an international tournament for 25 years - the English and West Indian press was full of praise for Brian Lara's underdogs

The hurricanes were the catalyst, says Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara has said that the hurricanes that lashed the Caribbean islands recently inspired his team to play to their potential in the ICC Champions Trophy recently, where they pulled off a surprise win

'Inzamam played right into our hands,' says Sarwan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After a rather one-sided semi-final at the Rose Bowl, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Ramnaresh Sarwan (standing in for the injured Brian Lara) were in predictably contrasting moods in the post-match press conference

No such thing as a sure thing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Wisden Verdict by Hugh Chevallier at the Rose Bowl

A big day at the Rose Bowl

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Roving Reporter by S Rajesh at the Rose Bowl

West Indies storm into the final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies romped to a seven-wicket victory, with 22 overs to spare, against Pakistan in the semi-final at the Rose Bowl, and will now face England in the final at The Oval on Saturday

Pakistan upbeat after victory over India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If left to their own devices, one imagines that both England and Pakistan - two of the three teams still remaining in the Champions Trophy - would quite happily pack up their bags and walk away now

Smith unconcerned as South Africa slide down rankings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa's shellshocked cricket team arrived back home on Tuesday night, with their captain, Graeme Smith, brushing aside the relevance of his side's slump into the bottom four of the recently-updated one-day international rankings

A shambles at Southampton

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

We received a large number of complaints about the organisation of the England v Sri Lanka match at the Rose Bowl last Friday and Saturday

'We were outbowled and outbatted,' admits Ponting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

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A crack at redemption for West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A West Indies-Pakistan encounter may not quite have the zing of an Australia-England clash, but there are enough entertainers in both sides to make the game a cracker

Absentee spectators tarnish England's big day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On a cold day at Edgbaston, when an ICC Champions Trophy semi-final transformed into an Ashes clash, the crowds stayed away

Beating Australia at their own game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Eric Hollies stand might have been half empty, but there was no doubt that the crowd's glasses were more than half full

Vaughan leads England to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England ended their 14-match losing streak in one-dayers against Australia, thrashing them by six wickets at Edgbaston to enter the finals of the Champions Trophy

Brad Hogg flies home with hamstring tear

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia's left-arm spinner, Brad Hogg, has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the Champions Trophy, after sustaining a tear to his left hamstring

Buchanan brushes aside comparison to Ashes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia's coach, John Buchanan, has scotched suggestions that today's match between Australia and England would give an insight into the teams' prospects for next summer's Ashes series

Tickets available for semi-finals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire County Cricket Club have confirmed they are to leave 5,000 tickets on the gate for the Champions Trophy semi-final

England's luck could be in

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England will fancy their chances of upsetting the form back as they take on the world champions Australia at Edgbaston on Tuesday

Ganguly: 'We did not deserve to win'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sourav Ganguly blamed the Indian batting for today's defeat to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy game at Edgbaston

Stepping out of the shadows

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It wasn't the high-scoring slug-fest that most of Edgbaston was looking for, but there was still enough excitement to ensure that a full-house at the stadium - basking in surprisingly clear weather for most of the day - got its money's worth

Youhana scripts a famous win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A magnificent unbeaten 81 from Yousuf Youhana, and a devastating late cameo from Shahid Afridi (25 from 12 balls) made all the difference as Pakistan held their nerve to win a thrilling encounter at Edgbaston

Pakistan on the rise

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Five months ago, India would have gone into a game against Pakistan fully expecting to pull off a win

Woolmer: 'Indians can't hook'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Let the mind-games begin

Pizza helps Gibbs to hundred

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Herschelle Gibbs: the importance of a balanced diet ..

Pakistan on the rise

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Five months ago, India would have gone into a game against Pakistan fully expecting to pull off a win

Majestic Flintoff hides England's flaws

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even in this summer of Flintoff marvels, this hundred was something special

Plucking autumnal leaves

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Roving Reporter by Anand Vasu at the Rose Bowl

West Indies power into the semis

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies produced a consummate team performance to power past South Africa and take their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, where they will face Pakistan

Flintoff - and the rain - take England through

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Flintoff produced yet another breathtaking assault in the closing overs of an innings, recording his third one-day hundred to propel England into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy to play Australia on Tuesday

Lee's participation cannot be ruled out - Ponting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Following Australia's humbling of New Zealand, Ricky Ponting has admitted that Brett Lee would have a tough time breaking into the side, but refused to rule him out of the rest of the tournament

Pakistan may have the edge, says Wright

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Wright, India's coach, has suggested that Pakistan may hold a slight edge over India, as the two teams prepare for their crucial Champions Trophy group game at Edgbaston on Sunday

The Wisden Verdict

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

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Roving Reporter

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

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Rain frustrates England's fightback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Persistent drizzle which forced the players from the field shortly before one o'clock lingered long enough to prevent play restarting, and so everyone will be back at 10.15 tomorrow to try again

Pitch invasions embarrass Oval authorities

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After Australia's victory over New Zealand at The Oval, the focus of attention switched from the players to the fans, who amused themselves during the presentation ceremony by staging a series of mini pitch-invasions

Pitch invasions embarrass Oval authorities

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tikolo to step down from captaincy

Sat, 11 May 2024 14:32:02 GMT

Steve Tikolo, who led Kenya in the Champions Trophy, has said that he intends to resign from the captaincy following his side's seven-wicket defeat against Pakistan at Edgbaston

Australia are favourites, says Fleming

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After the game, the Man of the Match Andrew Symonds and the two captains spoke to the media

Sri Lanka not overawed by Harmison

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ahead of Sri Lanka's match against England at the Rose Bowl, Marvan Atapattu advised his batsmen: "play your natural game

The velvet glove and the iron fist

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For a while it seemed that all the talk of the phoney war being over, andthe real Champions Trophy action starting today, was rather misplaced

Reality check

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At last here it was, the day everyone had been waiting for

'It will take time to find form'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brett Lee is on the comeback trail, and fighting for his place in the Australian side

Tikolo plans to step down from captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Tikolo, who led Kenya in the Champions Trophy, has said that he intends to resign from the captaincy following his side's seven-wicket defeat against Pakistan at Edgbaston

Symonds powers Australia to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia powered their way into the semi-finals with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over New Zealand at The Oval

ICC defends inclusion of minnows

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Reacting to heavy criticism by Ricky Ponting, among other players and officials, the ICC has defended the inclusion of weaker teams on the international circuit

Winning without convincing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Wisden Verdict by Paul Coupar at the Rose Bowl

Gayle and Dillon outclass Bangladesh

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Another paltry crowd watched another one-sided encounter at the Rose Bowl as West Indies, put in, overcame a lively pitch to score 269 for 3, and then skittled Bangladesh for 131 to coast home by 138 runs

'We're a strange bunch'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daryl Harper talks to Anand Vasu on the challenges that modern-day umpires face, and the moments that make all the effort worthwhile

Afridi inspires emphatic win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shahid Afridi's quickish legbreaks bamboozled the Kenyan batsmen, and set up a simple seven-wicket win for a markedly superior Pakistan side

Dillon devastates Bangladesh's top order

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Gayle and Wavell Hinds posted a sturdy if steady partnership of 192 to set West Indies up after they were put in by Bangladesh at the Rose Bowl

A tale of the unexpected

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Wisden Verdict by Liam Brickhill

'We're not here to make up the numbers,' says Whatmore

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dav Whatmore, Bangladesh's coach, believes that his team can lift themselves from the thrashing they received at the hands of South Africa, and give West Indies a run for their money

Lara: 'The problem is within the team'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara's position as West Indies captain has come under fire in recent months

Lara offers hurricane relief

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara's West Indian team has pledged financial support to the islands ravaged by Hurricane Ivan

Lee or McGrath may get the axe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brett Lee or Glenn McGrath face the axe when Australia's ICC Champions Trophy campaign gets serious against New Zealand on September 16

Same time tomorrow

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It was cold, windy and drizzling at Edgbaston, and there were few complaints when Pakistan's match with Kenya was called off for the day

Sparkling Chigumbura cannot save Zimbabwe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka made hard work of their four-wicket defeat of unfancied Zimbabwe as they successfully, if not entirely convincingly, chased a handy total of 191

Ponting slams worthless match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After wrapping up the entire match in just 31.5 overs, Australia's captain, Ricky Ponting, was in a feisty mood at the post-match press conference

A team to match the Aussies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There was one team at the Rose Bowl that could have matched the Aussies

Ponting questions inclusion of minnows

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting has questioned the presence of weaker teams in premier events, and said they would benefit from playing competition of similar strength, instead of top-ranking teams

Ganguly and Pathan in ambush-marketing controversy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The International Cricket Council has sent a letter to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, bringing to their attention an infringement of the ambush-marketing clause in the player contracts for the ICC Champions Trophy

Another day, another anticlimax

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Roving Reporter by Liam Brickhill at Edgbaston

'The real strength of cricket is the crowd'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Anand Vasu talks to Ramiz Raja about the challenges facing subcontinental cricket

Ganguly satisfied with Kenya outing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sourav Ganguly pronounced his team ready for the crunch match against Pakistan, even as India continue to worry about the poor form shown by Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh

'Anything can happen in a one-dayer' - Rajin Saleh

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bangladesh kick-off their Champions Trophy campaign with their match against South Africa at Edgbaston on September 12

India get their groove back

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Wisden Verdict

'I have to be patient,' says Taibu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After England's easy win in their Champions Trophy opener against Zimbabwe at Edgbaston, both captains commented on the way the match went

A thorn in the side of the Rose Bowl

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Roving Reporter at the Rose Bowl

India get their groove back

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Wisden Verdict

India breeze past Kenya

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Almost everything fell neatly into place for India as they romped to a 98-run win in their opening game at Southampton

England's class leaves Zimbabwe floundering

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England completed a straightforward 152-run victory over Zimbabwe at Edgbaston, with Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison grabbing three wickets each

Miandad has doubts about ICC's use of technology

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Javed Miandad has questioned the ICC's decision to implement new technology during the Champions Trophy, and suggested that series of lesser importance would have been better suited for such experimentation

Richards holds his ground

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sir Vivian Richards has hit back at suggestions that his presence and criticism undermined West Indies' recent tour of England, which ended in a humiliating 4-0 whitewash

Fleming eyes winner-take-all against Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stephen Fleming has insisted that New Zealand can take out Australia, and book a place in the final four of the ICC Champions Trophy, when the two teams clash at The Oval next Thursday

USA enjoy their outing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Verdict

Don't believe the anti-hype

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

From end of the very first over, it looked like this game was going to live up to the hype

Damping down the enthusiasm

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Roving Reporter at Edgbaston

Tikolo hits out at the ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Tikolo, the captain of the Kenyan team, slammed the ICC for the fact that Kenya have played virtually no international cricket since their semi-final appearance at the 2003 World Cup

Team India back beleaguered Sehwag

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

From being the toast of the country for becoming the first Indian to score a Test triple-century, Virender Sehwag has been brought back down to earth with a string of below-par performances in one-day cricket

Ganguly hopes to build on the momentum

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With the arrival of the second biggest one-day tournament came the rains

Balaji ruled out of Champions Trophy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's injury woes continue, with Lakshmipathy Balaji being ruled out of the Champions Trophy

Oram seals America's fate after Astle's hundred

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nathan Astle's sizzling 145, and his electric partnership with Craig McMillan, ensured that New Zealand came away with a crushing 210-run victory from their opening match of the Champions Trophy against the USA

Dravid ready to continue with dual role

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Just a couple of days after hogging the headlines at the ICC awards, Rahul Dravid insisted that he was ready to continue with his dual role - key batsman and wicketkeeper - in the Indian one-day side

Solanki stars for England before rain stops play

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Vikram Solanki led from the front with a mellifluous 62 as England reached 198 for 5 from 38 overs against Zimbabwe before rain stopped play for the day

Vaas trumps New Zealand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy started well with a 15-run victory against New Zealand at Shenley on Wednesday

A brief history of the mini World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan looks back on the previous three Champions Trophy tournaments

Clash of the resurgents

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wisden Cricinfo previews the runners and riders in Pool D of the Champions Trophy

Pakistan in the ascendancy?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wisden Cricinfo previews the runners and riders in Pool C of the Champions Trophy

Down on their luck

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wisden Cricinfo previews the runners and riders in Pool B of the Champions Trophy

Aussies remain the team to beat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wisden Cricinfo previews the runners and riders in Pool A of the Champions Trophy

'The decline started under Viv Richards' - Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Speaking with candor a few days before the Champions Trophy, Brian Lara admitted that West Indies had a long way to go even though all the signs of a team in the making were there

The perils of saturation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A report in today's Times newspaper warns that the public response to the Champions Trophy looks like being decidedly lukewarm