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Their moment of reckoning is almost at hand

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed will have "a chat" with the head of the ICC's cricket committee-playing, and former Indian batsman, Sunil Gavaskar about the conflict of interest issue raised this week when Gavaskar

The six match one-day series ended in Mumbai amidst great excitement with both teams winning three each

It was yet another humdinger of a match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and England again came out on top, this time by five runs

Yet another lesson is that the lack of an all-rounder continues to have considerable impact on the middle overs

England's cricketers can rest some tired limbs on the long-haul flight from Mumbai to Auckland knowing that they have done their country proud on the latest leg of their global merry-go-round

Nasser Hussain was full of praise for his team after England's victory in the final one-day match against India at Mumbai that squared the series three-all

England squared the one-day series with India by pulling off a thrilling win under the floodlights at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

It was a humdinger of a match at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi

Ashley Giles praised the insight of the England coach, Duncan Fletcher, after taking five wickets as England won a thriller at Delhi to give themselves a chance of squaring the six-match series on Sunday

If ever proof is required that one has to be innovative to win limited overs matches, the MRF World Series game between India and England at Kanpur in October, 1989 provided it

It could be said that the main business of one-day cricket is to produce an exciting finish

Nasser Hussain's England squad has arrived in Delhi knowing that nothing less than back-to-back wins in their last two games can secure a share in the one-day series with India

The convincing victory at the Green Park Oval in Kanpur is really what is expected of the Indian side considering its potential

It is about time that the selectors gave some thought to playing five specialist bowlers in the side

It appeared that England had got off to an incredible start to their innings when Nick Knight and Marcus Trescothick put on 71 for the first wicket in ten overs

© Reuters The third one-dayer at Chennai was special for the visiting captain Nasser Hussain in more ways than one

Let me begin by congratulating Anil Kumble for winning his very first one-day match as India captain

The young wicketkeeper is a bundle of energy and has always been in the thick of action

The England captain Nasser Hussain came to the defence of all-rounder Andrew Flintoff after two bad-tempered exchanges during England's four-wicket defeat by India