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Strauss called up to England Test squad

Andrew Strauss, the Middlesex captain and opener, has been called up to the England Test squad in the Caribbean as cover for Mark Butcher, who injured his ankle in the first match of the tour, and Graham Thorpe, who has suffered a recurrence of his

05-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka agree to Zimbabwe tour

England have been further isolated in their stance on Zimbabwe, after it was announced that Sri Lanka will be taking part in a two-Test and five one-day international tour of the country in April

05-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England take charge in Kingston

England's bowlers enjoyed a comfortable warm-up on the opening day of their match at the Mona Oval in Kingston

05-Mar-2004•Freddie Auld in Kingston, Jamaica

Champions Trophy may be shifted to India

There is a possibility of the Champions Trophy being held in India instead of England this year, if the ECB decides not to tour Zimbabwe as scheduled

05-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Jones prepares to take final step

Simon Jones takes the final step towards his Test return on Friday, 16 months after his horrific injury on the opening day of the last Ashes series, as England begin their final warm-up match against a Vice-Chancellor's XI at the Frank Worrell ground

04-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

ICC may move away from Lord's

The International Cricket Council is considering moving its headquarters away from Lord's, mainly for financial reasons, but also partly as a result of the ECB's stance on their forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe

04-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Elliott returns to Glamorgan

Matthew Elliott has been confirmed as one of Glamorgan's two overseas players for 2004

03-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Taylor named as Gloucestershire's captain

Chris Taylor has been named as Gloucestershire's new captain, and the Pakistan fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed has been signed as their second overseas player, as preparation for the 2004 season gets underway at Bristol

03-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

The mystery of the missing balls

English cricket was rocked yesterday when Patricia Hewitt, the trade and industry secretary, claimed that cricket balls would be a casualty of the escalating trade war between the European Union and the USA

03-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Collingwood seizes his chance

Paul Collingwood made the most of his chance, hitting a hundred as England drew a fairly meaningless encounter with Jamaica at Sabina Park

03-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Butcher ruled out of final warm-up

Mark Butcher, who sprained an ankle in a freak accident during yesterday's tour-opener against Jamaica at Sabina Park, is now doubtful for the first Test

03-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Pretorius and Streak to job-share at Warwickshire

Dewald Pretorius and Heath Streak have joined Warwickshire for the 2004 season, after agreeing to share one of the two slots available for overseas players

03-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

West Indies through to final

Denish Ramdin, the West Indian captain, and Zamal Khan clicked through the gears in an 87-run partnership for the sixth wicket, to transform a rocky innings into a rock-solid platform for their bowlers, as the second semi-final of the Under-19 World

02-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

The conclusion ... not good enough

If the England A squad were looking for comforting words from Rod Marsh, their coach, following their poor performance in India, they were out of luck

02-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Kenyan pair included in squad

The West Indies Cricket Board has named the University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI to face England in a three-day match starting on Friday (March 5)at UWI, Mona, Jamaica

02-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Butcher injury mars England's day

England struggled with the ball on the second day of their tour-opener against Jamaica at Sabina Park, but the on-field action was overshadowed by a freak injury to Mark Butcher in the morning session

02-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Stuart Law's citizenship bid faces delays

Stuart Law's bid to become a non-overseas player with Lancashire looks likely to fail in the short term

01-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Five for Mahmood as England A toil

England A were set a daunting target of 367 on the third day of their Duleep Trophy match against East Zone in Amritsar, after a day of hard toil for their bowlers

01-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Players forced to pay for team masseuse

England's preparations for the series against West Indies will include a masseuse for the first time - but the players have had to pay a third of the cost of having Vickki Byrne accompany them after what one newspaper described as 'a tense stand off

01-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Birch canes South Africa

Charlotte Edwards made 81, and Rosalie Birch produced a fine allround performance with 5 for 50 and 42 not out, as England's women sealed the five-match one-day series against South Africa in emphatic fashion

01-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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