Cricket News

"As James has said, I was shocked and absolutely devastated to be informed by ASDA yesterday that a test sample which was collected in Australia on the 22nd of January indicated the presence of a prohibited substance.

Shane Warne has been sent home from the World Cup after failing a drugstest, the Australian Cricket Board confirmed at a Johannesburg pressconference.

Shane Warne and ACB chief executive James Sutherland will hold a mediaconference to discuss the leg-spinner's availability for the ICC WorldCup.

The year 1992 will always remain a special one for Pakistan - we fought our way to the World Cup final and conquered the summit in great style

A World Cup match that had all the ingredients of another spectacular was upset at first by Shane Warne's return to Australia and then the controversy surrounding Pakistan captain Waqar Younis being banned from completing his bowling spell by umpire

Glenn McGrath (AUS) needs one wicket to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) needs 6 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) needs 9 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Waqar Younis (PAK) needs

The Tasmanian selectors have today named the Cascade Tasmanian Tigers team to play the Queensland Bulls in the ING Cup fixture to be held at Bellerive Oval on Saturday 15th February 2003.

THE Western Australian Cricket Association selectors have announced a squad of Western Warriors for the important ING Cup match against New South Wales at the WACA Ground on Wednesday, February 12, 2003.

Pace duo Shane Harwood and Michael Lewis have returned to the Bushrangers line-up to take on the Western Warriors in Friday's ING Cup match at the WACA

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has announced the West Torrens and Tea Tree Gully squad members who will do battle for the 2002/03 West End Cup at Adelaide Oval this Sunday, February 16.

The XXXX Queensland Bulls will go into Saturday's must-win ING Cup matchagainst the Tasmanian Tigers in Hobart without the services of formercaptain Stuart Law.

Article: Pak - Aus WCup 2003 preview by Agha Akbar

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 10 AAP - Pakistan believes Australia is ripe for the picking in tomorrow's potentially explosive World Cup cricket match at the Wanderers because of a batting lineup missing Michael Bevan and Darren Lehmann

HOBART, Feb 9 AAP - Western Australia skipper Justin Langer's bold knock set up a comfortable ING Cup victory over third-placed Tasmania, leaving his cricket team just one point behind leader Queensland.

MELBOURNE, Feb 9 AAP - Steve Waugh was cleared of dissent tonight after standing his ground following a disputed catch in the ING Cup cricket match against Victoria.

ADELAIDE, Feb 8 AAP - Queensland cricketers were sporting 1970s-style moustaches and sideburns as part of a team pact, but it was South Australia that finished the day looking silly after suffering an eight-wicket thrashing in their ING Cup match at

The 2003 World Cup finally gets underway on Saturday with the opening ceremony at Cape Town

Tasmanian cricket's new museum and library, celebrating the sport and its long history in the State, was officially launched by the Deputy Premier, Mr Paul Lennon MHA, at Bellerive Oval yesterday (Thursday 6 February).

FOLLOWING the unscheduled early conclusion to the Western Warriors Pura Cup match against Tasmania, the Western Australian Cricket Association selectors have revised the ING Cup squad for Sunday's one-day game against the Tigers.

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has congratulated fast-bowler Jason Gillespie on last night being named the 2002 Tanya Denver Award winner at the annual The Advertiser-Channel 7 Sports Star of the Year Awards.