Cricket News

Muttiah Muralitharan has joined the United Nations World Food Program as an ambassador to fight hunger among school children

Murali an ambassador for United Nations

England warmed-up for the NatWest Series by brushing past Wales by six wickets in the third and final annual match between the sides at Cardiff

Key and Strauss lead England to easy win

Nantie Hayward, the South African fast bowler, has reconsidered his decision to quit international cricket, and has insisted he would like to play for South Africa again if selected

Hayward ready to return for South Africa

Owais Shah has been replaced as Middlesex's vice-captain by Ed Joyce

Joyce replaces disappointing Shah

Harbhajan Singh has warned opposition batsmen to expect a new "magic ball" when they face him next time

Harbhajan talks up his new 'magic ball'

Despite raising several questions about his fitness levels, the Pakistan selectors have included Shoaib Akhtar in a 26-man probables list for the Asia Cup

Shoaib named in Asia Cup probables list

A century from Mark Wagh put Warwickshire in a dominant position on the first day against Lancashire at Stratford-upon-Avon

Wagh weighs in for Warwickshire

18-Jun-2004•Liam Brickhill

India shift camp for acclimatisation purposes

The Indian squad's final conditioning camp has been shifted from Bangalore to Chennai so that the players can acclimatise to conditions similar to Sri Lanka's, where India kick off their season with the Asia Cup

Stephen Fleming has expressed his concern for New Zealand's chances in the forthcoming NatWest Series, saying his bowlers lack the penetration to bowl teams out and restrict the runs

Fleming concerned with bowlers' lack of bite

Heath Streak, the former Zimbabwe Test player, is set to stay at Warwickshire for another two years

Streak keen to stay at Warwickshire

Twenty20 cricket could become an Olympic event in time for the 2012 games, under plans outlined today by the England & Wales Cricket Board

Twenty20 cricket to bid for Olympic status

Shaharyar Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan board, has clarified that the decision to end Javed Miandad's tenure as coach was taken mutually by both Miandad and the board

Miandad wasn't sacked: Shaharyar

Lancashire have snapped up Dinesh Mongia, the India batsman, on a short-term deal while Carl Hooper recovers from injury

Lancashire sign Mongia on short-term deal

Pakistan's cricket board has announced a list of probables for the Pakistan A tour of Kenya

Pakistan A probables for Kenya announced

After helmet-cameras and player-mics in the inaugural competition last season, this year's Twenty20 competition is to experiment with the use of umpire microphones, to enable commentators to communicate with officials in mid-match and allow viewers a

Umpire microphones to be introduced

Javed Miandad has said that he is disappointed with the Pakistan Cricket Board for terminating his contract

'They have regretted such decisions in the past' - Miandad

John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, has admitted he is unsure of what types of pitches to expect in the forthcoming NatWest Series after the tracks used in the Tests

Bracewell wary of English pitches

Brian Lara, West Indies' captain, paid tribute to the victorious Ireland team

'A great day for Irish cricket'

Shane Warne is confident of playing some part in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, after earlier fears that a broken left hand would force him out of the entire Top End tour

Warne confident of playing Sri Lanka