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The predictability of Australia's thumping victory over Bangladesh in their first Test at Darwin at the weekend is reflected in the Test ratings - the victory didn't raise a blip on the ratings monitor

Bangladesh win not enough to change player ratings

Increased opportunities for South Pacific nations to get regular international cricket competition over recent years has seen a significant rise in playing standards

South Pacific players benefit from greater exposure

Brian Lara was named Trinidad's Cricketer of the Year by Gus Logie, the West Indies coach, at the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board's 47th annual presentation function last week

Lara named Trinidad's player of year

There has been no let-up for Bangladesh following their innings defeat by Australia in the first Test at Darwin

No let-up for Bangladeshis ahead of second Test

Steve Waugh meets the local children The Australian cricketers should have been playing the final day of their Test match with Bangladesh today, but instead they spent the day eating buffalo and fishing with Aborigines on the remote Tiwi

Australians broaden the game's horizons

Omar Henry, South Africa's convenor of selectors, said that South Africa would cope with the loss of allrounder Jacques Kallis for the first npower Test against England at Edgbaston starting on Thursday (July 24)

South Africa look to downplay Kallis's absence

Pakistan's highly-controversial women's team joined Ireland and the Netherlands in the winner's circle on the first day of the International Women's Cricket Council Trophy tournament in Amstelveen and Leiden yesterday

Pakistan ruin Japan's international debut at women's tourney

Hampshire 250 for 4 beat Nottinghamshire 249 for 6 by six wickets at Trent Bridge Scorecard Hampshire put themselves in the reckoning for promotion with a last-gasp victory over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, overcoming a slow pitch and the

Hampshire enter the promotion chase

Brett Lee, who has been cleared to play in the second Test against Bangladesh on Friday despite a back problem, is expecting plenty of success on a pacy wicket at Cairns

Lee expects a greentop

In the August issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly Luke Alfred meets South Africa's leading batsman, whose style earned him the title "mayor of Cape Town" Herschelle Gibbs: his jolling credentials are legendary in Cape Town

His nibs Mr Gibbs

22-Jul-2003•Luke Alfred

Umpires won't be explaining decisions in NZ this summer

Umpires through all levels of cricket in New Zealand this summer will not be giving explanations to players for their decisions

New Zealand might be without their newly-appointed coach John Bracewell when they tour India in September-October but his stand-in Ashley Ross is looking forward to the challenge and told Wisden CricInfo today that no matter where the first Test is

Bracewell's touch will still be part of Indian tour

Alec Stewart: "It's not something I have taken lightly" Alec Stewart has announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of this summer's five-Test series against South Africa

Stewart to retire at end of summer

Vinod Kambli has been named in a list of contenders for the Mumbai team that will take part in the forthcoming domestic season

Kambli set for Mumbai comeback