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Barmy Army eyes Ashes ticket swoop

Sneaky England supporters planned to raid Cricket Australia's family-orientated Ashes ticket system when seats went on sale on this morning

31-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

World Cup killjoys?

Controversial draft legislation for the World Cup is a "far cry" from what promoters originally proposed, with massive fines facing spectators who contravene new laws

31-May-2006

World Cup not for all

The packaging system being used to tell World Cup tickets could leave locals in the cold

31-May-2006•Tony King

A captain in waiting?

Dwayne Bravo's knack for making things happen is well documented. But what is not well known is his emerging leadership qualities

31-May-2006•Haydn Gill

Cavalier's innings over

The D'Artagnan of world cricket is the apt phrase employed by former New Zealand captain Walter Hadlee to describe the renowned English batsman Denis Compton, whose life's innings has ended at 78

30-May-2006

Sylvester Joseph defies Indians

A well-controlled hundred by Sylvester Joseph partly exposed the inadequacies of the Indians' bowling line-up as he led Antigua to a healthy 300 on the opening day of the practice game

30-May-2006•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

Bermuda and the wrong trousers

Bermuda escaped with a warning from the ICC after being reported for contravening regulations restricting the size of logos on players' shirts

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Bacher backs Boje over fixing claims

South Africa's former cricket supremo, Dr Ali Bacher, is convinced that Nicky Boje, one of four South African players to be charged with offences relating to match-fixing on a tour of India in 2000, has never been involved in such activities

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Fast food to blame for Caribbean's lack of fast bowlers

While many in the Caribbean dwell on the reasons for the dearth of fast bowlers in the region, Richie Richardson, the former West Indies captain, thinks he knows the answer - fast food

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Curtly Ambrose: 'I don't even watch the game'

It hardly surprising to learn that Curtly Ambrose didn't like opposing batsmen, but more so that the game of cricket itself was not exactly close to his heart

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Vaughan fails on first-class comeback

Michael Vaughan's first-class comeback for Yorkshire lasted just 13 balls, as he was dismissed for 1 by Hampshire's Billy Taylor

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Defeat is part of the learning curve - Holding

India needs to look at the balance of its Test side. They need to do a few things differently than they have been doing at home

30-May-2006•Michael Holding

PCB to be given control of grounds

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will soon gain administrative control of stadiums in Rawalpindi and Faisalabad as it gears up to upgrade facilities at the venues for the Champions Trophy in 2008 and the World Cup in 2011.

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Lara wary of Kumble factor

Brian Lara, the West Indies captain, feels that Anil Kumble would make a huge difference to the Indian side for the Tests after they got beaten 4-1 in the one-day series

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

'England will be tough to beat' - Langer

Despite having won only two Tests since regaining the Ashes last summer, Justin Langer believes England will remain an extremely difficult prospect when the series starts in November

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Horne retires from first-class cricket

Matt Horne, the former New Zealand opening batsman, announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

South Africa to play big-money Twenty20 in Antigua

South Africa and a West Indies XI will battle it out in Antigua in November for a US$5 million stake in a one-off international Twenty20 match.

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

India drop to fifth following series loss

India dropped two places in the ICC ODI rankings, following a 4-1 loss to the West Indies, a defeat that has also seen Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Irfan Pathan suffer in the player rankings following below-par individual performances.

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

Indians take on inexperienced Antigua

Just two days after suffering their worst one-day series defeat in recent times, the Indians will find themselves in a school-like setting, against a team largely composed of freshmen

30-May-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

BCCI to finalise dates of Sri Lanka, South Africa tours

The Tour Programmes and Fixtures Committee of the Indian cricket board is to meet in Mumbai on May 31 to finalise the dates for the tours of Sri Lanka in August and South Africa in November-December.

30-May-2006•Cricinfo staff

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