Cricket News

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, has defended his misfiring top-order batsmen after their continued failure in the three-day fixture against Northamptonshire

Pakistan's preparations for the second Test went far from smoothly as they struggled with both bat and ball on the first day against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Younis Khan, the Pakistan vice-captain, returns from injury to lead his side in their four-day tour match against Northamptonshire

Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, is confident his faith in Liam Plunkett will be rewarded by him emerging into an international-class allrounder

Pakistan are now facing further fitness problems with allrounder Abdul Razzaq suffering from a back problem following the first Test at Lord's

Pakistan now has two players in the top five of the Test batting rankings following the drawn first Test against England at Lord's

Inzamam-ul-Haq hits an unbeaten half-century was Pakistan easily reach a draw in the opening Test at Lord's

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, refused to accept that the first Test had slipped completely out of his side's reach, despite a century from England's captain, Andrew Strauss, that had established a healthy overnight lead of 341

An assertive century from Andrew Strauss, only the third instance of an English batsmen getting one on his captaincy debut, helped his side extend their lead to a healthy 341 at the end of the fourth day at Lord's

Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan duo who have been suffering from elbow problems, have returned home, Zaheer Abbas, the team manager, confirmed

A fantastic hundred by Mohammad Yousuf, his 17th in Tests and first at Lord's, helped Pakistan avoid the follow-on on the third day of the first Test at Lord's

The injury-hit Pakistan squad suffered a fresh blow when their coach Bob Woolmer indicated that opening batsman Shoaib Malik was doubtful for the entire Test series against England

After Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell struck magnificent hundreds, leading England to a dominating 528 for 9, Pakistan lost three quick wickets to put England firmly on top

It remains uncertain whether Pakistan's three key players, out due to njury, will be fit in time for the second Test at Old Trafford later this month

Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, will train with Warwickshire as he recovers from a stress fracture of the ankle that ruled him out of the initial part of Pakistan's tour of England

On the opening day against Pakistan England benefited from a rash of missed chances as Paul Collingwood and Alastair Cook made Pakistan pay

Andrew McGlashan previews Andrew Strauss's first Test as England captain as they prepare to face Pakistan at Lord's

Shaharyar Khan ruled out fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's comeback before the fourth Test at The Oval next month, saying that he still needs time to get match fit

Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, is looking forward to playing a major role in the four-Test series against England starting at Lord's on Thursday

Mohammad Asif has a 50-50 percent chance of playing the opening Test against England at Lord's on Thursday