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Australian captain Steve Waugh has today defended match referee Mike Denness' decision to fine and place a suspended Test ban on Indian star Sachin Tendulkar.

The International Cricket Council will not overrule match referee Mike Denness' decision to fine and impose a suspended ban on Sachin Tendulkar for ball-tampering in the second Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth

The Indian team really seems to have little faith in their collective ability; with a positive frame of mind, the stars in the batting line-up would have had no problems handling the pace attack of South Africa

South Africa's cricket authorities have appealed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to go ahead with the third Test match which is due to start at SuperSport Park on Friday

United Cricket Board chief executive Gerald Majola has denied saying that the third Test match between South Africa and India will go ahead on Friday on the basis of assurances given him by Indian cricket officials

In a press conference held late today, the BCCI have expressed their unhappiness at the decisions of ICC match referee Mike Denness

International Cricket Council match referee Mike Denness confirmed the punishments handed down to six Indian Test players relating to incidents in the second Test match against South Africa in Port Elizabeth, but refused to elaborate on his decisions

South Africa will support

Leaving Mike Denness for one moment, India finally discovered reserves of application and resolve to hold out for a draw in the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa at St George's Park on Tuesday

Sachin Tendulkar will learn on Monday evening whether any disciplinary action is to be taken against him following a hearing held by match referee Mike Denness before play on the fourth day of the second Castle Lager/MTN Test between South Africa and

India may have one important, if unpredictable, ally in their bid to save the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa at St George's Park on Tuesday - the unsettled Eastern Cape weather

India seem to be hurtling towards yet another defeat at St

Javagal Srinath was the only real silver lining in the cloud, and hisbowling in this Test was probably his best

Never a batsman prone to wild abandon, Jacques Kallis slowly, steadily but ever so surely dragged the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match away from India on the third day at St George's Park on Sunday

Sourav Ganguly is suffering the fate of all those captains who are caught up in a spate of ill fortune

India were spared the embarrassment of having to follow on on the second day of the second Castle Lager/MTN Test at St George's Park on Saturday, but that was about all the tourists could be thankful for as South Africa took control of the match and,

Herschelle Gibbs played a lone hand at St George's Park on Friday, making 155 not out out of South Africa's 237 for five on the first day of the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match after India had asked the home team to bat first

For India, the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa starting at St George's Park on Friday is something of a "do-or-die" affair

The Highveld Strikers squad to travel to Kingsmead for the opening Standard Bank Cup clash against the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins has been selected

Any Indian fan who has been following the news from the Indian camp during the last few days will have every reason to feel disgusted and demoralised