Cricket News | Cricket Updates | Match Report

'I'm certainly not a frontline spinner' - Clarke

Michael Clarke took 3 for 15 to give Australia a 2-1 series lead against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi but has said that he will never be more than a part-time spinner

28-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Ramiz and Boycott call for legalising doosra

Their comments came after Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan offspinner was reported by the match officials for a suspect action over the doosra he bowled during the second ODI against Australia in Dubai on Friday

27-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Lee hints at county stint as Ashes warm-up

Brett Lee might consider a brief county stint to complement his IPL involvement in a bid to increase his bowling workload ahead of the Ashes

27-Apr-2009•Alex Brown

All-round Clarke ensures series lead

Pakistan's propensity to self-destruct cost them the lead in this series in dramatic manner, a batting collapse against spin handing Australia an improbable win

27-Apr-2009•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Pakistan penalised for slow over-rate

Pakistan captain Younis Khan was docked 50% of his match fee while the rest of the players were fined 20% of theirs

26-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Saeed Ajmal reported for suspect action

Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan offspinner, has been reported for a suspect bowling action

26-Apr-2009•Alex Brown

Hamstring injury forces Jamshed to return home

Nasir Jamshed, the Pakistan opener, will return home after pulling his hamstring in the first match of the one-day series against Australia, team manager Yawar Saeed said Sunday

26-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Change of scenery will decide tight series

A committed Australia hit back to level the series on Friday and show they would not be swept aside by Pakistan's crafty spin

26-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Crammed itinerary reduces quality of international contests

The resting of first-choice players during major international series is causing concern for the Australian Cricketers' Association

26-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Relieved Symonds looks to the future

Andrew Symonds has gained confidence from his breakthrough half-century against Pakistan after fearing the series might be his last

26-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Clarke aims high after 'brilliant' victory

Michael Clarke called Australia's performance "brilliant" in the win over Pakistan in the second ODI

25-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

All-round Symonds sees Australia through

Andrew Symonds may have cut his Rastafarian beads, but he showed tonight there had been no cutback on his competitive spirit or his aptitude, as Australia levelled the series 1-1

24-Apr-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Australia push to turn corner after opening setback

After a bad start for Australia and a strong one for Pakistan, both teams are chasing more improvement for the second match ODI in Dubai

23-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Injured Marsh to return home

Shaun Marsh, the Australian opening batsman, will return home to Australia after injuring his left hamstring during the first ODI against Pakistan in Dubai on Wednesday

23-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Clarke says Australia not in a spin

Michael Clarke has defended Australia's reputation against spin after Shahid Afridi's career-best figures gave Pakistan a 1-0 lead

22-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

A welcome win, no doubt

It really didn't matter that Pakistan chased down their target tonight with all the assurance of a one-legged man roller-skating in quicksand with his hands tied behind his back. It only mattered that they chased them down at all

22-Apr-2009•Osman Samiuddin

Afridi helps Pakistan draw first blood

A team desperate to erase painful memories of the security situation in their country felt at home in their new, adopted venue, with a four-wicket win against a struggling Australian side in Dubai

22-Apr-2009•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Comeback chance for Shoaib and Symonds

Preview to the first ODI between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai

21-Apr-2009•S Rajesh

Finally, Pakistan can focus on the cricket

This series provides Pakistan with a sliver of an opportunity to reassert itself as a proper cricket team and not a wandering freak show

21-Apr-2009•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan at home in Dubai

When Pakistan take on Australia at the Dubai Sports City Stadium on Wednesday in the first of five ODIs they may well be playing at their new home away from home

20-Apr-2009•Osman Samiuddin

1 2 3 4

Showing 21 - 40 of 64