Cricket News

Malinda Warnapura and Kaushal Silva staged an improbable comeback through a 137-run seventh-wicket stand to help Sri Lanka A beat South Zone by three wickets and make the Duleep Trophy final

North to clash with Sri Lanka A in final

Brian Lara has said that the absence of the banned Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will give West Indies the upperhand in their series against Pakistan

Lara confident in Pakistan

07-Nov-2006

Gayle No.2 ODI batsman

An outstanding showing in the Champions Trophy has seen Chris Gayle move up to the second place in the latest ICC player rankings for ODI batsmen

Ricky Ponting has offered to apologise to any Indian officials who felt insulted by his team's victory celebrations after the Champions Trophy final at the weekend

Ponting offers to apologise 'if we feel that it's relevant'

07-Nov-2006

England may start with five bowlers

England are considering playing five bowlers in the opening Ashes Test, starting on November 23 at The Gabba, amid fitness concerns over skipper Andrew Flintoff.

07-Nov-2006

Donald criticises ICC World XIs

Allan Donald has expressed displeasure over the teams announced at the ICC awards in Mumbai last week

Australia have been described as "rude and arrogant" by the Indian media following unsavoury incidents after their Champions Trophy win

Australia under fire for pushing Pawar

The last remaining general public tickets for the Ashes Tests at the Gabba and the MCG will go on sale on Wednesday

Final Ashes tickets to go on sale

Kevin Pietersen says his close friendship with Ashes nemesis Shane Warne doesn't do him much good at the crease

Pietersen expects no favours from Warne

Queensland have added some major strength to their line-up for next week's matches against Western Australia as they attempt to lift themselves off the bottom of the Pura Cup table

Queensland welcome back big guns

Marcus Trescothick is adamant that he has recovered from his stress disorder but is bracing for plenty of Australian sledging in this month's Ashes series

Trescothick prepared for Australian sledging

Damien Martyn has told Dennis Lillee to shut up with his "Dad's Army" criticisms of the home side ahead of the Ashes

Martyn loses respect for Lillee

Sam Collins rounds up all the domestic action in South Africa for the week ending November 5, 2006

Bacher century leads Cobras to semi-finals

06-Nov-2006•Sam Collins

Ganguly ton lifts East Zone

A round-up of the third day's play between Sri Lanka and South Zone, and North Zone against East Zone in the Duleep Trophy

Yasir Hameed, the opening batsman, has been recalled to Pakistan's squad for the first two Tests against West Indies while Samiullah Khan, the young left-arm paceman, has also been included

Hameed and Samiullah handed call-ups

Kenya dominated the first day of their ICC Intercontinental Cup tie against Bermuda, bowling them out for 133, and then finishing on 119 for 3

Odoyo rips through Bermuda

The Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has filed an appeal with his lawyer challenging the one-year ban imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board for failing a drugs test

Asif appeals doping ban

Steve Harmison has made the surprise admission that his big regret from last year's epic Ashes victory was his apparent uncaring attitude towards a bloodied Ricky Ponting

Harmison regret over Ponting blow

Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan off-spinner, will return to Lancashire as their second overseas player for the 2007 season.

Lancashire re-sign Muralitharan for 2007