Cricket News

Lancashire have confirmed that Mark Chilton will continue as captain in 2007.

Lancashire re-appoint Chilton as captain

Ricky Ponting has said his team will be targetting Andrew Flintoff during the Ashes. Ponting said

Australia single out Flintoff

09-Nov-2006

South Africa retain squad for first ODI

South Africa have retained for the first of the five one-dayers against India the 14-man squad that lost the Champions Trophy semi-final

Even as Andrew Flintoff and Duncan Fletcher work out various combinations for the Ashes, Michael Vaughan has said he would be back to playing cricket in three weeks' time

Vaughan eyes third Test comeback

Cricket Australia warned fans that "idiots" would not be tolerated at the upcoming Ashes series

Australian board tells 'idiot' fans to stay away

Damien Martyn, at the centre of the controversy where he pushed aside BCCI chief Sharad Pawar off the podium after Australia beat West Indies to win their first Champions Trophy title, has apologised for his actions

Martyn meant no offence

BCCI president Sharad Pawar has termed the actions of Australian captain Ricky Ponting and batsman Damien Martyn during their Champions Trophy victory celebrations as "totally uncivilised"

Pawar yet to get any apology

A liaison officer with the Pakistan team during the recent ICC Champions Trophy has alleged that Shoaib Akhtar struck Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, after they quarreled over what music should be played on the team bus in Jaipur. The claims have been re

Liaison officer claims Shoaib-Woolmer bust-up

Ed Smith, the former England batsman, has been named as the new Middlesex captain for the 2007 season.

Ed Smith announced as new Middlesex captain

The final day's play between Kenya and Bermuda at the Nairobi Gymkhana was abandoned after an inspection by the umpires at 1pm local time.

Rain saves Bermuda

Salman Butt hit an attractive century and Yasir Hameed piled up 92 runs as the West Indies bowlers were made to toil hard in their two-day tour opener against the PCB Patron's XI at Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday

Windies bowlers made to sweat

The Pakistan Cricket Board is offering to play a one-day international match in England next year as a way of resolving the compensation row from the forfeited Oval Test.

Pakistan offer England compensation match

Darryn Lifson, Pakistan physiotherapist, has said Mohammad Asif was naive in taking dietary supplements without realising their possible consequences. "I would say Asif was a victim of innocence"

'Asif victim of innocence'

An unbeaten half-century from Brad Haddin and strong performances from Ed Cowan and Daniel Christian steered New South Wales to a tight four-wicket victory against South Australia at Adelaide

Haddin drives NSW to victory

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has said he is determined to spoil Brian Lara's last tour of Pakistan. Woolmer recalled how Lara had spoiled his side South Africa's chances in the 1996 World Cup by piling up an impressive 111 that helped beat South Africa in t

Woolmer admits pressure on Pakistan

West Indies are hoping that Chris Gayle, their opening batsman, recovers quickly from a stomach bug after he was forced to miss his side's tour game on the Pakistan tour

Gayle sidelined with stomach bug

Shane Warne has said England are a stronger Test side than the one that shocked Australia in the Ashes series last year, despite England having shown an indifferent form of late

England stronger than they look: Warne

Shoaib Akhtar, banned for two years for having tested positive for Nandrolone, has filed an appeal against the ban

Shoaib lodges appeal

Yuvraj Singh, who suffered a knee injury during the recently concluded Champions Trophy, is not worried by news reports that he could probably miss next year's World Cup in the Caribbean countries

'Too early to talk about World Cup' - Yuvraj