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Victoria became the 2003-04 Pura Cup champion, beating Queensland by 321 runs in the final

It was a helter-skelter start to a crucial Test match

VVS Laxman, who missed the first one-day international at Karachi due to a knee injury, is likely to return to the Indian line-up for the second match, to be played at Rawalpindi on Tuesday

Victoria virtually ensured their hold on the Pura Cup, as Queensland ended the fourth day of the final on 2 for 56, needing a further 520 on the last day

The West Indies cricket team have taken the unprecedented step of issuing a public apology following their humiliating defeat in the first Test at Sabina Park

Shoaib Akhtar kept quiet ahead of the second one-dayer at Rawalpindi, where Pakistan are likely to be bolstered by the return of the fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed

Northerns' win over Boland took them well clear at the top of the Shield table

Gary Kirsten, the prolific South African batsman, has confirmed that he will be retiring from all cricket after the current tour of New Zealand

Muttiah Muralitharan has given the Sri Lankans a pre-match scare after complaining of a severe stomach upset

Muttiah Muralitharan has given the Sri Lankans a pre-match scare after complaining of a severe stomach upset

Michael Mason took 5 for 21 as New Zealand A bundled Sri Lanka A out for 148 in their second innings, to win comfortably by an innings and 237 runs

Michael Mason took 5 for 21 as New Zealand A bundled Sri Lanka A out for 148 in their second innings, to win comfortably by an innings and 237 runs

After the heat of seaside Galle, the cool of hill-country Kandy

Ashish Nehra has been ruled out of the second one-day international against Pakistan, at Rawalpindi

England's astonishing victory in Jamaica was, predictably, seized upon by Fleet Street

Mumbai and Tamil Nadu put up strong batting displays on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-finals

After the heat of seaside Galle, the cool of hill-country Kandy

After the heat of seaside Galle, the cool of hill-country Kandy

Until the end of the Indian tour of Pakistan, we will be running a daily Paper Round of what newspapers in India and Pakistan, and from around the world, are reporting about this series

Muttiah Muralitharan has given the Sri Lankans a pre-match scare after complaining of a severe stomach upset