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Flintoff shoots up the ratings

Andrew Flintoff's six-wicket haul at Old Trafford, including the big scalp of Brian Lara in both innings, has sent him flying 12 places up the table to 14th position in the latest PwC ratings

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

History beckons for England

It used only to be Australians who suffered from dead-rubber syndrome - that most infuriating of conditions whereby a dominant side could write off a failure to complete a clean-sweep by claiming that the match never mattered anyway

17-Aug-2004•Andrew Miller

Bangladesh take the plaudits

England were made to struggle on the first day of the third and final Under-19 Test against Bangladesh at Cardiff, as they were shot out for a meagre 185 in just 49.1 overs

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Maurice Odumbe banned for five years

Kenya's former captain, Maurice Odumbe, has been banned for five years by the Kenyan Cricket Association, after being found guilty of receiving money bookmakers on several occasions

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

ICC panel unveils its award nominations

Australia's dominance of world cricket was confirmed when a Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden were nominated in three categories for the ICC inaugural awards

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Gambhir and Dhoni sparkle as India A reach final

Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni cracked valuable centuries as India A thrashed Pakistan A by 121 runs at the Nairobi Gymkhana

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

ICC panel unveil its award nominations

Andrew Flintoff's rise to superstardom was confirmed today by the ICC, who nominated him in all three senior categories for their inaugural awards ceremony, to be held at Alexandra Palace in London on Tuesday, September 7

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

ICC panel unveils its award nominations

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

'I blame the PCB as much as Rameez' - Asif Iqbal

Asif Iqbal, the former Pakistan captain, has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board for its inept handling of Rameez Raja, and feels that it was a situation that was 'bound to implode'

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Extended contracts for Leipus and King

Andrew Leipus and Gregory Allen King, the men most responsible for keeping India's cricketers fit, have been given contract extensions up to the ICC 2007 World Cup

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Devastating Philipson crushes Australian Indigenous team

Craig Philipson was the destructive, decisive influence in a match that seed and sawed, before Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) overpowered the Australian Indigenous team

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Eric Petrie dead

Eric Petrie, the former New Zealand wicketkeeper, has died at Omokoroa in Bay of Plenty

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Fighting the forces of ineptitude

If you ever wondered about the wisdom of Pakistan's selectors, then here's an insight

17-Aug-2004•Commentary by Kamran Abbasi

A two-way contest between Zee and ESPN-Star

The battle for telecast rights of cricket matches in India has heated up with the Zee network having apparently tabled a bid worth US$262million, about $30million more than ESPN-Star Sports, who were thought to be the favourites to clinch the deal

16-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Flintoff and Key seal the series for England

Robert Key and Andrew Flintoff sealed England's sixth consecutive Test victory of the summer, and the ninth in their last ten matches, as a spirited West Indian side were overwhelmed in the final session at Old Trafford

16-Aug-2004•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Murali surgery successful

Muttiah Muralitharan's shoulder operation has gone well and he should be fit in time to play in Sri Lanka's Test series against New Zealand in December

16-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Indian central-contract system finalised

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has approved the restructured graded-payment system for the international cricketers

16-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

John Wright's contract extended

John Wright has been retained as India's coach for a further year

16-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Misbah-ul-Haq and Afridi bail out Pakistan A

After a blazing start to the tournament, when they won two matches in a row, Kenya slumped to their second successive defeat, going down by four wickets to Pakistan A in Nairobi

16-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Draw puts Canada in semi-finals

Canada narrowly failed to secure an outright win in their league match against Bermuda in Toronto, but a draw was still enough to win them a semi-final berth in the ICC Intercontinental Cup

16-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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