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Andre Adams gets another chance

Andre Adams has been thrown a lifeline by John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, who has said that Adams still has an international future as long as he sorts out his attitude

08-Jul-2004•AAP

Rain has the final say

The rain has returned to put an end to what would have been, in effect, the first Twenty20 international

08-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Playing hard but fair

Australia's cricketers have always been renowned for their competitive attitude, but now they are to be known for their fair play as well

08-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Pietersen will not be available for Champions Trophy

Kevin Pietersen will have to wait longer than expected to be eligible to play for England

08-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Maddy hundred overpowers Yorkshire

In the latest round of Twenty20 Cup matches, there were wins for Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Lancashire, while Gloucestershire triumphed over Northants in a game reduced to just 5-overs-a-side by rain

08-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

'We have the skill to perform on a fair pitch' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan vice-captain, is confident of levelling the series in the second Test in the Bundaberg Rum Stadium in Cairns, beginning tomorrow, and hoped that the match would be played on a fair pitch

08-Jul-2004•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Ponting backs Darwin and Cairns

Ricky Ponting threw his weight solidly behind Cairns and Darwin as Test venues despite criticism from some quarters about those centres

08-Jul-2004•AAP

John Read resigns as ECB director of communications

The exodus from the England & Wales Cricket Board has continued, with the news that John Read, their director of communications, is to quit his post

08-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Ganguly warns against complacency

Sourav Ganguly has said that while he was encouraged by India's performances last season, the players needed to guard against complacency and ensure that they improved on it this year

08-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Ponting returns to haunt Sri Lanka

Ricky Ponting will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist and Mark Taylor by winning his first Test as captain on Australian soil, when the second and final match against Sri Lanka begins at Cairns tomorrow

08-Jul-2004•Christian Ryan

'We have the skill to perform on a fair pitch' - Jayawardene

08-Jul-2004•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Murali's record safe, says Warne

Shane Warne does not fancy his chances of surpassing Muttiah Muralitharan's world bowling record - not this week, not ever - and has tipped his long-time Sri Lankan spin rival to finish with a possibly unassailable 1000 Test scalps.

07-Jul-2004•Wisden CricInfo staff

Murali braces up to prove a point

Muttiah Muralitharan recently wore a specially designed elbow brace to demonstrate that he does not throw while bowling

07-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

USA stutter to victory

There were no surprises on the first day of the ICC World Cup Qualifying Series 2004, as Bermuda, USA and Canada swept past their opponents

07-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Shoaib Akhtar picked in Asia Cup squad

Shoaib Akhtar has been picked in Pakistan's 14-member one-day squad for the Asia Cup, their first outing under their new coach Bob Woolmer

07-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Mike Hussey signs for Gloucestershire

Australia's Mike Hussey has signed a short-term contract with Gloucestershire, and will return to county cricket while Shoaib Malik is on international duty with Pakistan

07-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England players prepare for Twenty20 debuts

Following their elimination from the NatWest Series, England's players are set for their first taste of Twenty20 cricket

07-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Colombo bomb blast will not affect Asia Cup

Sri Lanka's cricket authorities are adamant that the Asia Cup will proceed as planned, despite Wednesday's suicide bombing in Colombo that killed five people

07-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Jayantha keeps up Sri Lanka A's record

Saman Jayantha marched to a magnificent unbeaten 147, as Sri Lanka A beat Worcestershire by six wickets to record their fourth consecutive victory since arriving in England ten days ago

07-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Murali braces up to prove a point

Muttiah Muralitharan recently wore a specially designed elbow brace to demonstrate that he does not throw while bowling

07-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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