Cricket News

Arjuna Ranatunga has reacted angrily to Chris Broad's decision to report Muttiah Muralitharan for having a suspect bowling action when he bowls his doosra, suggesting that his decision may have been racially motivated

Ranatunga launches scathing attack on Chris Broad

30-Mar-2004•Charlie Austin

Village Cricket - Tim Heald

Village Cricket, says Tim Heald, is the very essence of Englishness

30-Mar-2004•Simon O'Hagan

Pakistan struggle against determined Indians

India picked up two wickets in each session of the day, and when Sachin Tendulkar dismissed Moin Khan off the last ball of the day, Pakistan were battling for survival at 364 for 6

30-Mar-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Trevor Bayliss to coach New South Wales

Trevor Bayliss has been appointed coach of the New South Wales (NSW) team till the end of the 2005-06 season

At SuperSport Park, Easterns ensured that they would win the SuperSport Series Shield after taking only 12 overs to wrap up the Northerns innings

Easterns win SuperSport series

Sourav Ganguly will miss the second Test against Pakistan at Lahore, after it was decided by the team management to fly him back to India for further investigation on his back injury.

Ganguly to miss second Test

30-Mar-2004•Dileep Premachandran in Multan

Murali confident that his doosra is legal

Muttiah Muralitharan has vowed to prove that his bowling action, including his controversial doosra, is legal during the coming six weeks

30-Mar-2004•Wisden Staff

Logie goes on the offensive

As if the unrest in their camp could get any worse in the build-up to Thursday's crucial third Test in Barbados, West Indies' coach Gus Logie has gone onto the attack, accusing his team of lacking the mental strength and discipline to succeed in Test

The press conference, the first Inzamam had given since the match began, centered around the problems of Pakistan's bowling, the flatness of the pitch and whether or not the match can be saved

'Do we need a spinning coach as well?'

30-Mar-2004•Osman Samiuddin

Gough recalled by England

Darren Gough and Steve Harmison have been recalled to England's one-day squad for their forthcoming seven-match series in the Caribbean

Whitewashes are normally humiliating but Sri Lanka's 3-0 loss to Australia was not

Whitewash perhaps but humiliation no

A strong fightback from Northerns, particularly from Justin Kemp, balanced the scales and set their match against Easterns up for a close finish at Centurion

Kemp boosts Northerns, de Lange wins it for Boland

Tony Howard, 57, has been named as the man who will take over from Ricky Skerritt as the West Indies cricket team manager with immediate effect

Tony Howard named new manager

It is claimed that Muttiah Muralitharan does not have a new delivery and has been bowling his doosra for over five years

The mystery of the mystery ball

It is claimed that Muttiah Muralitharan does not have a new delivery and has been bowling his doosra for over five years

The mystery of the mystery ball

It is claimed that Muttiah Muralitharan does not have a new delivery and has been bowling his doosra for over five years

Murali's doosra is not new, says Mendis

Barbados took just 15.2 overs to complete an 84-run victory over Jamaica in the Carib Beer Cup final at the Mount Gay's North Stars Cricket Club in St Lucy, ending an amazing season in which they won every league game they played

Barbados wrap up the Carib Beer Cup

Mark Waugh's long and prosperous cricket career ended only 22 days ago

Mark Waugh and Sue Porter split up

29-Mar-2004•AAP

Bond on the comeback trail

Shane Bond's return to international cricket continued with his inclusion in the New Zealand A team to play Sri Lanka A in three one-day matches starting next week