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After winning the first one-dayer and playing a vital role in it, Ricky Ponting was pleased with the team's efforts, and that their plans worked.

Ponting: 'They have got something to think about'

Canterbury, the front-runners, and Central Districts struggled on the second day of the State Championship matches, as Otago and Wellington took a firm grip

Central Districts and Canterbury struggle

After their narrow defeat in the third one-dayer at Wellington, South Africa have had more bad news with Shaun Pollock likely to miss the next match on Tuesday at Dunedin with a groin strain

Pollock injury adds to South Africa's woes

Following South Africa's curtailed tour last October and the Kiwi whistlestop tour in December, Karachi and Peshawar are again in line to bear the brunt of vague security concerns

Karachi and Peshawar to get atleast one match each

20-Feb-2004•Osman Samiuddin

Opening is Yuvraj's best chance - Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly has suggested that Yuvraj Singh could find a Test spot in an openers role for the upcoming series against Pakistan

Shaun Pollock's three sixes in the final over gave South Africa hopes of an incredible win

South Africa falter in thrilling chase

20-Feb-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia

Symonds included in Test squad

Andrew Symonds has been included in the Test squad for the first time, while Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz and Darren Lehmann return to the squad after respective spells on the sidelines

After a week of pre-series hype and much kidology from the management ofboth teams, the cricket finally started with Australia winning the first battle: the toss

Hoggs stars in comfortable victory

Andrew Symonds has been included in the Test squad for the first time, while Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz and Darren Lehmann return to the squad after respective spells on the sidelines

Symonds included in Test squad

South Africa scraped their way into the Super League by the narrowest of margins by beating England by one wicket at Chittagong

South Africa scrape through to Super League

Saeed Anwar has said that reverse swing will be a big threat for the Indian batsmen on the forthcoming tour of Pakistan

`We fear Sourav the most' - Anwar

After a week of pre-series hype and much kidology from the management ofboth teams, the cricket finally started with Australia winning the first battle: the toss

Hoggs stars in comfortable victory

Even though Australia beat Sri Lanka by two runs in a thrilling finish at Rajshahi, it was not enough to take them through to the Super League

Australia knocked out by Sri Lanka on run rate

Brad Hogg grabbed five wickets as Australia pulled off a comprehensive 84-run victory in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka at Dambulla

Hogg stars in comfortable victory

Brad Hogg grabbed five wickets as Australia pulled off a comprehensive 84-run victory in the first one-day international at Dambulla

Hogg stars in comfortable victory

20-Feb-2004•The Wisden Bulletin

Ponting elects to bat

After a week of pre-series hype and much kidology from the management ofboth teams, the cricket finally started with Australia winning the first battle: the toss

India eased past Bangladesh by 131 runs at Dhaka to finish top of Group C and ensure their path to the Super League

India brush past Bangladesh to finish top

Zimbabwe stormed their way into a strong position against Bangladesh on the second day of the first Test at Harare

Streak caps of Zimbabwe's day

Tony Dodemaide, MCC's head of cricket, is to leave England to become Western Australia's chief executive

Dodemaide to leave MCC for Western Australia