Miscellaneous

They are playing at home, and most of the 18,500 spectators will be hooting for a third successive victory, but England should be under no illusions when they meet South Africa today in the decisive match of their World Cup group

Whatever happens, the West Indies cannot be sure of anything in this important but dangerous game

CALCUTTA, Feb 15: Wajahatullah Wasti makes his debut on Tuesday when history will be written at the Eden Gardens with the start of the Asian Test Championship match between Pakistan and India

Forget Star Wars - stand by for Spin Wars at Old Trafford tomorrow

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 14 (AFP) - Shane Warne will lead Australia at the MCG for the first time on Friday after skipper Steve Waugh was ruled out of his third successive one-day international on Thursday

PERTH, Australia, Jan 28 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's outside hopes of reaching the finals of the lucrative tri-nations one-day cricket tournament received a further major blow here Thursday

KARACHI, Jan 17 (AFP) - A final decision on the future of Pakistan's cricket tour of India is likely to be made at the beginning of the week, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Khalid Mahmood said Sunday

NEW DELHI, Jan 11 (AFP) - A Pakistani cricket official began talks here Tuesday to salvage his team's first Test series on Indian soil in 12 years amidst a new row over one of the venues

BOMBAY, Jan 19 (AFP) - The head of the Indian cricket board confirmed Tuesday that Pakistan's upcoming tour of India would go ahead, despite the ransacking of the board's headquarters in Bombay by Hindu militants

NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (AFP) - Pakistan's ambassador in New Delhi said on Friday that Pakistan's first cricket tour of India in more than a decade would probably go ahead, backtracking from an earlier statement that the tour was definitely on

The oldest living cricket captain of St

Nasser Hussain gave the most accomplished press conference yesterday that an England captain has conducted for years

KARACHI, Jan 15 (AFP) - Top Pakistani cricketers including captain Wasim Akram will face their accusers in a hearing over match-fixing on Saturday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources said Friday

West Indian cricket chiefs announced Monday their team's tour to South Africa would go ahead after a players' pay revolt ended

WELLINGTON, Nov 27 (AFP) - The problem of back injuries suffered by fast bowlers may never be solved unless players are protected when young, says Australian bowling legend Dennis Lillee

BRISBANE, Australia, Nov 24 (AFP) - England may not like it but the figures make ominous reading: Glenn McGrath is Michael Atherton's nemesis

Live coverage of the Cricket World Cup - to be staged in the UK next year - will be shown on both Sky Sports and BBC Television and Radio following an agreement announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today

That's the situation as the two teams meet in today's final of the Nortel Networks West Indies Under-19 limited overs cricket final at Kensington Oval, which should be a cracker

Rain likely ..

KARACHI, Nov 18 (AFP) - Key Pakistani batsmen Saeed Anwer and Inzamam-ul-Haq are back in the team to play against Zimbabwe but ace pacer Waqar Younis is still out, chief selector Wasim Bari said Wednesday