Miscellaneous

Folks, I can tell you this: after the Australian tour, I am very tired, mentally and physically

It was all hands to the bowling machine for New Zealand's cricketers today as they prepare for tomorrow's second National Bank series One-Day International against Pakistan in Napier tomorrow

While Shoaib Akhtar has had all the headlines after our opening One-Day International with Pakistan I have to say that I enjoyed watching Saqlain Mushtaq

GR Marsh c Rutherford b Harris 46, Sydney 1990/91

Like in 1956, The Australians visited India in 1964 after their tour of England to play three Tests and no other matches

Shayne O'Connor's recovery from a patella tendon injury in his knee has been slower than expected and doubt now exists about his availability for consideration for the first Test against Pakistan

In every war movie, book or mythological story the first thing rulers are rumoured to do, is get on the highest balcony, address a gathering of teeming masses and cry out "People unite!" War or not, that is the approximate slogan doing the rounds

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has refused to play in a limited-overs match between some of the greats of India and Australia in Chennai next month in aid of the the Gujarat earthquake victims

The India A skipper VVS Laxman was all smiles with the performance of his team in the three day encounter against the Australians which ended in a draw in Nagpur on Monday

The England camp will approach the First Test against Sri Lanka full of confidence, and close to full fitness

Phil Neale, the England team's Operations Manager, has written a letter to the Sri Lankan Cricket Board requesting they talk to one of the Board President's XI players following an on-field confrontation with Craig White

Bjharrat Jagdeo's presidential admonishment last week might have been careless but it was neither surprising nor unique

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) selection committee meeting to pick the Indian team for the first Test against Australia which was scheduled to be held in Nagpur on February 19 has been deferred and will now be held on February 20

The miracle at Kanpur, as the totally unexpected Indian victory was hailed as, was the highlight of the Australian tour of India in 1959-60 as the author recalls in the fourth part of the series of articles being run by CricInfo as part of the build

Pakistani fast man Shoaib Akhtar was not especially satisfied with his career best One-Day International figures achieved today against New Zealand while cricket officials who queried his bowling action may be interested in Akhtar's post-match claim

Michael Atherton looks a man at one with himself in Sri Lanka

New Zealand's summer of cricket anguish got just a little more frustrating with today's six-wicket loss to Pakistan in the opening game of the National Bank series at Eden Park

The national selectors should not put aside their worry-beads, but they might have a quiet smile after Dion Nash started to look something like an international bowler again today