Miscellaneous

Lahore, Nov 13: The ICC will release another $44 million to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) over the next seven years for the development of the game in Asia

Michael Vaughan failed a fitness test following England's practice session this morning and has been ruled out of the first Test match against Pakistan starting in Lahore tomorrow

When the diminutive Jaywant Lele walks into the press box and announces a team there are always a few murmurs and snickers among scribes

Torrential rain, hail, thunder, lightning, gale fore winds - hmm, I think fielding training has been postponed for this evening

ALICE SPRINGS, NT - World record holder Courtney Walsh will begin his final cricketing tour today when he boosts a struggling West Indies in a one-day match against a Northern Territory Invitation XI here

Waqar Younis has been left out of Pakistan's 14-man squad for the first Test against England in Lahore tomorrow

Before Bangladesh, seven of the nine nations playing their first Test had lost the matches

I am doing it tough back here in foggy old Hamilton

Victoria's selectors today named Damien Fleming in the Bushrangers team to take on the West Indies at the MCG this Friday

Lahore, Nov 13: England have recalled Andrew Flintoff as backup for the injured Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan, team officials said

Former Aussie speedster Carl Rackemann took over as Zimbabwe coach in October after serving earlier as the team's specialist bowling coach

A Thirst for Life (with the Accent on Cricket) by Henry Blofeld

Lahore, Nov 13: The headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to be shifted from Lord's in London, official sources said

Lahore, Nov 13: The ICC finance committee meeting will be held here on Nov 18 and 19

Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), RK Raghavan told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday that the agency was probing deeper into the unseemly nexus between cricketers and the underworld mafia

Pakistan have put the final touches to their plan to blitz England with spin by picking teenager Qaiser Abbas as part of a four-pronged spin attack in the first Test starting at the Gaddafi Stadium tomorrow

Canterbury's representative selectors are clearly facing an embarrassment of riches as they ponder their sides for the forthcoming domestic cricket programme

After winning the one-day series Pakistan has come to the conclusion that its spinners can pose problems for England's batsmen

Lahore, Nov 13: The PCB has started preparations to host India this winter for three Tests and five One-day Internationals

SHARJAH: Malaysia is likely to take an extra bowler into tomorrow's crucial opening Group A match against Hong Kong in the Asian Cricket Council Trophy at Sharjah Stadium