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Ashes urn lands in Australia for second time

The Ashes urn arrived in Australia for only the second time in 123 years this morning under tight security ahead of the summer's battle for its ownership

17-Oct-2006•AFP

Batsmen race to keep late-over pace

Adam Gilchrist says Australia's batsmen have targeted lifting their run-rate over the final overs following a surge in one-day scoring

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Katich deserves another go - Waugh

Steve Waugh wants Simon Katich to get one more chance to secure his international future as an opening batsman

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Smith unhappy with pitch

Graeme Smith, the South African captain, slammed the pitch at the Brabourne Stadium after his team folded for just 108 and lost to New Zealand by 87 runs, suggesting that the wicket was not up to the mark for an international tournament

16-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

PCB clarify sample confusion

The PCB has clarified the confusion surrounding the sample testing of Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar who, it was revealed today, were tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

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16-Oct-2006

ICC not to take Modi's comments seriously

Malcolm Speed has reacted sharply to Lalit Modi's recent media statements, stating clearly that the ICC wasn't taking any of those "opinions" seriously

16-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

ICC has kept players informed on substances - Speed

Malcolm Speed felt that the ICC has done its bit to keep cricketers up to date with banned substances

16-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

Players aware of what substances to take - Board

Pakistan players are regularly made fully aware of what substances they are and aren't allowed to take, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board

16-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Symes double blitzes Free State

Cricinfo's weekly round-up of South African domestic cricket - the week ending October 15, 2006

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Hamstrung Pakistan ready to do battle

Up against a depleted Pakistan will be an upbeat Sri Lankan side that's been steamrolling opponents over the last few months, including rolling West Indies over for 80 three days' back.

16-Oct-2006•The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

Shoaib protests his innocence

Shoaib Akhtar has protested his innocence, after it was revealed he had tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid Nandrolone, during an internal dope test carried out by the Pakistan Cricket Board

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Record-breaking Rogers and North share 459-run stand

Chris Rogers and Marcus North posted double-centuries in a remarkable partnership that slipped five short of the Waugh brothers' all-time domestic record of 464

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Woolmer admits responsibility for drug tests

Younis Khan and Bob Woolmer have admitted that they were "very disappointed" with the events that led to a couple of their players testing positive for banned substances

16-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

What exactly is Nandrolone?

What is Nandrolone, and why have so many elite athletes tested positive for it in recent years?

16-Oct-2006•Dileep Premachandran

$Hayden out for two matches with fractured finger$

Hayden out for two matches with fractured finger

Matthew Hayden has been ruled out of Queensland's next two games after suffering a broken finger while fielding against Tasmania

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Gillespie picked to lead Prime Minister's XI

Jason Gillespie has been rewarded for his fantastic service to Australian cricket by being named captain of the Prime Minister's XI for England's tour opener in Canberra on November 10

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Asif and Akhtar to return home

Pakistan cricket received another body blow, with Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif testing positive for banned substances during an internal dope test carried out by the Pakistan Cricket Board

16-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin

SCG keeps its spin as soil crisis solved

A soil shortage at the SCG threatened to end the pitch's reputation as a spinner's paradise, but the discovery of a new source of dirt will preserve the surface's distinct characteristics

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

Bowlers use damp balls to counter dew

Australia's bowlers will practise with wet white balls in the nets as they prepare to deal with the heavy dew expected throughout the Champions Trophy

16-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff

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