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An elated Glenn McGrath is completely satisfied with his fitness and has declared himself

McGrath ready to go

Tillakaratne Dilshan's patient 66 helped the Sri Lankans overhaul a modest fourth innings target of 187 and record a confidence-boosting win in their tour game against the Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI at Darwin

Dilshan steers the Sri Lankans home

An elated Glenn McGrath is completely satisfied with his fitness and has declared himself

McGrath ready to go

An unbeaten half-century from Chris Gayle anchored West Indies to a comfortable seven-wicket win over England at Trent Bridge after an impressive bowling display by West Indies meant that England set them a target of only 148 to win

West Indies race to seven-wicket win

27-Jun-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Geoffrey Boycott to work with Indian team

Geoffrey Boycott, the former England opener and current television commentator, is all set to spend a couple of days offering batting tips to the Indian team, reports the Press Trust of India

Brendon McCullum, New Zealand's wicketkeeper, is to fly home after today's NatWest Series match against West Indies to be with his pregnant wife

McCullum to fly home early

Sri Lanka had much the better of proceedings on the third day of their four-day tour match against the Northern Terrotory Chief Minister's XI at the Marrara Cricket Ground

Sri Lanka on course for victory

Sri Lanka had much the better of proceedings on the third day of their four-day tour match against the Northern Terrotory Chief Minister's XI at the Marrara Cricket Ground

Sri Lanka on course for victory

Rained-out matches were ruining England's preparation for the NatWest Series, according to Marcus Trescothick

Trescothick rues the bad weather

The NatWest Series eventually got underway today at Edgbaston - well almost

Rain has the final say

26-Jun-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Powell released from England squad

Michael Powell, the Glamorgan batsman, was today released from England's NatWest Series squad with the news that Marcus Trescothick passed a fitness test

Phil Russell will begin a second stint at KwaZulu-Natal's coach in2004-05, it was announced today

Phil Russell named as Dolphins coach

26-Jun-2004•Telford Vice

Strauss eager to develop in middle order

Andrew Strauss made a dream start with the bat for England in the Test series against New Zealand, and he will now have a chance to show what he can do in the middle order in one-day cricket, as England hope to finally get their NatWest Series

Sri Lanka had much the better of proceedings on the third day of their four-day tour match against the Northern Terrotory Chief Minister's XI at the Marrara Cricket Ground

Sri Lanka on course for victory

Shane Warne hasn't ruled out the possibility of Muttiah Muralitharan taking part in the Test series against Australia, even though Murali announced he would not be taking part for personal reasons

Warne suggests Murali might still play

Kumara Sangakkara ravaged a largely inexperienced Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI attack to score an unbeaten 163, and the Sri Lankans raced to 304 for 5 in 72 overs

Sangakkara's 163 not out lifts Sri Lanka

Heath Streak, Zimbabwe's deposed captain, has launched a stinging attack on Vince Hogg, the Zimbabwe Cricket Union's outgoing managing director, accusing him of 'failing to tell the truth' about a telephone conversation the pair had on April 2

Streak launches attack on Hogg

West Indies may have had a reasonable start to their tour of England results-wise (the hiccup against Ireland notwithstanding) but, according to a report on a Caribbean website, they didn't receive the warmest of welcomes to the UK

West Indies left in the cold

Kumara Sangakkara ravaged a largely inexperienced Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI attack to score an unbeaten 163, and the Sri Lankans raced to 304 for 5 in 72 overs

Sangakkara's 163 not out lifts Sri Lanka