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Sussex were in the driving seat at the close on the first day against Australia after rattling up 355-4 declared from 81 overs before reducing the tourists to 19-2 by stumps

Graham Thorpe will wait until the end of this week before making a decision about his fitness for the Fourth Test at Headingley beginning on August 16

A hale and hearty Mark Twain decried reports of his death as "slightly exaggerated." I can't help feeling that speculation that Wasim Akram's career may be over comes in a similar category

Lord Condon has revealed that his Anti-Corruption Unit is closing in on several suspects as his investigation into match-fixing continues

Sat 2-Mon 4 v Otago at Carisbrook, Dunedin Thu 7-Sat 9 v Canterbury at Christchurch Wed 13-Sun 17 v CLEAR Black Caps 1st Test at Jade Stadium, Christchurch Thu 21-Mon 25 v CLEAR Black Caps 2nd Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is unlikely to participate in the three-Test series in Sri Lanka as the pain in his right toe still persists, according to Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) sources here today

Sri Lanka's Test hopefuls may have flopped, but future prospect Michael Vandort impressed with a fine century, as a Sri Lanka Board XI middle order recovered from the loss of early wickets to score 326 against India at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium

The Press Trust of India reports that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is unlikely to tour Sri Lanka for the three-Test series that begins on August 14

The Second Xl Trophy final between Somerset 2nd XI and Surrey 2nd XI will be played on Monday 10 September (reserve day Tuesday 11 September) at the County Ground, Taunton.

Andre Bruyns has resigned his position as Director of Cricket with the Boland Cricket Board

Lancashire today attempted to play down suggestions that Yorkshire stalwart Geoff Boycott could be linked with their coaching position at Old Trafford

Rob Turner and Richard Johnson rescued title-challenging Somerset with an eighth-wicket stand of 109 on an action-packed second day of the CricInfo Championsip match with Leicestershire at Taunton

Mark Butcher carried his bat for his first century of the season as Surrey rushed to 281 all out on the first day of their CricInfo Championship match against Glamorgan at The Oval today

Chairman Pakistan cricket selectors Wasim Bari Tuesday refused to comment on the decision not to include senior players, including Wasim Akram in the 27-probables named to attend the on-going training camp

Catch them young is a well known phrase in sporting circles

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) projects that £3.6m will be injected into cricket development over the next five years, thanks to partnership funding sourced from Sport England's Active Sports scheme and The Cricket Foundation

The "dummy" Pakistan cricket selectors were left red faced when pacemen Mohammad Sami and Shabbir Ahmad were ruled out of action for at least two weeks even before the camp started at the National Stadium

India will play their only three day match ahead of the three-matchTest series against Sri Lanka from tomorrow at the P

Lancashire chief executive Jim Cumbes admitted today that he was "surprised" by Bobby Simpson's announcement that he will leave the club as coach at the end of this season

Mike Burns returned career-best figures of 5-50 as Somerset enjoyed the better of the opening day at Taunton