A bird's eye view of first Test

Mar 12, 2001: Having spent the last four days of the first Test match as a commentator I have had a bird's eye view of what was, until the last morning, a very topsy-turvy game

Razzaq homeward bound, Mohammad Akram to replace

Mar 12, 2001: Yet another Pakistan player will be returning home from the tour of New Zealand

Spirit of Akram boosts Sami in debut Test

Mar 12, 2001: Pakistan's bowling legend Wasim Akram may have gone home injured but he was still at Eden Park in spirit today

Test match wasn't a place to try out pitch

Mar 12, 2001: Putting in the portable pitch block at Eden Park before a Test match was "pretty risky" according to beaten New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming

Cullen to make Pura Cup Debut

Mar 12, 2001: Claremont-Nedlands left hander Geoff Cullen will make his first-class debut for the Western Warriors in the Pura Cup clash against the Victorian Bushrangers at the MCG, starting on Thursday 15 March 2001

Batsmen hang on as bowlers changed for second Test

Mar 12, 2001: New Zealand's batsmen have escaped selectorial blood-letting after today's embarrassing 299-run loss to Pakistan at Eden Park

Urdu Report - Pakistan in New Zealand 1st Test, Day 4

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Waugh and Gillespie captain opposing sides for ATSIC match

Mar 11, 2001: CANBERRA - Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie will captain opposing sides for the historic indigenous cricket match at Canberra's Manuka Oval on April 19

Tasmania win by nine wickets at WACA

Mar 11, 2001: PERTH - The Tasmanian Tigers hungry and grumpy after a season-long slumber mauled the Warriors by nine wickets on the third day of the Pura Cup cricket match at the WACA today

Harbhajan took his wickets with genuine skill: Prasanna

Mar 11, 2001: Legendary Indian off spinner Erapalli Prasanna watched Harbhajan Singh create history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian to take a Test match hat trick in the course of a remarkable spell against Australia at Kolkata

Captains past and present urge ICC to tackle umpiring issue

Mar 11, 2001: England captain Nasser Hussain and two former skippers of the national side - Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart - have all called upon the ICC to address the umpiring issue following the controversial Second Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy

Not a drop of water to drink at Eden Gardens

Mar 11, 2001: Bringing back bitter memories of the water scarcity during the Asian Test Championship game between India and Pakistan in Kolkata two years back, drinking water was again at a premium in the Eden Gardens today

India, Pakistan can reschedule their series with other countries

Mar 11, 2001: The cricket boards of India and Pakistan have been provided with alternate programmes by the International Cricket Council in case of cancellation of any scheduled series between them in the 10-year calendar

Matabeleland hit back at Midlands

Mar 11, 2001: The Logan Cup match between Mat'land and Midlands has sported some exciting cricket, and there's no lack of big scores

Hussain aims to defy the pain in Test decider

Mar 11, 2001: Captain Nasser Hussain plans to defy the pain from his troublesome groin injury to lead England in the Test series decider starting in Colombo on Thursday

Indian news round-up

Mar 11, 2001: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is not leaving a single stone turned to stem any trouble shooting and rioting in the stands at the Eden Gardens

The most exciting game I've ever played in - Croft

Mar 11, 2001: Off spinner Robert Croft, whose batting as much as his bowling was vital in England's Second Test victory over Sri Lanka at Kandy, was buzzing after the game

Lack of support in Auckland a worry for cricket

Mar 11, 2001: Does Auckland deserve to have a Test match as of right any longer

Younis Khan plays his best Test innings to reveal class

Mar 11, 2001: Younis Khan scored his century and then kneeled in supplication, bowed to Mecca, and served notice that a new force in Pakistan batsmanship had arrived on the world stage against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland today

Major turf disaster waiting to happen at major sports venues

Mar 11, 2001: It is only a matter of time before a major disaster occurs on a playing surface to force the abandonment of a rugby or cricket Test in New Zealand