Ganguly throws down the gauntlet again

Mar 5, 2001: The defeat against Australia at Mumbai has brought Saurav Ganguly's honeymoon as captain to a rude end

Ganguly's BP XI in for stern test against Aussies

Mar 5, 2001: Sourav Ganguly is in for a rather unusual and stern test

Indian news round-up

Mar 5, 2001: Indian paceman Javagal Srinath said on Sunday he had recovered well and would be fit enough to play in the second Test against Australia starting in Kolkata on March 11

Sri Lanka's coach previews the second Test against England

Mar 5, 2001: Seven months ago the Sri Lankan team travelled to Kandy on a high

Injury scare for Sri Lanka

Mar 5, 2001: Sri Lanka's preparations for the Second Test Match in Kandy have been hit by an injury scare to Russel Arnold

Harvey battling for one-day place

Mar 5, 2001: MELBOURNE - Injured Australian all-rounder Ian Harvey should know by Thursday if he'll be fit to play in the one-day cricket series against India

SA need 223 to win with eight wickets in hand at lunch

Mar 5, 2001: PERTH - South Australia needed 223 runs for victory with eight wickets in hand at lunch on the final day of the Pura Cup clash at the WACA

Saeed down with groin injury

Mar 5, 2001: Opener Saeed Anwar has added to Pakistan's woes on the current tour of New Zealand with a groin injury, an official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said

Was Parore bowled or run out?

Mar 5, 2001: (Two cricket fanatics with their views on the game from their Dunedin sofa)

Great result for New Zealand through applied pressure

Mar 5, 2001: Last Wednesday saw a great return for the CLEAR Black Caps

Shackleton appointed chairman in Canterbury

Mar 5, 2001: Canterbury Cricket board member David Shackleton has been appointed chairman of the board to replace Maurice Ryan who is moving to Sydney to head the Australian operation of EBOS

School cricket roundup

Mar 5, 2001: Match: St

O'Connor on comeback trail

Mar 5, 2001: Left-arm fast-medium bowler Shayne O'Connor could yet be available for consideration for the second and third Test matches against Pakistan

Vettori ruled out of first Test, probably the series

Mar 5, 2001: World-class left-arm spin bowler Daniel Vettori is out of the first Test against Pakistan and probably out of the three-Test series

"It's a smart move by Ganguly to play in Delhi"

Mar 5, 2001: I was pleasantly surprised by the Cricket Club of India when they informed me that they were granting me an honorary life membership

Short not for Hooper

Mar 4, 2001: At least one former cricket administrator believes Carl Hooper should not have been named captain of the West Indies cricket team for the upcoming Test and One-Day series against South Africa

Open arms for prodigal son

Mar 4, 2001: So the selectors and the directors have let bygones be bygones and there were plenty of bygones and handed the responsibility of the most demanding job in West Indian sport to Carl Hooper

Ntini ready to do battle

Mar 4, 2001: Makhaya Ntini is one with a sense of humour

Sir Donald truly a sporting hero

Mar 4, 2001: In a world replete with celebrities in different spheres, there come from time to time heroes who exceed the limelight in which other heroes bask and who, in status if not necessarily in stature, stand taller and shine brighter

Winelands Festival in Paarl

Mar 4, 2001: 2 points for a win, 1 each tie/no result