Time for reflection and contemplation

Dec 22, 2000: We have almost come to the end of the CricInfo Women's World Cup - and what does a side like the Clear White Ferns do the day before the final - simply........the same as we have always done

Banned stars to be stripped of awards

Dec 22, 2000: Three cricketers are to be stripped of India's most prestigious sporting award because of their links with match-fixing

Indian news round-up

Dec 22, 2000: Three players may lose Arjuna awards : Union Sports Minister Uma Bharati suggested in Parliament on Friday that the three Indian cricketers facing charges of match-fixing could be stripped of their Arjuna awards

Selectors could not have picked up much information

Dec 22, 2000: There could not have been a more exciting finale to the country's premier one day competition

No respite ahead for Tigers as Bulls' pacemen return

Dec 22, 2000: Already feeling the heat after a series of substandard performances, it was confirmed today that Tasmania's batsmen will face another stern examination of their new talents in their first game of the New Year

Wicketkeepers can make ideal vice captains: Kiran More

Dec 22, 2000: Former Indian wicketkeeper Kiran More is currently preoccupied with the running of a cricket academy named after himself in Baroda

Lee unlikely for Boxing Day Test

Dec 22, 2000: SYDNEY - Australian medical staff are unlikely to risk injured fast bowler Brett Lee in the fourth Test against the West Indies starting in Melbourne on Boxing Day

WI local: Title a tribute to police's fighting spirit

Dec 21, 2000: Police have begun carving a dynasty in Second Division cricket

Australia planning ahead for possible World Cup victory

Dec 21, 2000: It's called "contingency planning", but should Australia win the CricInfo Women's World Cup on Saturday they'll be feted during the lunch break of the Australia-West Indies fourth Test on Boxing Day in Melbourne

Players should trust their skills and enjoy the game

Dec 21, 2000: "Trust your skills and enjoy the game"

Tournament a winner for women's cricket future

Dec 21, 2000: The successful staging of the CricInfo Women's World Cup by New Zealand Cricket at Lincoln University near Christchurch has highlighted to administrator Christopher Doig how important it is that the men's and women's games get closer as soon as

Who will blink first in World Cup stand-off?

Dec 21, 2000: Saturday's final of the CricInfo Women's World Cup between defending champions Australia and home team New Zealand, second at the last two World Cups, is shaping as one of the great games in women's cricket history

Arnold in Africa - No one said it was going to be a cakewalk

Dec 21, 2000: No one said it was going to be a cakewalk, but that doesn't ease the disappointment of losing the first two one-day internationals

Why England can take pride in their renaissance year

Dec 21, 2000: For England, a moment to savour among all others in 2000 was Dominic Cork's pull into the Grandstand for six in the hundredth Test Match at Lord's in July

The story of a World Cup lost

Dec 21, 2000: When Kapil's Devils held aloft the World Cup on June 25th 1983, the scenes back home were supposed to euphoric

Warne, Fleming named in Bushrangers squads

Dec 21, 2000: Shane Warne and Damien Fleming were today named in two 15 man squads to play the Western Warriors in the Mercantile Mutual and Pura Cup competitions in early January

Rafter and Langer steal the show

Dec 21, 2000: BRISBANE - Non-cricketers Patrick Rafter and Allan Langer stole the show from some of cricket's greats as they staged their own crowd-pleasing battle in Ian Healy's Gabba Testimoninal match

Rome wasn't built in a day...

Dec 21, 2000: "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true

Sudha Shah: Our batting really let us down

Dec 21, 2000: There are several reasons why a team can lose a World Cup

Central Districts teams' named

Dec 21, 2000: The Central Districts Selectors have chosen the following teams to play in the tournaments/matches as indicated: Central Districts A v Northern Districts at Cambridge 27/29 December: Joseph Hill (Manawatu), Eric Austin (Wanganui), Jamie How