It is customary after a Test match for the vanquished to slip away early while the victors entrench themselves at the ground into the wee hours recounting their performances. But whereas Australia's players took advantage of the three-day finish to return home for a rare mid-season weekend, West Indies' senior management used the occasion .. more »

Kolkata, Dec 2 (ANI): Dav Whatmore, the new coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), is all set to learn from the mistakes of the past and turn the tables on opponents during the third edition of the league next year. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Whatmore said"I am more interested in .. more »

Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Whatmore said: "I am more interested in looking forward to be able to change the fortunes. There were number of games (in the IPL series) which were close. That is a fact we have to turn around the close games and make them into winning games for us and take each one as it comes along is a much better .. more »

Mumbai: S Sreesanth's comeback to international cricket was complete on Wednesday after he was included in India's Twenty20 and ODI squads (first two games) against Sri Lanka. The pacer is part of both 15-man squads that was announced by the national selection committee on Wednesday. Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh have been rested for .. more »

It also seems unfair, almost negligent to throw Fawad Alam in at No. 3 when Shoaib Malik and Yousuf are in the ranks. As a senior player, Malik needs to be in the top three. Yousuf is unlikely to shift from his preferred position. Pakistan's paucity of opening options also means that Kamran Akmal might have to be a temporary solution again. But .. more »

India needed just one and a half sessions on Day 4 to complete the formalities and defeat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs to win the Kanpur Test and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. India have now won 100 off their 432 Tests and thus becomes the sixth country to win 100 or more Tests after Australia (332), England (310), West .. more »

shoaib malik should be replaced by hasan raza. Shoaib malik is himself a bad omen for the whole team. Whenever he is in the team one can literally feel the negative energy in the team, and when he is not, the entire team's body language and energy is different and positive in every way. Not only Shoaib Malik all Pakistani Player playing selfish .. more »

If only these two could spin it a bit more. Then, Pakistan-New Zealand contests would be among the most eagerly-awaited of the modern age. But with Australia loudly moaning over the quality of their opponents (few did it in 2006-07 when England were walloped), India trying to become the No. 1 side in the world, and South Africa doing a fair .. more »

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Johannesburg, Dec 3(ANI): England wicket keeper Matt Prior has said that a win in the final ODI against South Africa at the Sahara Stadium on Friday will be a great achievement, as they will become only the second team to beat Proteas in a ODI series on their home territory. A win or a washout will mean that England will equal the twin .. more »

Matt Prior has only two half-centuries to his name after 52 one-day internationals - and as a player of his Test pedigree, he expects more of himself. The mitigation for England's wicketkeeper-batsman is that, since his debut five years ago, he has inhabited almost every position in the top nine. But the 27-year-old, hoping to help .. more »

With Jacques Kallis' fitness for the opening Test against England at Centurion still uncertain, Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, believes uncapped allrounder Ryan McLaren can play an important role with the ball, as South Africa strive to balance their side. Kallis was included in the 15-man Test squad despite missing the entire one-day .. more »

Matt Prior believes England's "contagious" team spirit will help them continue to prove a match for the best in the world. As the wicketkeeper-batsman prepares to play his part in England's bid to convert an unbeatable 2-1 one-day international series lead over their hosts into outright victory in the final match at Kingsmead on .. more »

The Supreme Court is wading into a new property rights dispute over who owns the sand the state of Florida dumped onto a stretch of beach to control erosion. The justices are being asked to rule for the first time that a court decision can amount to a taking of property. The Constitution requires governments to pay "just compensation" when they .. more »

"Tips from Saqlain Mushtaq have helped Nathan Hauritz to a stage where his mystery ball may be ready for exposure at Test level this summer," the Mushtaq had introduced the delivery to Test cricket during an Australian tour in 1999, which was later popularized by Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan [ "Punter (Ponting) is always .. more »