Promise of profit won Asia the bid – Bindra
Bindra: 'We don't want any public debate on the venue for the final. Everything will be discussed when all the four boards sit down together' © AFP IS Bindra, the chairman of the Asian Bid…
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Battle for control of US cricket hot up
A week after the two factions battling for control of US cricket met, what actually happened is slowly beginning to emerge.The meeting of the official board, headed by Gladstone Dainty, was an uneventful affair and…
Fulton shines in season opener
Members of the New Zealand Cricket Academy got off to a solid start on the first day of the State Championship for the summer. The Academy had a full programme of warm-up matches against all…
Two-Test series fails to satisfy genuine cricket lovers
New Zealand's miserable summer to date has highlighted the inadequacies of two-match Test series.With the scheduled first day of the second National Bank Test between New Zealand and India abandoned today following rain over the…
Pakistan will be aiming to bounce back
In his latest CricInfo Diary entry, Alec Stewart looks ahead to the prospect of captaining England in the second and final Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford, and in the triangular one-day series which follows.I…
Everton transfer news on Tete
Everton are reportedly now in a fight with as many as 11 other clubs to sign Tete this summer. The Lowdown: Uncertainty It has been reported that Brazilian players at Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, including Tete,…
Hampshire sign Shane Bond
Shane Bond will make life tough for county batsmen in early-season conditions © AFP Hampshire have secured Shane Bond, the former New Zealand fast bowler, as their overseas player for the first part of the…
Gough calls for more one-dayers in domestic league
Gough: We need to play more one dayers in the county circuit © Getty Images England's problems in the shorter version of the game can be attributed to their lack of domestic action in the…
Strauss stars in consolation win
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Andrew Strauss: 'a stand-in captain for a stand-in captain' enjoyed a fine day in the field © Getty Images It took a testing spell from a trio of…
Wright backs Harbhajan over doosra
John Wright is fully behind Harbhajan Singh during his latest controversy© Getty ImagesJohn Wright, the Indian coach, has said he is surprised Harbhajan Singh has again been reported for his doosra, and he will continue…