Eight wickets lie between New Zealand and a superlative victory over closest rivals Australia in Perth this afternoon.Newspapers in both countries highlight the enormity of Australia's task in, firstly, surviving, and, secondly, winning the game.The…
Even as Nasir Hossain conceded 18 runs in the last over of the match and Anamul Haque played out a scratchy innings during his 51-ball stay, captain Mashrafe Mortaza and coach Chandika Hathurusingha said the…
Test all-rounder Shahid Afridi hammered 108 to give Karachi Whites an invaluable first innings lead of 53 over Peshawar on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Grade-I Cricket Championship match at the Shahi…
It did not take long for Julian Hunte to identify his first priority on his return to West Indies cricket in July as president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).From his office in New…
Shaun Pollock tops the ICC bowler's ratings but fails to find a place in the ICC ODI team © Getty Images Allan Donald, a member of the five-man selection panel of the ICC World XIs,…
Shoaib Akhtar will need to do more than this to defeat England © Getty Images Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, believes Rahul Dravid has a bright future as Indian captain. Akhtar played alongside Dravid…
Hamish Marshall is a recent graduate of MCC Young Cricketer's programme© Getty ImagesMCC Young Cricketers are to compete in the Second XI Championship from 2005.John Stephenson, the former Essex and England allrounder who is now…
BAT Sports will all but mathematically tie up the ECB Southern Electric Premier League championship if they beat second-placed Bashley (Rydal) at the BCG tomorrow (SAT), 11.30am.Already a massive 43 points clear at the top,…
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming conceded one of his openers was in a "fragile" mental state but he remains optimistic that his team can again unsettle Australia when the countries' Test series resumes in Hobart…
ScorecardFile photo: Colin Munro made 50 off 40 in the Auckland chase•AFPAuckland completed a three-wicket win inside three days over Northern Districts after being rolled over for 98 in the first innings. Rob Nicol, Colin…