South Africa's allrounder, Andrew Hall, is hoping to return to action for Worcestershire next week following a back spasm.Hall suffered the injury during last Sunday's National League match against Durham, breaking down after bowling just…
ScorecardJacob Oram grasped the first opportunity to showcase his talents, as New Zealand recovered from a dicey 168 for 5 to declare on 379 for 7, a lead of 109 over Worcestershire at New Road.Oram's…
A more appreciative audience for Shoaib Akhtar© Getty ImagesPakistan's fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who recently returned from the tour of Australia after suffering a leg injury, has been summoned to the office of Shaharyar Khan,…
Australia have agreed for the final two NatWest Challenge matches to go ahead as scheduled. Doubt had been cast on whether the games, at Lord's and The Oval, would go ahead after Thursday's terrorist attacks…
ScorecardTripura shot out Himachal Pradesh, 27 for 4 overnight, for 80 before Rajib Dutta steered them to 137 for 8, 220 runs ahead, by the end of the second day at Agartala. Manoj Singh grabbed…
Six West Indies internationals, currently preparing for the VB Series in Australia, will take part in the North-South classic that remains a part of Trinidad and Tobago's cricket tradition. Brian Lara is not expected to…
At Bloemfontein, Free State eased to a nine-wicket win over Griqualand West despite collapsing from an overnight 114 for 2 to be bowled out for 198. After a wet outfield had delayed the start, Lefa…
Kevin Pietersen speaks to the media, sans breakfast © Getty Images For professional sportsmen, failures can be hard to swallow. In Kevin Pietersen's case, it has made him skip his breakfast."I did not have my…
Bhupinder Singh's comments about Rahul Dravid haven't gone down well © Getty Images Bhupinder Singh Senior, the national selector from the North Zone, could have got himself into trouble over comments on Rahul Dravid that…
Brian Lara has been named vice-captain of the World XI one-day team © Getty Images A 12-man team, excluding Andrew Flintoff and Daniel Vettori, has been announced for the warm-up game against Victoria at the…