Ireland to play England in ODI
England will play Ireland in a full one-day international for the first time on June 13. The match will be played in Ireland although the venue has yet to be confirmed with discussions between the…
Sarfraz Ahmed wrecks Faisalabad
ScorecardSialkot enjoyed a good opening day at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, its fast bowlers prospering on a pitch that offered bounce, seam and swing to bowl Faisalabad out for a paltry 111. Sarfraz Ahmed…
Jamaica dogged by internal problems
All is not well in Jamaica after the Carib Beer champions crashed to a 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Barbados. They must beat Guyana next weekend to have a chance of retaining their title.Robert…
Hosts humbled in opening encounter
Kemar Roach and Sharmarh Brooks bowled the West Indies to a comprehensive 87-run victory over the hosts Sri Lanka, after their batsmen had laid a solid platform of 293 for 6. William Perkins, Richard Ramdeen…
England's spinners laid low by stomach bug
England's spin dilemma has been further complicated with the news that Ian Blackwell, Monty Panesar and Shaun Udal are all struggling with stomach upsets. The pitch for the first Test, at Nagpur, is expected to…
A new spin on things
Piyush Chawla: will he get a chance to spin his web? © Getty Images "Line and length," says Piyush Chawla with not a moment's hesitation, when asked to assess his greatest strength as a legspinner.…
Steyn's five rocks the Warriors
Arno Jacobs's ninth first-class fifty was the sole major contribution from the Warriors' batsmen who were dismissed for 157 against the Titans at Benoni. Although they were far from dominant on 127 for 5, their…
'I am working hard to earn a recall in the team' – Gambhir
'I just need to be judicious in my shot selection' - Gautam Gambhir © Getty Images Gautam Gambhir, the Indian Test-discard, said it was over aggression which cost him a place in the Indian squad…
Mahmood eager to push his claims
Sajid Mahmood: come a long way in a short time © Getty Images Sajid Mahmood has come a long way in a short space of time. While England were beating Australia by a nail-biting two…
West Indies announce unchanged squad
Brian Lara inspects the Sabina Park pitch © AFP Despite Brian Lara's plea for an extra fast bowler, the West Indies selectors have made no changes to the team for the final Test at Jamaica…