Tour goes ahead as players sign contracts
Any lingering fears that West Indies tour of England may be in doubt were ended by news that WIPA, the players' association, have recommended that all the squad sign the contracts offered by the board.There…
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Key confident ahead of county season
'I think it's very important that overseas players bring something to the club off the field as well as on it' © Getty Images Ahead of the start of the county season Robert Key, the…
Houghton calls for Zimbabwe to suspend Tests
Jacques Kallis strikes on his way to 4 for 13© Getty ImagesDave Houghton, the former Zimbabwean captain, has said that Zimbabwe should withdraw from Test cricket if they are to avoid endless morale-sapping drubbings.Reacting to…
Dravid and Kumble lead Indian charge
Close Australia 474 (Katich 125, Kumble 8-141) and 10 for 0 need 433 more runs to beat India 705 for 7 dec and 211 for 2 dec (Dravid 91*, Tendulkar 60*) ScorecardWhen Australia needed help,…
Peter Bowler relishing the prospect of opening the innings in 2003
Veteran batsman Peter Bowler may be into his fortieth year but he has no intentions of retiring from the first class game at present and is already looking forward with great enthusiasm to the 2003…
Pakistan back youth on A Tour of Sri Lanka
Pakistan "A" team coach Mudassar Nazar declared his side is on a difficult tour, at a media briefing held in Colombo ahead of the first unofficial Test which starts on Wednesday at Dambulla. "We know…
Liverpool can solve Isak injury blow by signing “world-class” £70m star
Liverpool's improvements over the past month have hinted at a prosperous future for this expensive crop of players, though there's no mistaking the Herculean task that Arne Slot still has ahead of him. This remains…
Blues draw but Katich earns state record
New South Wales 9 for 298 dec and 3 for 153 (Hughes 58*) drew with Tasmania 398 and 9 for 283 dec (Bailey 79, Marsh 59, Cameron 4-56, Casson 4-82)Scorecard Simon Katich now has more…
South Africa wary of Murali and subcontinent-like pitch
Mark Boucher and Andrew Hall gear up for the clash against Sri Lanka © AFP Graeme Smith and his semi-refashioned team might have left it behind, but nobody who watched it will have forgotten the…
Northern Districts salvage a draw
Northern Districts hung on to salvage a drawwith Wellington on a rain-affected day in the capital. From 22 for 1 overnight, Northern progressed to 215 for 6 when stumps were drawn. Nick Horsley (21) and…