Do his team-mates want the aeroplane back in the hangar?© Getty ImagesPakistan's tumultuous cricketing year appeared set for another crisis with several leading players reportedly asking for Shoaib Akhtar to be omitted from the squad…
Shoaib Malik undergoes tests on his action in December 2004 © Getty Images Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has called the ICC's current process of reporting a bowler's action unsatisfactory.Speaking to reporters on the eve…
ScorecardVictoria stayed in the hunt for a finals berth with a 138-run victory over Queensland, whose participation in the final had already been guaranteed. They are now one point behind Tasmania after narrowly failing to…
Nasser Hussain: Sky Sports' latest signing© Getty ImagesHours after Nasser Hussain announced his retirement from cricket, it has been confirmed that he is to join the Sky Sports commentary team on a fulltime basis.At today's…
Thilan Samaraweera will lead a Sri Lanka A squad packed with Test experience © Getty Images The Sri Lankan selectors have made sweeping changes to the A team for their tour of the Caribbean starting…
Inzamam-ul-Haq and Rahul Dravid reacted sharply when journalists at a press conference asked them about suggestions that the fourth one-day international at Lahore was fixed.And rightly so. At the end of four hard-fought matches, the…
James TomlinsonPhoto © Hampshire CricketFive wickets in the space of 6.1 post lunch overs from left-arm seamer James Tomlinson led Hampshire to their second Frizzell County Championship Division Two victory of the season and ensured…
No more tough days out in the middle for Srinath © Neil LaneJavagal Srinath was fond of saying that he considered playing for his country a privilege, rather than a position. It's a privilege he…
John Dyson: 'The Australians don't like playing in Sri Lanka'© Getty ImagesAustralia is the team that everyone country wants to beat and Sri Lanka are no exception. Sri Lanka's Australian-born coach John Dyson thinks that…
It's the midway point of the English season, and things are going swimmingly. Three contests have produced three trophies, each won by a clutch of young cricketers playing with nerve and verve. It seems a…