England v Sri Lanka – A brief history
Bandula Warnapura and Keith Fletcher go out to toss at the start of Sri Lanka's Test debut © The Cricketer 1981-82Sri Lanka's entrance into Test cricket ended in defeat inside four days, but they did…
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Benade replaces the injured Reeves
Tamara Reeves, the South African wicketkeeper, fractured her finger while keeping wickets against West Indies on Thursday. Her injury has opened the doors for the debutant, Susan Benade, a right-handed batsman and also a medium-pacer.…
Vermeulen suffers fractured skull … again
Mark Vermeulen is led off after sustaining a hairline fracture to his skull © Getty Images The eventful start to Mark Vermeulen's international career continued at Brisbane on Monday, when he suffered a fracture to…
Balaji bowls Tamil Nadu to an innings victory over Orissa
Medium-pacer Laxmipathy Balaji claimed six wickets in Orissa's second innings to secure Tamil Nadu an innings and 36 runs victory in an elite group encounter that ended at Chennai's MA Chidambaram stadium on Saturday.In the…
Australia sound warning to England with comfortable victory over Pakistan
This mercurial Pakistan side had shown their best side with an impressive Test victory at Old Trafford followed by an exciting one-day triumph at Edgbaston, but their balloon was deflated by Australia today in the…
Rangers handed Ryan Kent boost
A big Rangers injury update has emerged on Ibrox attacker Ryan Kent and his fitness after the club's Scottish Cup win over the weekend... What's the latest? Gio van Bronckhorst has confirmed that the forward…
Gavaskar will be asked to choose between conflicting roles
Sunil Gavaskar: a conflict of interests © Getty Images Sunil Gavaskar, whose dual role as chairman of the ICC's cricket committeeand trenchant columnist has caused concerns in several quarters, will be giventhe option to choose…
Foreign soil plan lambasted 'reckless'
Andy Atkinson, the ICC's pitch expert, described Bermuda's soil as "only suitable for growing carrots" © AFP The long-running saga of Bermuda's sub-standard pitch at the National Sports Centre, which has prevented the country hosting…
Duncan Fletcher leaves tour
Duncan Fletcher: a quick trip back to South Africa © Getty Images Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, has left England's tour of India to accompany his sick wife, Marina, back to South Africa. Fletcher will…
'The first part of the five days will be exciting'
Sourav Ganguly is happy with the wicket, according to the curator© Getty ImagesFrom the very first Test staged here in 1994-95, the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium at Mohali has come to be regarded with suspicion…