No real surprises
© CricInfoBut for the welcome inclusion of young Parthiv Patel, there areno real surprises in the Indian squads for the one-day tri-seriesand the Test matches in England. And why should there be? Despiterecent reverses abroad,…
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Cairns squeezes out Nottinghamshire win
Scorecard Chris Cairns' 50 was enough to get Nottinghamshire over the line © Getty Images It was a close match between two teams whose play was rather patchy. Nottinghamshire eventually struggled to beat Leicestershire -…
'We have let ourselves down'says Shine as Cidermen are relegated
Somerset's First Division fate was sealed at Grace Road today when they were convincingly beaten by Leicestershire with two days to spare in their county championship match.Next year they will be playing in the Second…
Jaques discovers perfect timing
Phil Jaques stepped up with a fine century in a 223-run partnership with Simon Katich © AFP Two years ago Phil Jaques was trying to steal Simon Katich's position in the one-day team and not…
WICB needs to be streamlined – Stanford
Allen Stanford, the Antigua-based billionaire who is bankrolling the Stanford 20/20 for 20, has said that the structure of West Indies cricket administration needs to be "streamlined" and that there were "too many players handling…
Yashpal Singh's double ton puts Services in command
Kerala fought back in their second innings after conceding a three-run lead to Goa at the end of the third day of the plate group encounter being played at Kochi. A century from new recruit…
O'Connor, Sewell and McSkimming all back for Otago
Former TesltraClear Black Cap opening bowler Shayne O'Connor will make his long-awaited return to the State Otago Volts tomorrow when he plays against the State Canterbury Wizards at Carisbrook.Injured during last summer's tour to Australia,…
Falling down aplenty – 1952
A young and inexperienced Indian outfit was sent to England in1952 to face a side whose fortunes were going through a revivalthat culminated in regaining the Ashes the next year. The resultwas a disaster for…
Whatmore happy with Sri Lankan preparations in South Africa
Sri Lanka, having got some valuable batting practice in Lenasia, were forced to spend the second afternoon of their match against a Rest of South Africa XI watching a slow drizzle interfere with their preparations…
We can improve on this, says Hussain
England captain Nasser Hussain praised his team for bowling India out twice to defeat the visitors by 170 runs in the first Test at Lord's."We had to work hard for five days to be honest…