Triple the attendance for Twenty20 Cup
Crowds for the Twenty20 Cup group matches have been nearly three times higher than for the equivalent games in the old Benson & Hedges Cup, the competition that was scrapped to make way for the…
Wanted: Richard Hadlee as India's bowling coach
Richard Hadlee is the latest big name to be linked to the as-yet-non-existent post of Indian bowling coach. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has entrusted John Wright - Hadlee's former brother-in-arms…
Marsh defends Aussies
Geoff Marsh, the former Australian opener who now coaches Zimbabwe, disagreed with Sunil Gavaskar's assessment that Australia's on-field behaviour was harming cricket, going to the extent of saying that his Zimbabwe team looked forward to…
New Zealand know what to expect in India
Stephen Fleming doesn't buy into the argument that events in New Zealand last summer should necessarily be a precursor for a series of revenge in India. New Zealand might have been totally dominant in conditions…
Caddick to undergo back operation
Andrew Caddick is to undergo surgery later this month to relieve the back problem which ruled him out of international cricket this summer.Caddick, 34, hasn't played for England since his matchwinning spell of 7 for…
Di Venuto replaces Cork as Derbyshire captain
Michael Di Venuto is to replace Dominic Cork as Derbyshire's captain for next season, it was announced today. The appointment is the first made by Dave Houghton, the former Zimbabwean batsman who is Derbyshire's new…
Rain on Zimbabwe's parade
Close Zimbabwe 507 for 9 dec and 94 for 4 lead West Indies 335 (Hinds 79, Ganga 73, Price 6-73) by 266 runsScorecardRay Price: three important wickets which turned the game Zimbabwe's wayWeather permitting, there…
Dilshan dazzles on second coming
For the last 18 months Sri Lanka's major concern has been the sturdiness oftheir middle order. At last they seemed to have unearthed an answer:Tillakaratne Dilshan.© Getty ImagesDilshan's arrival in Test cricket was as dramatic…
Sri Lanka announce unchanged squad
Sri Lanka have announced an unchanged 15-man squad for the final two Testsagainst England, at Kandy (Dec 10-14) and the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo (Dec 18-22).The squad includes the XI currently taking on England…
Waqar ponders a return to Warwickshire
Waqar Younis may be returning to county cricket for the 2004 season, with Warwickshire on the lookout for an experienced fast bowler after their failure to lure Darren Gough to Edgbaston.Waqar took 39 wickets in…