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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:55:05 -0400 Tendulkar, Gambhir Bhajji rested, Yuvraj recalledThe national cricket selection committee headed by K. Srikanth, on Saturday named a 15-member squad for next month's tri-services involving India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. BCCI rejects CWG demand for Rs.100 crore donation The working committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday rejected an appeal from the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) to give a donation of Rs.100 crore. Ex-Oz PM Howard peeved over being passed over for ICC VP nomination Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has reiterated his disappointment over being passed over for the nomination of vice-president of the International Cricket Council (ICC). nderson says his fiver did make for a good birthday celebration England fast bowler James Anderson at present looks the best swing bowler in the world, and he said that his five wickets for 49 runs against Pakistan in the first Test between the two sides being played here, did make for a good birthday celebration with his team mates. Pak Sports Ministry says no request by PCB to clear Sri Lankan team terror attack report The Pakistan Sports Ministry has said that it has not received any report from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over last year's terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. ICC VP nominee Isaac may win Asian vote for supporting IPL window creation in FTP Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket's nominee for the ICC vice-presidency, Alan Isaac, has come out in support of creating windows for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the Future Tours Program (FTP), which could improve his chances of securing the post with the help of the Asian Bloc. Just wait till Mervyn gets his cricket bat out Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, takes his choice of words as seriously as he takes his cricket; a sport which, as he reveals in next month's Wisden magazine, taught him all about eco... Class of 2010 ready for Ashes finishing school There are those who think England's last defence of the Ashes was doomed from the moment they launched a marathon celebration party right under Australia's noses in 2005. Others believe the rot set in... 'I was public enemy No 1... I hope people warm to me now' England's centurion is desperate to hang on to the Test gloves for keeps and warns rival Kieswetter that he wants the gauntlets back for ODIs and T20s. Stephen Brenkley speaks to Matt Prior Bateman's book a tour de force Why anybody would want to cycle round England, stopping at the headquarters of each of the 18 first-class counties, may never be satisfactorily explained. It is simply the sort of thing that a certain... Kent laid low by the long and the short of Essex On a day of high drama and 15 wickets, the inspirational bowling of Essex's little-and-large pairing of Andy Carter and Matthew Walker proved the undoing of Kent. Having pretty much controlled the op... Wonder catch denies Pietersen chance to make real progress The doubters are unlikely to be convinced by three boundaries and an hour and a bit of toil in testing conditions, but Kevin Pietersen will come good again before he is much older. Events here must ha... Prior takes control as England close in on victory Sometime today, England will win the First Test by a mountain of runs. Victory against Pakistan will extend their winning sequence to five matches and the record will show that they have lost only two... Just wait till Mervyn gets his cricket bat out Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, takes his choice of words as seriously as he takes his cricket; a sport which, as he reveals in next month's Wisden magazine, taught him all about eco... Prior - I thrive on pressure SKY SPORTS ON SKYFrom football to fishing and everything in between, including cricket, rugby, golf and tennis - there's some amazing coverage coming up on the five Sky Sports channels. Plus, with the... Charl Willoughby steps up as Somerset thump Nottinghamshire Somerset 's old players were reunited over dinner in the pavilion here at Taunton last night they recalled, with glum, shoulder-shrugging body language, that the club had never won the county champion... Prior revels in England pressure Matt Prior said he had thrived on the pressure as he made a century that set England on course for a resounding victory over Pakistan at Trent Bridge.Prior entered the fray with England in trouble aft... Durham see off Scotland in CB40 Michael Di Venuto guided Durham to a 47-run victory over Scotland in a rain-affected CB 40 Group C match.The rain meant the match was reduced to 30 overs a side but the delay did not have an impact on... Emirates Cricket Board holds no grudges against Wells Last Updated: August 01. 2010 12:15AM UAE / July 31. 2010 8:15PM GMT SHARJAH // The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has set out the criteria for the new national team coach as it continues to search for ... Kevin Pietersen just needs reassurance to bat through fragility | Mike Brearley Kevin Pietersen has recently been described by Geoffrey Boycott as "cocky and confident". The former England captain Michael Vaughan said of him: "KP is not a confident person. He obviously has great ... Andrew Flintoff planning comeback in Lancashire second XI next week Andrew Flintoff, shown here at Lancashire's media day in April, still hopes to play for his country in limited-overs matches. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images Waqar wary of workload for fast men For a brief moment this morning it felt like Pakistan seemed to have gained a foothold in this exciting Test. After Umar Gul's defiant burst with the bat, which relieved them of the burden of followin... Pushed to the margins, Prior takes centre stage There's no question whatsoever which of the two contests has been the most compelling, not even at a stage of the Trent Bridge game when only one team has the slightest hope of victory. At 15 for 3 ov... Lancashire resist Hants pressure Lancashire batsmen Tom Smith and Mark Chilton steered their side out of danger with an unbeaten 98-run stand against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl.Earlier in the day, Hampshire skipper Dominic Cork score... Cosgrove century hits Glos hopes Australian opener Mark Cosgrove smashed a superb ton to give Glamorgan the edge after day two of an intriguing tussle with Gloucestershire at Cheltenham.Cosgrave plundered an entertaining 123, includi... Glamorgan set up tense finale Mark Cosgrove's fourth century of the season kept Glamorgan's Division Two clash Gloucestershire evenly balanced at the end of day two. The opener struck 19 fours on his way to 123 as Glamorgan mov... McCullum's gloves are off At 28, Brendon McCullum is embarking on a new beginning. He is preparing to become the senior professional in the Black Caps without any leadership responsibilities other than to perform. He is conti... Pakistani youngster stamps his mark You couldn't get much that is more precisely half-formed than this Pakistan team that so recently beat the Australians and now awaits something close to evisceration by England. Except, maybe, for Moh... Thomas steers Somerset past Notts Nottinghamshire were powerless to resist Alfonso Thomas as the seamer bowled Somerset to a 10-wicket win.Samit Patel converted his overnight 92 into a century but fell four runs later, quickly joining... Surrey stumble to innings defeat Middlesex took a little over an hour on day three to wrap up victory over Surrey by an innings and 44 runs.The visitors resumed on 110-6 and lost Gareth Batty early to a diving catch by Josh Davey off... Gutsy Northants ease past Worcs Northants boosted their promotion hopes by completing a superb comeback to beat Worcestershire inside three days.Chasing 223 to win on a bowler-friendly New Road pitch, Alex Wakely played the key inni... Alan Isaac wants IPL window in FTP Alan Isaac, the candidate who replaced John Howard as Australia and New Zealand's nominee for the ICC vice-presidency, has supported the creation of a window in the Future Tour Programme for the IPL. ... Collymore bowls Sussex to victory Corey Collymore took six wickets as Division Two leaders Sussex delivered a crushing defeat on Leicestershire by an innings and 19 runs inside three days.After a rain-delayed start Leicestershire, who... From Lord's to Lod Israel is not a nation known for its cricket. But as Bob Walker discovered, there are some in the country who take the sport very seriously indeed.At first I couldn't believe my ears - which was just ... View from the Boundary This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the ... BCCI negotiating with Nimbus for production rights Commonwealth Games organising committee president Suresh Kalmadi's request for 100 crores (about $22 million) from the BCCI has been turned down BCCI's disciplinary panel to decide on recusal on Sunday Suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi's lawyers will continue to press for the removal of interim-IPL chairman Chirayu Amin and BCCI vice-president Arun Jaitley from the Indian board's disciplinary commit... Tendulkar, Harbhajan rested, Yuvraj makes a comeback Seasoned players Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh were rested while Yuvraj Singh was recalled in the 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming cricket tri-series in Sri Lanka, beginning from August ... Isaac wants window for IPL in FTP Australia and New Zealand's new pick for the ICC vice-President's post Alan Isaac has advocated the need for a window for the Indian Premier League in the international calendar to ease off pressure o... India to rest Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar is to be rested for next month's triangular one-day series in Sri Lanka between the hosts, India and New Zealand. India's cricket selectors have recalled Yuvraj Singh to replace th... Wasim Jaffer retained as Mumbai captain Wasim Jaffer has been retained as Mumbai captain for the 2010-2011 Ranji Trophy. Jaffer, who is currently playing club cricket in England, led Mumbai to the title last season, beating Karnataka by six... Curator defends SSC pitch for second Test Anurudda Polonowita , Sri Lanka's national curator, has defended the pitch at the SSC, blaming the weak bowling line-ups for a dull draw. "I am quite happy [with the pitch]," Poloniwata said. "You tak... Eoin Morgan grateful to review system after maiden Test century Eoin Morgan will always remember the day the ECB finally accepted the umpire's decision was no longer final. This was the first day the Umpire Decision Review System had been used in England – and t... Inzamam offers to help struggling bats Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has offered his services as a batting coach for a national side struggling to score runs in England. "The team definitely needs a full-time batting coach and if... ECB satisfied with Cheltenham wicket for Glamorgan match England and Wales Cricket Board pitch inspector David Hughes will take no action despite 15 wickets falling on the opening day of the LV= County Championship tussle between Second Division promotion h... 'Trent Bridge's been good to me the last few times ' The Pakistan captain, Salman Butt, last night added a little more fizz to James Anderson's celebration by paying the birthday boy a glowing tribute. Then, just for good measure, he gave England's wh... Rivals slam 'unsporting' pitch Rivals India and Sri Lanka have blasted the featherbed wicket at the Sinhalese Sports Club which proved a bowlers' graveyard after the second Test ended in a high-scoring draw. "This one was very uns... CA accepts Howard's fate Cricket Australia says it will support New Zealand Cricket's nominee for the ICC vice-presidency, all but ending John Howard's chances of taking the role. Mr Howard was put forward by the boards of A... |
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