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Sixteen wickets fall on Day one-Feb 04, 2012
Stuart Broad and James Anderson hustled Pakistan out for 99, yet England could take only a minor advantage on a hectic first day of the final Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium....More
Victory at last for India-Feb 04, 2012
India finally claimed a win on their tour of Australia as an unbeaten half-century from Gautam Gambhir led them to an eight-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 International. After Australia were bowled out for 131, Gambhir anchored the response in Melbourne with 56 off 60 balls as India, who had lost four Tests and one T20 game before tasting victory, chased down their target with two balls to spare....More
Woolf attacks ICC-Feb 03, 2012
The International Cricket Council have been criticised for putting the interests of their full members first and for treating the development of the global game as a "secondary" aim. The criticism was made in a report by Lord Woolf into the governance of the ICC, which the sport's world governing body commissioned....More
Australia cruise past india-Feb 02, 2012
Australia continued their recent dominance over India today with a resounding 31-run victory in the first Twenty20 international staged at Sydney Olympic Park....More
Lara superior to Tendulkar, Ponting: Chappell-Feb 01, 2012
West Indian batting legend Brian Lara's knowledge of how to amass big scores at rapid rate without putting his wicket at risk makes him a "superior" batsman of his era than Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, writes former Australian captain Ian Chappell....More
Dhoni ready to quit Test captaincy for a better replacement-Jan 31, 2012
Facing severe criticism for his unimpressive captaincy and performances in Test cricket, under-fire Mahendra Singh Dhoni has offered to quit the leadership role in the longer format of the game if the BCCI feels there is a better replacement waiting in the wings. ...More
Battered India hoping for a turnaround in T20 opener-Jan 31, 2012
Their reputation bruised and battered after the humiliating loss in the Test series, India will be desperate to turn their fortunes around and restore some pride in the limited overs matches, starting with the first T20 against Australia on Wednesday. ...More
Flower expects England to fight-Jan 30, 2012
Andy Flower's England will fight to the last in the Middle East, and beyond, even if they are playing only for pride and damage limitation in the first instance next week....More
Marsh out of tri-nations-Jan 30, 2012
Shaun Marsh has been dropped from Australia's squad for the first three matches of the tri-nations one-day international series against India and Sri Lanka....More
Hussey eyes number one spot-Jan 30, 2012
Batsman Mike Hussey has underlined Australia's determination to reclaim the number one Test ranking from England, revealing his side speak about it "every day"....More
We will play different brand of cricket in ODIs: Raina-Jan 30, 2012
Unfazed by the Test debacle as he was not a part of the team, Indian middle-order batsman Suresh Raina on Monday said his side will play some "different cricket" to give a better account of itself in the shorter formats starting with a Twenty20 match against Australia on Wednesday. ...More
Australian media slams India for 'disgraceful lack of fight'-Jan 29, 2012
The Australian media slammed the Indian cricket team for its "disgraceful lack of fight" in the 4-0 Test series whitewash and made mocking comparison of the gait of the visiting batting greats returning to the dressing room to "flag at half-mast"....More
Pakistan humiliate sorry England-Jan 29, 2012
England collapsed to 72 all out against Pakistan to lose the second Test and the three-match series....More
3 or 4 players have played their last game for India: Gavaskar-Jan 28, 2012
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar said that at least three senior cricketers may not be selected again for the national Test team after what has already turned out to be a disastrous tour for India. India were headed towards their second successive Test series whitewash with another massive defeat looming large in the fourth and final Test in Adelaide, and Gavaskar said time has come for the likes of Virat Kohli to be handed more responsibility....More
No retirements even after 4-0-Jan 28, 2012
Charges of complacency aimed at India are only likely to intensify after they fell to a crushing 4-0 series defeat in Australia and an eighth successive loss in overseas tests on Saturday....More