A winter's tale
As if playing cricket in the winter wasn't weird enough, there have been some strange sights around the Bundaberg Rum Stadium in Cairns over the past few days.On the first day, we had Bangladesh batting…
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Beating Australia is the ultimate: Atapattu
World champions Australia are in for a shocker.Marvan Atapattu, who leads Sri Lanka's one-day side, said that the present climatic conditions in the country would surprise Australia, who arrived on Saturday for a six-week, ten-match…
'Selectors want Lara, Dillon to play'
West Indies senior selectors want Brian Lara and Mervyn Dillon to play in the annual Gerry Gomez North-South Cricket Classic, scheduled for the Queen's Park from January 9 to 12, the Trinidad Guardian reported yesterday.Lara,…
Pakistan's Centurions
In the recent Old Trafford Test, Inzamam-ul-Haq's magnificent hundred (114) made him the third highest century maker for Pakistan after Javed Miandad (23) and Saleem Malik (15). Sunil Gavaskar holds the World record of scoring…
Newcastle target Calvert-Lewin set to be sold
An update has emerged on Newcastle United's chances of signing Everton centre-forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin... What's the talk? According to The Sun, the Magpies target is set to leave Goodison Park at the end of the…
Lokuarachchi handed suspended sentence
Kaushal Lokuarachchi: fined with a suspended sentence © Getty Images Kaushal Lokuarachchi, the Sri Lankan legspinner, has been handed a suspended jail sentence for driving carelessly and killing a woman pedestrian in 2003, AFP reported.Judge…
Barbados player stabbed in domestic dispute
Alcindo Holder, a promising Barbados player, was in a serious condition in a Barbados hospital after being stabbed just below his heart in a domestic dispute.Holder, who has been tipped for international honours, was due…
Big guns kick off competition
Kenya and the Netherlands have the chance to be the early pace-setters when the group stages of the ICC Intercontinental Cup get underway in Nairobi on Wednesday.With a maximum of 20 points on offer for…
Directors write letter in defence of Dainty
Six members of the board of directors of the USA Cricket Association (USACA) have sent a letter to all member clubs, defending the actions of their embattled president, Gladstone Dainty. Their action follows widespread criticism…
Foreign Office response to the ECB
The Foreign Office have replied to a request from the ECB for advice to assist it in making a decision regarding the proposed tour to Zimbabwe in October.The letter reads as follows:-"Thank you for your…