London: Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss gave England an ideal start in their pursuit of a target of 197 runs on the fifth day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at the Oval on Monday.
Dubai: West Indies' Marlon Samuels has been reported by the umpires for a suspected illegal bowling action with regard to his 'faster ball' during the third Test against South Africa in Durban, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced from its headquarters
More images Colombo: England's eighth-wicket pair of Matthew Prior and Ryan Sidebottom put on 55 undefeated runs to keep Sri Lanka at bay in the second cricket Test here on Monday.
London:All five officials involved in the bungled end to the World Cup final will not feature in September's inaugural World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa, the International Cricket Council announced Friday.
Dubai:The International Cricket Council (ICC) today appointed Allan Hurst of Australia as the match referee for India's upcoming ODI series in Ireland, Scotland, while the umpiring duties will be donned by England's Mark Benson, Kiwi Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar of Pakistan.
Chester-Le-Street:The fourth and final Test between England and West Indies was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain at the Riverside here.
Shane Warne may end up being fined in his farewell Test here after stump microphones picked him speaking rudely to umpire Aleem Dar following a turned down leg-before appeal against England skipper Andrew Flintoff.
Perth:Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the third Ashes Test against England at the WACA Ground here.
More imagesPerth:England made significant early inroads into the Australian batting line-up on the opening day of the third Ashes cricket Test at the WACA Ground here, with the hosts 69 for three at lunch.
Rawalpindi:The first of five one-day internationals between Pakistan and the West Indies was abandoned here due to heavy rain.
