Wellington:New Zealand opening batsman Nathan Astle has retired from international cricket with immediate effect.
London:England captain Andrew Flintoff's hopes of proving his fitness for the second Test against Pakistan suffered a setback when his return to first class cricket lasted just 10 minutes.
More imagesCanterbury:Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer insisted his team's comical draw with England 'A' in their final warm-up match would steel the tourists ahead of the start of Thursday's first Test against England at Lord's.
More imagesCanterbury:Jamie Dalrymple and Matthew Hoggard gave the England selectors some contrasting problems just when they were finalizing a squad due to be announced later Sunday for next week's first Test against Pakistan.
More imagesEngland:Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer confirmed that pace bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan will not feature in next week's first Test against England at Lord's.
Christchurch: For Nathan Astle striking form comes easy -- he just has to relive the record-shattering knock that he played against England to motivate himself.
Colombo: Fast bowler Shane Bond grabbed four wickets in a sensational spell as New Zealand dismissed Bangladesh for its second-lowest total of 77 to post a 167-run win in an inconsequential match of the Champions Trophy tournament on Monday.
Colombo: Fast bowler Shane Bond grabbed four wickets in a sensational spell as New Zealand dismissed Bangladesh for its second-lowest total of 77 to post a 167-run win in an inconsequential match of the Champions Trophy tournament on Monday.
London: Australia captain Steve Waugh was forced to leave the field at Canterbury on Friday after being struck on the hand by a delivery from former England paceman Devon Malcolm.
Bangalore: Paceman Javagal Srinath left for England on Sunday to play for Leicestershire, joining the county side as overseas player for the last five weeks of the season.
