Wellington:John Bracewell has been reappointed as coach of the New Zealand cricket team until April 2009.
London:International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed admitted on Thursday that the 2007 World Cup, which lasts for a marathon seven weeks, is too long.
St George's, Grenada:The chief executive of 2007 World Cup, Chris Dehring has asserted that the Caribbean edition of the tournament is a huge success in terms of revenue from ticket sales.
Bridgetown (Barbados):World Cup organisers, already reeling from the shock exits of crowd-pullers India and Pakistan, are confident the 2007 tournament will survive the West Indies' expected elimination.
Dubai:Chief executive Malcolm Speed says the International Cricket Council (ICC) took on a sizeable task by agreeing to stage the World Cup on nine different Caribbean islands and has called for understanding when problems arise.
Dubai:The ICC Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) will consider handing over the power of terminating matches from on-field umpires to match refrees at its meeting in Fujairah, UAE in a two-day meeting starting tomorrow.
Sydney:Australia's cricket chief has hailed Pakistan's handling of a drugs scandal involving fast bowlers Shoaib Ahktar and Mohammad Asif.
London? cricket county Yorkshire said they were "in discussions" with Pakistan batsman Younis Khan to replace Darren Lehmann as an overseas player for next season.
Colombo:The limited-overs tri-series between India, Sri Lanka and South Africa will continue as scheduled despite a blast in Colombo that killed seven people, an official said.
Kingston:International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed gave preparations for the 2007 World Cup a vote of confidence but warned there was still work to do.
