ICC plays down damage to 'insured' World Cup

Dubai:Playing down the damage to the World Cup trophy, the ICC has allayed fears, saying that the prized silverware is only a replica which has been insured and asked everyone not to create a mountain out of a molehill.

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Australia recover after early loss of Hayden

Durban:Australia recovered from the early loss of Matthew Hayden to reach 74-1 at lunch on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here.

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Dravid and Jaffer take India to safety

Nagpur:Skipper Rahul Dravid and opener Wasim Jaffer steadied the India innings after initial hiccup caused by Virender Sehwag's dismissal for nought and took India to 63 for one into lunch without further damage on the fifth and final day of the first Test against England at the VCA stadium here today.

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Sreesanth and Pathan peg back Englishmen

Nagpur:Debutant seamer S Sreesanth did most of the damage to England innings as Indian bowlers kept up the pressure to put the visitors in a bit of bother at 157 for four at tea on the first day of the first Test at VCA stadium here today.

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Fleming to miss two ODI against Aus after surgery

Wellington:New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming will miss the first two One day internationals against Australia early next month after surgery to remove a tumour on his jaw.

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SL army officer comes to the aid of cricket umpires

Colombo: Battle-hardened Sri Lankan army officer Athula Samarasinghe has devised a process to help umpires find exact replacements for disfigured cricket balls.

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Thatscricket - News - Middlesex shocks Australia by 6 wickets

London: Middlesex recorded a surprise six-wicket victory in its One-day match against Australia at Lord's on June 5, so dealing Steve Waugh's men an unexpected blow ahead of their triangular One-day series with England and Pakistan that starts on June 7.Australia,

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Thatscricket - News - Aussie whitewash can badly hurt side: Eng coach

Nottingham: England coach Duncan Fletcher admitted on Sunday that an Ashes whitewash by Australia could inflict huge damage upon his side.Australia is 3-0 up in the five-match series having crushed England by seven wickets at Trent Bridge on Saturday with a

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Thatscricket - News - Cricket: Injured Vettori hopes for quicker recovery

Sydney: Injured finger spinner Daniel Vettori could make an earlier-than-expected return to the New Zealand cricket team before the second Test against Australia in Hobart.Vettori on Monday gave the struggling tourists a much-needed boost, saying he was hopeful of making a

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