Nottingham:Players on both sides tried to diffuse the incident that saw the umpires intervene after India's Zaheer Khan brandished his bat at the England slip cordon at Trent Bridge.
Karachi:Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of action for two weeks with a hamstring injury and will take no further part in the test series in South Africa, an official said on Monday.
Johannesburg:South African Herschelle Gibbs is to lodge an appeal against a two-match ban imposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for making derogatory comments about Pakistanis during the first Test on Sunday.
Adelaide:Australian paceman Brett Lee was to appear before a disciplinary hearing charged with excessive appealing during the second Ashes Test against England at Adelaide Oval.
London: Former England batsman and key witness in Inzamam disciplinary hearing Geoffrey Boycott has said that continuation of Darrell Hair as international cricket umpire would bring more trouble in future as the Aussie ''has not learnt lessons from the ball-tampering fiasco.
London: Fate hangs in balance for former Zimbabwe player Mark Vermeulen who faces a disciplinary hearing tomorrow after being banned last week from first-class and league cricket in England for 10 years for threatening the crowd.
Karachi: Inzamam-ul-Haq, who is facing an International Cricket Council (ICC) disciplinary hearing, will lead the Pakistan squad in next month's Champions Trophy in India.
Karachi: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's disciplinary hearing is likely to be held on September 27 or 28, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) source said today.
Karachi: The Pakistan team may skip Thursday's One-day match against Middlesex to show solidarity with skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq before he attends a disciplinary hearing on Friday, manager Zaheer Abbas said.
Harare: Zimbabwe's World Cup players Andy Flower and Henry Olonga are set to continue their black armband protest against the regime of President Robert Mugabe when their team plays India on Wednesday.
