An Aussie flavour has just been added to the Pakistani Cricket Recipe. It comes in the form of ex-pace bowler, Geoff Lawson, as he will provide his expertise as coach of this predictably unpredictable nation.
Dubai:Volume of international cricket, ball tampering, and role of TV umpire will dominate discussions at a two-day meeting of newly constituted ICC Cricket Committee which begins here today.
Mumbai:Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and their former coach Tom Moody were named on the International Cricket Council's (ICC) newly constituted cricket committee on Tuesday.
Bridgetown, Barbados:If there is one skipper who is smiling all the way in the World Cup, it is Australian Ricky Ponting whose side have been crushing all opposition with ruthless efficiency.
The 1996 World Cup tournament will be remembered as much for Sri Lanka's triumph with bold and innovative batting tactics as with riots, boycotts and an unsatisfactory format.
London:As England get set for the defence of the Ashes in Australia later this month, it's worth recalling that one of the oldest prizes in sport was actually born out of a satirical newspaper article.
Sydney:Australian captain Ricky Ponting will be better prepared for anything he may encounter in this year's Ashes cricket series against England, former Test skipper Mark Taylor said.
Indore:Team India captain Rahul Dravid said he learnt a lot playing under his predecessors Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly and felt lucky to lead a side, which had prolific players like Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Melbourne:Cricket Australia (CA) said it has no plans to prevent the families of Australian cricketers from staying with them on overseas tours.
Sydney:Ricky Ponting has told Cricket Australia that the national team needs more specialist assistants and that John Buchanan should remain head coach.
