More imagesBridgetown, Barbados:Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene believes that Australia have that something extra which separates champions from the others.
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.
Johannesburg:Shantakumaran Sreesanth said former opposition pace great Allan Donald had helped inspire him to a maiden five-wicket haul in the first Test between South Africa and India today.
More imagesKarachi:Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is used to domestic opposition but he has recently faced a different type of criticism -- for harming his country's cricket fortunes.
London: Former Zimbabwe batsman Mark Vermeulen has been slapped a 10-year ban from English first class and league cricket for throwing a ball at spectators.
London:Team India discard Zaheer Khan gave Worcestershire a ray of hope scalping four of the Sommerset batsmen for just 22 runs to leave the opposition tottering at 97 for seven in the second innings in their division two match at New Road.
Mohali:Worried with the lack of teeth in the bowling attack, captain Rahul Dravid said Team India think-tank was working on a strategy to bowl out the opposition twice to win the second Test against England starting here tomorrow.
Sydney:Ian Chappell believes England can learn from Australia's mistakes of the past by making immediate changes to their Ashes-winning side.
Colombo:Veteran batsman Marvan Atapattu will lead full-strength Sri Lankan squads in the upcoming home One-day and Test series against Bangladesh, it was announced here.
London:Kevin Pietersen's chances of playing in the Ashes Test series against Australia later this year received a big boost when England captain Michael Vaughan said he expected the South African-born batsman to cause a few headaches for the selectors.