London:India captain Rahul Dravid has dismissed talk that England's inexperienced attack will give the tourists an advantage as they pursue a first Test victory at Lord's in 21 years when the opening fixture in a three-match series gets underway here.
Melbourne:England batsman Kevin Pietersen was taken to hospital for a scan on his ribs after he received an agonising blow from a Glenn McGrath delivery in the first One-day tri-series match against Australia today.
Johannesburg:Justin Langer's 100th Test was such a special occasion that his parents flew from Perth to watch the Australian opening batsman in action - but his innings lasted just one ball.
Islamabad:Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar, currently playing for Durham, was yet to recover completely from his rib injury, a fresh test conducted in England has revealed.
Karachi:A Pakistan medical team said that tearaway pacer Shoaib Akhtar had been unable to bowl in a decisive Test against archrival India this month because of a rib injury.
Brisbane: The man Australian Test captain Steve Waugh calls "the best in the business" of getting injured players back on the field was unconcerned on Tuesday by a rash of injuries to four key bowlers in Australia's World Cup squad.
Brisbane: The man Australian Test captain Steve Waugh calls "the best in the business" of getting injured players back on the field was unconcerned on Tuesday by a rash of injuries to four key bowlers in Australia's World Cup squad.
Mumbai: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has pulled out of the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka from August 14, after the second scan done on Thursday night showed the hairline fracture on his right toe had not healed properly.
Mumbai: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has pulled out of the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka from August 14, after the second scan done on Thursday night showed the hairline fracture on his right toe had not healed properly.
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