Brisbane:England captain Andrew Flintoff defended paceman Steve Harmison after the misfiring strike bowler continued to self-destruct in the Ashes opener at Brisbane's Gabba.
More imagesBirmingham:Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has named strike bowler Lasith Malinga in the 12-man squad for the second Test against England here at Edgbaston starting Thursday.
Mumbai:England coach Duncan Fletcher said his team needed to manage without strike bowler Steve Harmison, who has been ruled out of Saturday's third and final Test against India here due to a shin injury.
London:Strike bowler Brett Lee thinks that ''a very small minority of the Aussie crowds are giving all Australians a bad name'' by passing racist remarks on the Proteas during their recent tour down under and said racism in any form should be wiped out of cricket.
Bangalore: The Indian spinners bowled as well as they could have on the final day of the Test. I am sure quite a few Indian fans would be disappointed India could not carry on to win the Test after getting the first six wickets quickly but there was absolutely nothing in the wicket.
Johannesurg: Just over 10 years ago, 15-year-old Makhaya Ntini was a barefoot kid playing on dust pitches in the Eastern Cape with any hope of ever playing for South Africa a distant dream.
Johannesurg: Just over 10 years ago, 15-year-old Makhaya Ntini was a barefoot kid playing on dust pitches in the Eastern Cape with any hope of ever playing for South Africa a distant dream.
Queenstown: New Zealand cricket team's formula for anyone interested in destroying the much-touted Indian batting line-up is simple: measure 2 metres in socks, weigh 100 kgs and bounce the ball from just short of good length.
Kolkata: India skipper Saurav Ganguly on Sunday said that star batsman Sachin Tendulkar and strike bowler Zaheer Khan would be given adequate time to recover from their injuries so that they could be fit before the World Cup in February.
Kolkata: India skipper Saurav Ganguly on Sunday said that star batsman Sachin Tendulkar and strike bowler Zaheer Khan would be given adequate time to recover from their injuries so that they could be fit before the World Cup in February.
