Lahore: A hearing on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's appeal against an 18-month ban was postponed Tuesday because the judge was not available, a lawyer for the Pakistan Cricket Board said.
London: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar took a wicket for Surrey on his debut for the county but southern rivals Hampshire had the better of a rain-affected first day at The Oval here Tuesday.
More images London: Samit Patel took five wickets and Andrew Flintoff hit 78 not out to inspire England to a 126-run win, and an unassailable 3-0 series lead, against South Africa at the Oval on Friday.
London: South Africa captain Graeme Smith will miss Friday's third one-day international against England as he struggles to recover from a tennis elbow injury.
London: Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss gave England an ideal start in their pursuit of a target of 197 runs on the fifth day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at the Oval on Monday.
London: ECB selectors named Kevin Pietersen as the new England Test and ODI captain on Monday following the twin resignations of Michael Vaughan and Collingwood on Sunday.
London: Essex batsman Ravi Bopara named to replace Michael Vaughan in the England squad for the fourth and final Test against South Africa starting on Thursday at the Oval.
England coach Peter Moores said Monday he was hopeful Andrew Flintoff would be fit to face India at The Oval here on Wednesday.
London: Kevin Pietersen provided a welcome boost to England's hopes of avoiding a home series defeat to India on Wednesday by returning to training on the eve of the third and final Test at The Oval.
London: England can still save the third and final Test against India at the Oval, according to batsman Paul Collingwood.
