Sydney:Australia confirmed it would field an almost unchanged World Cup winning team as its 15-man squad to contest the shortest version of the game in the Twenty20 World Championship in September.
London:England suffered a fresh bowling crisis yesterday after Matthew Hoggard said he had been ruled out of the first Test against India starting at Lord's today after hurting his back in training.
London:England suffered a fresh bowling crisis today when Matthew Hoggard was rated ''extremely doubtful'' to play the first Test against India starting at Lord's tomorrow after hurting his back in training.
Harare:Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Tatenda Taibu looks set for a return to the beleaguered national side after resuming training with his teammates, two years on from his fallout with management.
Bridgetown, Barbados:Adam Gilchrist revealed the secret behind his record-breaking innings of 149 in Australia's World Cup final victory against Sri Lanka - a squash ball in his glove.
Sydney:Expressing his displeasure over the fixture of the Caribbean World Cup, Australia's opening batsman Mathew Hayden held the ICC directly responsible for ''a too long'' mega event and questioned the ground standards and training facilities in the West Indies.
More imagesLahore:Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said he was happy that Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif had overturned their doping bans, even if they have little chance of playing against the West Indies.
Colombo: Sri Lanka left for the Champions Trophy in India yesterday with captain Mahela Jayawardene urging his players to quickly rediscover their hunger for winning.
London: England were today given extra time by International Cricket Council (ICC) to name their squad for the Champions Trophy, brightening chances of star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff being named for the October-November India event.
Bangalore:Team India players, who were on a three-day 'Mission Secret' 65 km from the city in preparation for next month's tri-series in Sri Lanka, will be subjected to medical assessment here tomorrow.
