Robbie Hart retires
Robbie Hart walks back after his final Test innings© Getty ImagesRobbie Hart, the former New Zealand wicketkeeper, has announced his retirement from cricket, so that he could concentrate on his career outside the game. Hart,…
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Dampening down the demonstrators
We were promised demonstrations on the first day of the first Test againstZimbabwe at Lord's, but the only scowls on the way down to the ground fromthe tube station were on the faces of the…
Masterful Muralitharan too hot to handle
The captivating confectioners son is back in business. Earlier in the year,hill country off spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, was padded into submissionby Duncan Fletcher's pragmatic England, but against India's normallyspin-assured batsmen he wreaked havoc, to win…
'We're in a pretty good spot now' – Lee
Adam Gilchrist was uncharacteristically sloppy behind the stumps but Brett Lee expects him to be back at his best soon © Getty Images Brett Lee was relieved Australia ended the day on a high by…
Ganguly backs struggling IPL captains
Sourav Ganguly: "A captain always depends on how the team performs" © AFP Sourav Ganguly backed IPL's unsuccessful captains VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh calling it unfair to blame an individual for the…
Long way to go
'Bravo has delighted with the audacity of his strokeplay' © Getty Images This boy is too good to keep giving it away like that.Whether or not it was a case of merely delaying the inevitable,…
County stint crucial for Ganguly – Shah
Sourav Ganguly's short stint with Northamptonshire would be crucial as far as his immediate future is concerned © AFP Niranjan Shah, the Indian cricket board secretary, has said that an impressive showing in the County…
Warne break rules him out of Mumbai Test
Shane Warne: in hospital for precautionary X-ray© Getty ImagesShane Warne will miss the fourth Test against India after breaking his right thumb during an eve-of-match net session at Mumbai today.Warne at first appeared to be…
'A team tours are no longer joy rides' – Tissera
Going on tour with an A team is a serious opportunity to push for a place in the national team. Michael Tissera, former Sri Lankan captain and current manager of the Sri Lanka A team…
Hampshire face defeat despite brave Kenway innings
Hampshire are looking defeat in the face after being forced to follow on at The Rose Bowl, in their Frizzell County Championship match against Somerset. A brave innings from Derek Kenway who remains unbeaten on…