Shastri accepts NCA chairman post
After Kapil Dev's sacking, Ravi Shastri takes over as NCA chairman © AFP Ravi Shastri, the former Indian allrounder, has accepted the offer to take over as chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), the…
John Dyson named West Indies coach
John Dyson, formerly of Sri Lanka and Australia, is heading for the Caribbean © Cricinfo Ltd John Dyson, the former Australian batsman and coach of Sri Lanka, has been put in charge of West Indies…
West Indian reject Benjamin handy weapon for Gauteng
If Courtney Walsh is considered too valuable to the West Indies attack to leave out of their side at the age of 37, consider then the case for 32-year-old Antiguan reject Kenny Benjamin nowplying his…
Misbah towers over the rest
Misbah-ul-Haq: Pakistan's new man for a crisis © AFP Misbah-ul-Haq - 9The comeback story to match Sourav Ganguly's: Misbah was by far Pakistan's best batsman through the series, ice-cool in crisis, which is when he…
Hussey gives Victoria the edge
Scorecard Nathan Bracken was terrific, taking 4 for 40 from 25 overs, but he had too little support as New South Wales conceded first-innings points to Victoria © Getty Images David Hussey's 95 helped Victoria…
'I'm in a pretty relaxed state of mind' – Dravid
Rahul Dravid: "It's slowly coming together. It's a question of keeping on fighting" © AFP Having endured one of his leanest patches in Test cricket Rahul Dravid feels his form is "slowly coming together". He…
Boycott upsets Australia with Tait's 'lack of character' call
Shaun Tait stood down after the India Test series © Getty Images Cricket Australia has taken strong exception to Geoffrey Boycott's claim Shaun Tait showed a "lack of character" for going on an indefinite break…
Icon status for Sehwag but not Laxman
As an icon player, Virender Sehwag is guaranteed a salary 15% higher than the next best in the Delhi franchise © Getty Images The eight franchises of the Indian Premier League have agreed to make…
Shorter and smaller World Cup proposed
Australia won the 2007 World Cup but it took a long time to reach the final © Getty Images The ICC chief executives' committee has recommended the 2011 World Cup in Asia be reduced from…
Lancashire's last amateur captain dies
Joe Blackledge: an unsuccessful experiment © Martin Williamson Joe Blackledge, who was Lancashire's last amateur captain in 1962, has died at the age of 79.Blackledge's entire first-class career consisted of that one summer, and his…