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…
Shoaib's comments anger Inzamam and Moin
Inzamam: 'He has tried to drag us into this match fixing issue' © Getty Images Shoaib Akhtar could face another legal wrangle for reportedly claiming Inzamam-ul-Haq and Moin Khan, both former Pakistan captains, asked him…
Pakistan hold their nerve in dramatic finish
Pakistan 219 (Babar Azam 70, Mohammad Nawaz 58, Hodge 3-39) beat West Indies 217 (Brathwaite 77, Mayers 55, Ahsan Baig 4-28, Usman Qadir 4-33) by two runsScorecardOffspinner Mirza Jamil snapped up two wickets in the…
Afghanistan, Namibia continue winning ways
Group ALed by Karim Sadiq, Afghanistan kept their quest for a spot in the ICC World Twenty20 on track with a third straight win in the T20 qualifier, this one an 89-run thumping of Denmark…