Kumble thanks Azhar, Leipus for his 600-wicket feat Brisbane: New Australian coach Mickey Arthur warned on Tuesday that fans needed to be patient as the national side undergoes a rebuilding process that could take years to come to fruition.

The South African's recent appointment as Australia's first foreign coach completed a major overhaul sparked by the Ashes debacle against England earlier this year.

But Arthur said it could take until his contract expires at the end of the 2015 World Cup for Australia to get a true indication of their world standing.

Arthur takes charge of Australia for the first time in Thursday's first of two Tests against New Zealand at Brisbane's Gabba ground....more    
10:59 PM, Mar 25, 2008

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Lahore: Former Indian spinner Bishen Singh Bedi on Saturday lashed out at the "holier-than-thou" attitude of the western cricket boards while coming to the rescue of the Pakistan cricket Board over spot-fixing allegations. Bedi on Saturday reacted strongly to a statement by Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland who recently said that PCB could have avoided the spot-fixing scandal in Britain if it had implemented the recommendations of the Qayyum...  
02:04 PM, Jan 18, 2008