
Brisbane: Ricky Ponting guided Australia to 154-3 after Daniel Vettori's disciplined innings lifted New Zealand to 295 on Friday as two ex-captains led by example on Day Two of the first test. Ponting was unbeaten on 67 and Michael Clarke, who replaced him as Australia skipper after the World Cup, was not out 28 in an unbroken 63-run partnership when deteriorating light halted play early for a second day. Both...

01:44 PM, Mar 26, 2008

New Delhi: After the slow-burn thrills of the Mumbai Test, which ended in a draw with the scores level, the battleground is set for the 50-over format which will kick off with the first of five ODIs at Cuttack on Tuesday. Though most of the boxes are ticked as far as the Indian playing eleven is concerned, there is a thing or two that the team's think-tank needs to ponder...

04:43 PM, Mar 25, 2008