
Melbourne: With the match evenly poised, aggressive Indian opener Virender Sehwag on Wednesday said any target less than 300 would be gettable for his team in the first Test against Australia here. At the end of third day's play, Australia are 230 runs ahead of India but with just two wickets in hand at 179 for 8, it would be a challenge for the hosts to stretch the advantage much...

07:40 AM, Apr 04, 2008

Melbourne: Australian cricket's gain in allrounder Dan Christian has been the loss for the country's National Rugby League (NRL). Christian has been selected for Australia in the Boxing Day Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). As a youngster, Christian showed all the traits of being an NRL player in the making. But getting selected for the Australian under-19 squad was the catalyst for Christian to give up...

12:04 PM, Apr 02, 2008

Colombo: Uncapped fast bowler Kanishka Alvitigala and seamer Dhammika Prasad have flown out to South Africa to join Sri Lanka's struggling Test team, officials said on Tuesday. Sri Lanka, who were crushed in the first Test by an innings and 81 runs, had requested replacements after pace bowler Nuwan Pradeep was injured during a warm-up game in Benoni. Dhammika Prasad and Kanishka Alvitigala will be available for selection for the...

01:26 PM, Apr 01, 2008