
Southampton: Alastair Cook has become the fourth English cricketer to score at least 50 runs in six straight test innings when he reached the milestone in the third test against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl. Cook sent a single into the leg side in the third session on Saturday to join Patsy Hendren (1930), Ted Dexter (1962) and Ken Barrington (1963) in a select club. Three players — former...

01:23 PM, Feb 05, 2008

Antigua: It was the biggest knock of his nascent international career but far from celebrating, young West Indies pacer Andre Russell was a disappointed man as his hurricane 92 failed to fetch his side a win in the third one-dayer against India on Saturday. Russell got a Man of the Match award in only his sixth one-day international but rued the missed opportunities in Saturday's three-wicket loss which gave India...

03:26 PM, Feb 03, 2008

Experts analyse Mumbai Indians' win over Deccan Chargers while looking ahead to Rajasthan Royals vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala. ...

08:33 PM, Jan 18, 2008

Chennai: England face a must-win situation against the West Indies to stay afloat in the World Cup, and the Caribbean captain Darren Sammy said coach Ottis Gibson's understanding of the English players will hold their side in good stead ahead of the clash. Gibson has a fair bit of knowledge about the English cricketers having worked with the England national team as bowling coach for nearly two-and-a-half years before his...

09:21 PM, Jan 02, 2008
Auckland: New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been cleared to travel to the World Cup after sustaining an injury before the team's one-day match against Pakistan on Saturday. Oram had been expected to play at Eden Park but suffered ankle and foot pain bowling before the game. He underwent scans and an examination and was given the all-clear, New Zealand Cricket said on Sunday. "I developed ankle pain and although...

08:19 PM, Dec 09, 2007