A few changes in the 16-man squad named today for the tri-series against India and New Zealand.

The second day of Australia’s match against Northants was dominated by an aggressive performance by Shaun Tait.

A quick-fire 44 by Shaun Pollock and a fine 3-21 for Zaheer Khan were the highlights as the final Afro-Asian Cup match was washed out.

England have named an unchanged squad for Thursday’s crucial 4th test at Trent Bridge.

Led by Sangakkara and the seamers, Asia have defeated Africa by 17 runs to square the three match series in style.

A partnership of 206 between Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke signalled a return to form for the pair against Northamptonshire today.

Sachin Tendulkar remains hopeful of making his return to international cricket next month from the ongoing tennis elbow injury.

Kevin Curran has taken over the hot seat of the Zimbabwe national side and hopes to revive Zimbabwe’s cricketing fortunes.

Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Andre Adams and Jeetan Patel have joined NZ’s touring party for the upcoming triangular one-day series.

A series of screenshots for Ricky Ponting International Cricket Captain 2005 are available for viewing on our screenshots gallery page.