February28 McGrath to miss entire SA tour by: Richard Edmunds Having already been ruled out of the ODI series, Glenn McGrath will now miss the entire tour to stay with his wife.
February28 Australasia Confirm Bid for 2011 by: Matt Currie Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket announced on Tuesday that they have submitted a joint bid to host the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
February28 Bangladesh impress again by: Matt Pitt Bangladesh delivered a good performance on day one of their series against Sri Lanka, with Mohammad Ashraful scoring a brilliant 136.
February28 The Beast Bites Back by: Richard Twyman Kookaburra is seeking advice from its legal team after the MCC ruled that the company’s use of graphite stickers on two of its models were deemed illegal.
February27 Vaughan/Jones ruled out by: Matt Pitt England captain Michael Vaughan and bowler Simon Jones have been ruled out of the first Test against India, and will return home.
February27 Bangladesh Cut Squad to 12 by: George Roberts Ahead of the first Test, which begins tomorrow in Chittagong, Bangladesh have cut down their initial shortlist of 15 to a 12-man squad
February27 Australian Injuries Persist by: James Nixon Ricky Ponting is in doubt for the second one-day international against South Africa with his continued stomach injury.
February27 Cruising through a crisis by: Liam Camps Bad knees, backs, form, “personal problems”, and a Plunkett heel, and England head into another Test series. No pressure? Absolutely.
February26 Reinforcements Summoned by: Richard Twyman England have sent for further back up from the England A squad, meanwhile Andrew Flintoff is set to lead the side if Vaughan misses out
February26 England call up Shah by: Matt Pitt England have added Middlesex batsman Owais Shah to their squad for the India tour as cover in case of more injuries.
