Injuries have hit the Black Caps Champions Trophy squad with there being concerns over three players ahead of the Sri Lanka match.

Jerome Taylor’s hat-trick sealed a sensational 10-run victory for the West Indies against Australia in Group A of the Champions Trophy

Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has made a quicker-than-expected recovery from his hamstring injury.

Ricky Ponting has confirmed Shane Watson will open the batting for Australia tomorrow against the West Indies.

They may have had a less than ideal build-up to the tournament, but Pakistan showed today they are real contenders in the Trophy.

Shoaib Akhtar has unsurprisingly issued a statement denying he has ever taken performance enhancing drugs.

Australian Test opener Matthew Hayden broke his finger while batting for Queensland in their recent Pura Cup match against Tasmania.

A total of just 195 was enough for New Zealand to beat South Africa, who were bowled out for 108.

Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have both been sent home following a positive drugs test that detected nandrolone in their systems.

Jason Gillespie has been handed the chance to press for a place in the Ashes team after being named captain of a Prime Minister’s XI.