Australia has put in a complete performance to win the first Chappell-Hadlee one-dayer by 147 runs.

Day 2 of the 1st Test between Sri Lanka and India has also been washed out, but the umpires are optimistic about having play tomorrow.

Ian Butler, the fast bowler from New Zealand, has been suffering from spinal pains and will probably miss the southern season.

England’s batsman face an uphill struggle to avoid defeat tomorrow, but Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood gave them hope.

The entire first day’s play for the first Test between India and Sri Lanka at Chennai was washed out due to rain.

The NZ fast bowler suffered a hamstring injury while training and is now in doubt for the first game of the 3-match series in Auckland.

Lou Vincent has been confirmed as the stand-in opener for New Zealand in the first two Chappell-Hadlee matches.

Despite the iminent strike by most of the country’s cricketers, the ICC are still turning a blind eye to the crisis in Zimbabwe.

Mohammad Yousuf and Kamran Akmal both scored centuries as England were effectively put out of the test match on day 3 at Lahore.

Chris Cairns and Jacob Oram will be fit to play against Australia in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.