July16 Strauss ton but spinners squeeze by: Sean Bennett England captain Andrew Strauss scores a magnificent hundred whilst Pakistan’s spinners strangle England’s middle order on day 4.
July16 Daryl Tuffey heads for Sydney by: James Nixon Injured Black Cap Daryl Tuffey is heading for the Sutherland club in Sydney in September to start his come back from a bicep injury.
July16 Lara faces disciplinary action by: Richard Edmunds An outburst by West Indies captain Brian Lara has possibly landed him in hot water with the West Indies Cricket Board.
July16 Atapattu to miss SAF series by: James Nixon Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu will miss the upcoming Test series against South Africa due to his continued injury problems.
July15 Yousuf brilliance aids Pakistan by: Harry Warwick Mohammad Yousuf struck an unbeaten 185 and Inzamam-ul-Haq scored 69 as Pakistan dominated the third day’s play at Lord’s.
July15 Injured Pakistanis head home by: Richard Edmunds Pakistan have lost two squad members from the England tour as Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik return home.
July15 A tribute to Freddie from India by: Swaranjeet Singh Indians in the post independence India first heard of Fred Trueman at about the same time that they first heard of international cricket.
July14 Fitness test for Tendulkar by: James Nixon Sachin Tendulkar is set to have a fitness test on July 19th to judge his availability for the ODI tri-seres in Sri Lanka next month.
July14 Malik in doubt for whole series by: James Nixon Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Mailk is in doubt for the whole of the England/Pakistan test series after failing to respond to treatment.
July14 Centurions give England Control by: George Roberts Large scores from batsmen Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell, plus some aggressive bowling, mean that England are well in control at Lord’s.