Two wickets - both to Graeme Swann - set England's pulse racing before lunch in the fourth Test against West Indies on Saturday.Swann removed Devon Smith for 55 and Ryan Hinds for 15 to leave West Indies 163 for three, replying to England's first innings total of 600 for six declared, at lunch on the third day at Kensington Oval.

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England endured a wicketless toil before tea as Ramnaresh Sarwan reeled off his third hundred of the series for West Indies in the fourth Test on Saturday.Sarwan and compatriot Shivnarine Chanderpaul batted the entire period between lunch and tea to carry West Indies to 265 for three, replying to England's first innings total of 600 for six declared, at the break on the third day at Kensington Oval.

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The global anti-doping body Saturday endorsed a one-year ban placed on Pakistan's Mohammad Asif, saying it will not appeal against the punishment.

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Two wickets - both to Graeme Swann - set England's pulse racing before lunch in the fourth Test against West Indies on Saturday.

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Australia built a 297-run lead in their second innings when bad light stopped play on day three of the first Test against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.

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Australia?s pace bowlers continued to drive a knife through South Africa's first innings on the third day of the first Test at Wanderers Stadium here Saturday.

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Departing Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene Saturday said the pinnacle of his tenure was lifting his team to the World Cup final in the Caribbean two years ago.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan fears Sri Lanka will come out fighting to give their captain Mahela Jayawardene a winning farewell in the second Test which starts here on Sunday.

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Ravi Bopara's previous entry into the realm of Test cricket - prior to his maiden Test hundred for England on Friday - ended in abject failure.

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Seam bowler Mitchell Johnson is reaping the reward of hard work in the nets, setting an Australian record partnership for the eighth wicket against South Africa with Marcus North on day two of the first Test at the Wanderers Stadium Friday.

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New Zealand is to boost ground security for the remainder of the Indian cricket tour following a bottle-throwing incident at the second Twenty20 match, an official said Saturday.Play was briefly halted towards the end of the New Zealand innings here Friday after a plastic bottle was thrown from the crowd and landed near an Indian fielder.

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Ravi Bopara collected his maiden Test hundred to help bat England to a formidable first innings total in the fourth Test against West Indies on Friday.Bopara followed up his blistering hundred in a two-day, warm-up match last weekend with an equally purposeful 104 which allowed England to declare their first innings on 600 for six, 45 minutes after tea on the second day at Kensington Oval.

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England's batsmen continued to wear West Indies down with their dominant batting before tea on the second day of the fourth Test on Friday.

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South Africa eventually removed a stubborn Australian tail to dismiss the tourists for 466 runs on the second day of the first Test at the Wanderers Stadium here Friday.

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Australia?s bowlers picked up where their batsmen left off Friday, ripping through South Africa?s top order as the tourists remained in the driving seat on day two of the first Test at the Wanderers.

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South Africa eventually removed a stubborn Australian tail to dismiss the tourists for 466 runs on the second day of the first Test at the Wanderers Stadium here Friday.

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Pakistan on Friday rescheduled the itinerary of their neutral venue cricket series against Australia, in which they play five one-day and a Twenty20 match.

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Brendon McCullum carried New Zealand to a five-wicket win over India with an unbeaten 69 in a gripping Twenty20 cricket international decided on the last ball here Friday.

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A double strike with the new ball gave South Africa a sniff at Australia?s tail on the second day of the first Test at the Wanderers on Friday, but a stubborn lower-order stand held off the Proteas attack.

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Andrew Flintoff will know on Friday if he will return home from England's tour of the Caribbean.

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Andrew Strauss believes it was his responsibility to set England on the right path in their bid for a series-levelling victory over West Indies in the fourth Test which opened on Thursday.

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Mahela Jayawardene will seek a winning farewell as captain when Sri Lanka take on Pakistan in the second and final Test starting at the Gaddafi Stadium here Sunday.

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Zimbabwe's one-day series tour of Sri Lanka next month has been postponed with revised dates yet to be agreed, Sri Lanka Cricket spokesman Vajira Wijewardene said on Friday.

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Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar was barred from a cricket friendly in New Zealand Friday because a former Indian Cricket League player was also involved, New Zealand officials said.

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New Zealand again won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second Twenty20 international against India here Friday.

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Captain Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke shared a century partnership as Australia fought back after a poor start on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers here on Thursday.

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Andrew Strauss hit his second hundred of the series to lead another formidable England batting performance in the fourth Test against West Indies on Thursday.

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Andrew Strauss hit his 16th Test hundred and Alastair Cook was eyeing his eighth in a record opening stand for England before tea in the fourth Test against West Indies on Thursday.

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Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke shared a century partnership as Australia fought back after a poor start on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium Thursday.

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In two years Younus Khan has gone from shunning the captaincy of Pakistan's cricket to being hailed Thursday as its saviour after his epic 313 runs in the first Test against Sri Lanka this week.

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Fast bowler Dale Steyn ripped out both Australian openers as the tourists were put under pressure on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium Thursday.

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Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium here Thursday.Australia named three new caps, opening batsman Phil Hughes, batsman Marcus North and fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus.

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Pakistan and Sri Lanka criticised the lifeless wicket prepared for the drawn first Test here, with captains fearing such tracks will turn five-day cricket dull and make bowlers an endangered species.

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A seven-wicket win in the opening Twenty20 cricket international against India has made a world of difference to New Zealand who go into the second match here Friday with their tails up.

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Chief executives of major cricket countries agreed Wednesday that host boards will have to guarantee the suitability of grounds for international matches following the Antigua fiasco.

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Star batsman Younus Khan Wednesday said he was not heartbroken over failing to trounce Hanif Mohammad's best Test score for Pakistan, predicting more opportunities in the future.

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Younus Khan failed to post the highest Test score by a Pakistani batsman as the first Test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw, after some late excitement raised hopes of an unlikely result.

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The first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a draw after some late excitement when the tourists lost quick wickets briefly raising hopes of an unlikely result here on Wednesday.

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Pakistani selectors Wednesday retained the same 15-man squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka starting in Lahore next week.Chief selector Abdul Qadir also named five reserve players who could be inducted in case the need arises.

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England face a few selection dilemmas in the run-up to the pivotal fourth Test against West Indies, starting on Thursday at the Kensington Oval.

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New Zealand belted their way to a seven-wicket win over India in an explosive Twenty20 cricket match here Wednesday that produced a record number of sixes.

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Sri Lanka lost three early wickets in their second innings but the first Test headed for a draw here on Wednesday after Pakistan captain Younus Khan failed to make batting history.

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Younus Khan fell for 313, agonisingly short of the national and world Test records, after steering Pakistan to safety in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

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New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first in the Twenty20 game here Wednesday that opens the India cricket tour of New Zealand.Captain Daniel Vettori said New Zealand would prefer to chase on the Christchurch wicket.

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Australia, clinging on to their world championship, have selection posers ahead of the first Test against challengers South Africa, starting at the Wanderers Stadium Thursday

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New Zealand has postponed its cricket tour of Zimbabwe in the face of strong political opposition, the country's cricket board said Wednesday.

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The trial of former Zimbabwe cricket captain Tatenda Taibu for assaulting a woman senior cricket official resumed in a court here on Tuesday.Taibu, now a top order batsman and wicketkeeper, is claimed to have roughed up Zimbabwe Cricket's (ZC) general manager Esther Lupepe during a row over unpaid salary and expenses.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan had wanted merely to go one better than his Sri Lankan counterpart but, after scoring a triple hundred on Tuesday, has raised his sights to Brian Lara's world record of 400.

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Younus Khan broke several records on his way to a pugnacious maiden triple hundred as the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka headed for a draw here Tuesday.

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Younus Khan notched a spectacular double hundred to help Pakistan avoid following on against Sri Lanka as the first Test headed towards a draw here on Tuesday.

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Pakistan's new captain Younus Khan was on course for a fabulous double century on Tuesday as he guided the home team towards safety on day four of the first Test against Sri Lanka.

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New Zealand have drawn on the inside knowledge of former India coach John Wright as they prepare to play the side they regard as the best in the world.India's tour of New Zealand starts here Wednesday with the first of two Twenty20 matches to be followed by five one-day internationals and three Tests.

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England had a decent workout on the final day of their tour match against the Barbados Cricket Association President's XI which ended here on Monday and ended in a draw.

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An attempt to end an ongoing dispute between the unofficial Indian Cricket League and the Indian Board ended in failure here Monday.The International Cricket Council announced in a statement following a three-hour meeting that no agreement had been reached. No follow-up meeting is planned.

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Reserve England wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose is now guaranteed to feature in the fourth Test against West Indies, starting on Thursday at Kensington Oval here.

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Giles Clarke was formally re-elected as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday, despite criticism of his role in getting the England team embroiled with Allen Stanford, the Texas businessman accused of a nine-billion-dollar fraud.

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Debutant captain Younus Khan completed a fighting hundred as Pakistan kept Sri Lanka at bay on the third day of the opening Test here on Monday.

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Former England paceman Dominic Cork on Monday urged foreign teams to play in Pakistan, where three major events were cancelled over security fears last year.

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Ravi Bopara and Amjad Khan both overcame jetlag to make good first impressions, as England dominated their warm-up match against a Barbados Cricket Association President's XI on Sunday.

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Rows of empty seats and thousands of unsold tickets have provided a bleak backdrop to Pakistan's first Test in 14 months, with heavy-handed security blamed for keeping the usually raucous crowds away.

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Pakistan battled to 123-2 at lunch on day three Monday as they sought to stay alive in the first Test after Sri Lanka's mammoth opening score.The home team, playing their first Test in 14 months, lost only one wicket in the morning session when debutant opener Khurram Manzoor went for 27.

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West Indies on Sunday named an unchanged squad for the fourth Test against England beginning on February 26 in Barbados.The hosts lead the five-match series 1-0 after an innings win in Kingston.

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Sri Lankan all-rounder Farveez Maharoof was forced to quit the tour of Pakistan and return home on Sunday with a groin injury, team officials said.

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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam on Sunday criticised the lifeless wicket prepared for the first Test after Sri Lanka racked up a record total to take a stranglehold on the match.

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Uncapped Marcus North made a claim for selection in Australia's Test team with a solid all-round performance in the drawn match against a South African Board President's XI at Senwes Park Sunday.

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Stuart Broad is prepared to take the new ball for England in the absence of the injured Andrew Flintoff in the fourth Test against West Indies, starting on Thursday at Kensington Oval.

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Ravi Bopara shook off jet-lag to smash a blistering 124 off 125 balls as England piled-up the runs against a Barbados Cricket Association President's XI on Sunday.

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Veteran umpire Steve Bucknor, who was at the centre of the bitter and controversial Test series between Australia and India last year, will retire next month.

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New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Monday he was prepared to stop the Black Caps' tour of Zimbabwe if necessary and was unsympathetic to calls for the tour to go ahead.

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Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera smashed double hundreds during a world record stand of 437 as Sri Lanka left Pakistan with a mountain to climb in the opening Test here on Sunday.

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Chief executive David Collier defended the England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) on Sunday in the wake of criticism over its dealings with Allen Stanford.

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Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera smashed double hundreds and a 52-year record for the fourth wicket stand as Sri Lanka pulverised Pakistan's attack in the first Test here on Sunday.

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Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera punished Pakistan's bowling during Sri Lanka's highest fourth-wicket stand on the second day of the opening Test here on Sunday.

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Former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen admitted in an interview published Sunday that he too had lost money in torn-up contracts with alleged fraudster Allen Stanford.

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Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs was the hero as Western Cape Cobras defeated Central Eagles by 22 runs Saturday and lifted the South African Twenty20 championship trophy.

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Simon Katich and skipper Ricky Ponting flayed the South African Board President's XI bowling attack as the touring Australians dominated the second day of a three-day match at Senwes Park Saturday.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out Saturday of the fourth Test against the West Indies in Barbados with a right hip injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced.

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Mahela Jayawardene hit a sedate half-century to keep Pakistan at bay on the opening day of the first Test as Sri Lanka reached 248-3 by tea here on Saturday.

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Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera hit punishing hundreds to lead Sri Lanka's run charge against Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test here on Saturday as the tourists reached 406-3.

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Money has been the ruination of cricket, former Test umpire Dickie Bird said Saturday, after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) terminated all contracts with alleged fraudster Allen Stanford.

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Kumar Sangakkara and Malinda Warnapura hit half-centuries to help Sri Lanka reach 120-2 by lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan here on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat in the opening Test against Pakistan at the National Stadium here on Saturday, the first Test played by the home team in 14 months.

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Australia's bowlers toiled hard for minimal success on the opening day of their tour of South Africa at Senwes Park here on Friday.

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International Cricket Council president David Morgan and chief executive Haroon Lorgat will on Monday attempt to broker an agreement in the long-running dispute between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Cricket League (ICL).

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday terminated all contracts with billionaire financier Allen Stanford, the ruling body of the game here said.

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Pakistan great Javed Miandad said Friday that Afghanistan had invited him to help further the country's high-flying cricket team's bid for a World Cup debut.

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England will know the extent of Andrew Flintoff's injured hip, when he undergoes a medical scan in Barbados on Friday.

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Pakistan's newly-appointed captain Younus Khan said his new-look team would not be under pressure when they take on Sri Lanka in their first Test in 14 months starting here Saturday.

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The Hong Kong Cricket Association has dropped plans to hire a chief executive and downgraded the post to senior sports administrator after some board members baulked at the cost.

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England captain Andrew Strauss admitted that having to settle for a draw in the third Test against West Indies on Thursday was hard to take.

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Two key players who helped West Indies draw the third Test against England on Thursday felt it was one of the team's finest performance in recent memory.

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England and West Indies drew the third Test on Thursday when play was called off due to bad light with the home side on 370-9 and with four overs to bowl at the Antigua Recreation Ground.

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Texas financier Allen Stanford, who is alleged to have committed multibillion dollar fraud, has been located in Virginia, the FBI confirmed on Thursday.

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England look likely to make their final push for victory in the third Test against West Indies on Thursday's last day without Andrew Flintoff.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is a doubt for the fourth Test against the West Indies after suffering a hip injury during the third Test which ended in a draw here on Thursday.

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England and the West Indies drew the third Test at the Antigua Recreation Ground here on Thursday.

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Stuart Broad collected the prized scalps of century-maker Ramnaresh Sarwan and the durable Shivnarine Chanderpaul to boost England's bid for victory over the West Indies in the third Test on Thursday.

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The probe into an alleged multibillion dollar fraud by Texas financier Allen Stanford deepened Thursday as governments took action against the cricket impresario's overseas banks and panicked investors tried desperately to withdraw their funds.

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England endured a fruitless toil in a rain-delayed session before lunch in their bid for a series-levelling victory in the third Test against West Indies here on Thursday.

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England said Thursday they'd called up Kent pace bowler Amjad Khan and Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara into their squad in the West Indies as cover for the injured Andrew Flintoff.

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Play on the fifth and final day of the third Test between West Indies and England on Thursday at the Antigua Recreation Ground will start an hour and 15 minutes later, following overnight and early morning rain.

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Former England cricketer Chris Lewis denied trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain as he appeared in a London court on Thursday.

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England look likely to make their final push for victory in the third Test against West Indies on Thursday's last day without Andrew Flintoff.

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Pakistan will hope to put a series of on and off-field disasters behind them and rebuild under new captain Younus Khan when they play their first Test in 14 months against Sri Lanka from Saturday.

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Authorities were trying to track down Texas billionaire financier Allen Stanford on Thursday as fraud charges against the cricket promoter prompted panicked investors to withdraw cash from his banks.

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He owns a Ferrari but has not driven it for a year -- just one price that Sachin Tendulkar pays for his iconic status in cricket-mad India.

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Former India cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin, who was forced to quit the game after being embroiled in a match-fixing scandal, is set to join politics.

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Hong Kong's top cricket official is hoping to push through ambitious plans to hire a one million HK dollar (128,000 US) chief executive, he said on Thursday.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's all-conquering India flew out to New Zealand on Thursday with confidence high they can redress a miserable Test record there.

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Hundreds of people queued up Wednesday at the Bank of Antigua to withdraw funds, as fraud charges against its owner, Texas billionaire and cricket promoter Allen Stanford, shocked the Caribbean island.

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England were eyeing a series-levelling victory, after setting West Indies 503 to win the third Test on Wednesday and at stumps on the fourth day needed seven wickets on the final day to secure the win.

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England failed to make a breakthrough before tea after they set West Indies 503 for victory in the third Test on Wednesday at the Antigua Recreation Ground.

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English cricket's most senior administrator faced calls for his resignation on Wednesday as the deal he engineered with controversial businessman Allen Stanford began to unravel.

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Graeme Swann grabbed the chance of his surprise selection to bowl England to a 281-run lead over West Indies in the third Test on Tuesday.

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Kumar Sangakkara hit a fighting hundred but could not prevent Sri Lanka from losing the two-day tour match by 112 runs against Patron's XI here on Wednesday.

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Pakistani selectors Wednesday included five uncapped players in a new-look 15-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka starting here on Saturday.

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West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte insisted on Wednesday that the organisation will be fine without Sir Allen Stanford's cash.

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ECB chairman Giles Clarke faced mounting criticism Wednesday over the body's links with controversial tycoon Allen Stanford, with whom it ceased negotiations Tuesday amid allegations of massive fraud.

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The pudding-bowl haircut, beige jacket and understated style did not mark him out for TV, but Richie Benaud's razor-sharp judgement and engaging wit have made him one of cricket's top broadcasters.

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India will be better prepared to tackle conditions in New Zealand than they were on their losing tour seven years ago, former India coach John Wright said on Wednesday.

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Legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud announced Wednesday he will retire next year, ending nearly a half-century of broadcasting which made him an icon in the sport.

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Fraud accusations levelled against cricket promoter Allen Stanford are a major embarrassment for the sport and raise serious questions about English cricket bosses' decision to go into business with him, newspapers said here Wednesday.

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US regulators on Tuesday accused Texas magnate and top cricket promoter Allen Stanford of fraud in selling 9.2 billion dollars in securities by promising improbable and unsubstantiated returns.

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When Allen Stanford unveiled his 20 million dollar winner takes all Twenty20 match between his Caribbean Superstars and England, many in the cricket world were stunned and appalled.

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Seasoned Sri Lankan paceman Chaminda Vaas said he will fight hard to regain his place in the one-day squad and only bow out of cricket after the 2011 World Cup.

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The ICC on Tuesday revealed Bangladesh would host the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Cup on 19 February 2011 after representatives met in New Delhi to discuss tournament planning.

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England were in full control of the third Test after career-best bowling from Graeme Swann carried them to a 281-run first innings lead over West Indies on Tuesday.

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West Indies were bowled out by England for 285 in their first innings on the third day of the third Test here on Tuesday.

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Tuesday they'd suspended their talks with Allen Stanford after the Texas businessman was accused of an eight billion dollar fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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West Indies cricket could face a major financial blow with accusations of fraud by magnate Robert Allen Stanford and three of his companies on Tuesday from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday accused Texas magnate and world cricket promoter Robert Allen Stanford of massive fraud in connection with the sale of securities worth eight billion dollars.

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Openers Ahmed Shahzad and Azhar Ali hit contrasting centuries for Patron's XI in the warm-up match against Sri Lanka here Tuesday to press claims for a Test place.

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Paul Collingwood believes batting will become a lottery over the last three days on an Antigua Recreation Ground pitch that has started to play unevenly and this favours England to win the third Test against West Indies.

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The 2011 cricket World Cup will go on as scheduled in South Asia despite growing political tensions between co-hosts India and Pakistan, the sport's governing body said on Tuesday.

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A Pakistani court Tuesday lifted domestic bans on the country's last six active players who joined the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL).

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For much of the last 14 years, Australian cricket confidently challenged other nations to match their lofty standards as they went on long unbroken winning streaks.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni faces the toughest challenge of his fairytale-like career to date when he leads India in New Zealand from this month, his first full tour as captain.

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England continued to plunder the West Indies bowling attack before lunch and fortify their hold on the third Test on Monday.

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Paul Collingwood was eyeing his eighth Test hundred and continued to help England pile on the runs before tea in the third Test against West Indies here on Monday.

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Australia will be a touring team under pressure, according to South Africa captain Graeme Smith.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on Monday the pressure was on South Africa ahead of the three-Test series beginning next week.

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England continued to plunder the West Indies bowling attack before lunch and fortify their hold on the third Test on Monday.

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All-rounder Thilan Samaraweera on Monday vowed Sri Lanka would provide a decent send-off for Mahela Jayawardene, who steps down as skipper after the two-Test series against Pakistan.

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Andrew Strauss credited an aggressive approach for him helping England get their groove back with his 15th Test hundred against West Indies in the third Test on Sunday at the Antigua Recreation Ground.

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Injury-prone Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar said Monday he hoped to recover from a knee injury and return to action in time for next month's tour of Bangladesh.

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Andrew Strauss raced to his 15th Test hundred to help England make a strong start to the third Test against West Indies before tea at the Antigua Recreation Ground on Sunday.

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Mahela Jayawardene said he was looking forward to the challenge of facing Pakistan in a tough two-Test series starting next week, after which he will step down as Sri Lankan captain.

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Umpires have scheduled an inspection for 1400 GMT on Sunday at the Antigua Recreation Ground, after rain and a damp outfield delayed the start of the third Test between West Indies and England.

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West Indies and England will hope the conditions are far more favourable, and seek to make the aborted second Test a bad memory, when they begin the third Test on Sunday at the Antigua Recreation Ground.

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Australia will be a touring team under pressure when they arrive in South Africa Monday, according to South African captain Graeme Smith.Australia will play three Test matches, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals on their two-month tour

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Former Australian captains Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor will lead the teams in a celebrity Twenty20 cricket match to raise funds for the Victorian wildfire appeal, officials said Sunday.The official death toll in Australia's worst-ever wildfire disaster stands at 181, but police said they were expecting many more bodies to be recovered from the ashes.

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Sri Lanka's outgoing skipper Mahela Jayawardene led his team to Pakistan Saturday hoping for victory in his final assignment before stepping down."It is a big challenge to play in Pakistan. We aim to win and maintain our record of at least one win in each of the last away series," the Sri Lankan captain said as his team left for the two-Test tour in Pakistan, where they are replacing India.

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Batting star Mohammad Yousuf said Saturday he would not end his contract with an unofficial Indian league, insisting that if Pakistan needs him it must solve the matter with cricket's governing body.

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West Indies and England will hope the conditions are far more favourable, and seek to make the aborted second Test a bad memory, when they begin the third Test on Sunday at the Antigua Recreation Ground.

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Players, fans, media personnel, and concessionaires all had reason to bemoan the abandonment of the second Test between West Indies and England on Friday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

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Cricket's World governing body says the immediate future of the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground (VRCG) will now be subject to the start of its pitch and outfield monitoring process.

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British newspapers heaped criticism on the West Indies cricket authorities on Saturday after a sand-logged pitch caused one of most bizarre days in the history of Test cricket.

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The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, built with Chinese money and named after one of cricket's greatest players, faces a bleak international future following the second Test sandpit shambles

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West Indies cricket was plunged into fresh controversy on Friday when the second Test against England was abandoned after just 10 balls because of a dangerous outfield.

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Phillip Hughes, Australia's gifted young opening batsman, signed up with English county Middlesex on Friday.Hughes will join Middlesex on a short-term contract for the first six weeks of the 2009 season as cover for the county's overseas signing Murali Kartik.

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West Indies cricket was plunged into fresh controversy on Friday when the opening day of the second Test against England was abandoned after just 10 balls because of a dangerous outfield.Only 45 minutes of action was possible at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground before play was called off following talks between players, umpires and Alan Hurst, the match referee, with England at 7-0 in their first innings.

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Pakistan's cricket chief said Friday he had asked the Indian Premier League (IPL) to reduce a one-year ban against fast bowler Mohammad Asif by two months.The IPL on Wednesday slapped a one-year ban on Asif for failing a dope test during last year's inaugural tournament.

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An unsuitable outfield forced the abandonment of play on the opening day of the second Test between West Indies England after 45 minutes on Friday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

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Pakistan cricket received a further blow Friday with the cancellation of a tri-series in Dubai scheduled for late March due to the unavailability of the Sri Lankan team, a top official said.Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief operating officer Salim Altaf told AFP that the event would be scrapped.

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Highly successful former Australia coach John Buchanan said Friday he was "extremely unlikely" to take on the vacant England job ahead of this year's Ashes series.

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Pakistan cricket has appointed a committee to investigate the controversy behind the 2006 Oval Test, whose result was twice changed, a senior official said Friday.The match was awarded to England when umpires Billy Doctrove and Darrell Hair ruled that Pakistan had forfeited the match after captain Inzamam-ul Haq refused to take the field following accusations of ball tampering.

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India on Friday named separate squads for the Test and limited-overs series in New Zealand starting later this month:

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Sri Lanka's second largest mobile phone operator has agreed to a three-year deal worth nearly five million dollars to sponsor the island's cricket team, Sri Lanka Cricket said.Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel takes over as main sponsor of the national team from April.

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Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad will next month tour China as a cricket ambassador to promote the emerging game in the sports-mad Asian giant."As part of Pakistan's support plan to promote the game of cricket in China, we have decided to send Miandad to China so that he can explore ways to help lift the game in that country," said a sports ministry official, Ashraf Khan.

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West Indies legends Sir Vivian Richards, Andy Roberts and Michael Holding will receive their ICC Hall of Fame caps on the first day of the second Test here on Friday.

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India's batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday said it would be a challenge for the inexperienced Indian side to cope with the conditions during the upcoming tour of New Zealand.

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Former England coach Peter Moores insists he has no regrets about the way he handled his brief reign with the national team.Moores was sacked last month by the England and Wales Cricket Board after less than two years in charge following a personality clash with then captain Kevin Pietersen, who quit as a result of the fall-out from the row

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Mahela Jayawardene said on Thursday his poor form in recent one-day matches was a factor in his decision to resign as captain of Sri Lanka."I was not making runs according to the standards I had set myself," Jayawardene, 31, told reporters a day after deciding to step down as captain after the upcoming Test series in Pakistan.

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England seek to draw level in a Test series that they were favoured to win when they face West Indies in the second Test, starting on Friday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

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Pakistan's cricket chief has vowed to improve security arrangements for the 2011 World Cup and denied there was a risk to staging some of the games in the troubled country.

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Recently-sacked England coach Peter Moores is to take over as the head coach of county side Lancashire.The 46-year-old Moores was sent packing by the England and Wales Cricket Board last month following the breakdown of his relationship with national team captain Kevin Pietersen.

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Pakistan cricket authorities Wednesday said they would respect a court decision to suspend a ban on players who featured in the unofficial Indian Cricket League, paving their return to domestic matches.

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Mahela Jayawardene will step down as Sri Lanka's cricket captain after the upcoming Test series in Pakistan, a top official said on Wednesday.

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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif was on Wednesday slapped with a one-year ban from the Indian Premier League for failing a dope test during last year's inaugural tournament.

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A few years ago when Brian Lara ruled the world of batting, West Indies were accused of being a one-man show and now Kevin Pietersen has done the same for England.Following Saturday's capitulation for their third-lowest total of 51, and subsequent defeat to West Indies by an innings and 23 runs at Kingston, suggestions and evidence have emerged that England may be falling into a similar boat.

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Andrew Flintoff believes England have the character to rebound in the second Test against West Indies at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, starting on Friday.The England all-rounder also believes England can not only draw level in the four-Test series which West Indies lead following a sensational innings and 23-run victory in the opening Test at Kingston, but that the visitors can also take the series.

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Brothers Irfan and Yusuf Pathan plundered 59 runs off 25 balls as world champions India posted a thrilling three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international match here on Tuesday.India were struggling at 115-7 chasing a 172-run target before the Pathan duo steered their side home with four balls to spare in the first-ever Twenty20 game in Sri Lanka.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a maiden half-century to help Sri Lanka post 171-4 in the one-off Twenty20 match against India here on Tuesday.The Sri Lankan captain cracked one six and seven fours in his 47-ball 61 before being caught by Suresh Raina at mid-off while attempting a big shot off paceman Ishant Sharma in the 17th over.

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Pakistan's cricket selectors Tuesday recalled middle-order batsman Asim Kamal in a 22-man training squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka later this month.

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Pakistan's humiliating defeat against Sri Lanka in the one-day series last month forced the removal of captain Shoaib Malik, rubbished as a "loner" who lacked leadership, a report said.

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There could be few complaints about their batting in the opening Test, but West Indies have decided to strengthen their batting reserves for the second Test against England, starting Friday in Antigua

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England great Geoffrey Boycott has slammed the current side for "spinelessly" collapsing during their innings-and-23-run first Test defeat against the West Indies in Jamaica.He also accused England's backroom staff of "virtually wiping the players bottoms for them", adding their presence inhibited team members from thinking for themselves.

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India's cricket chiefs Monday named swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag as the country's player of the year for 2007-2008.

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Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene on Monday predicted a more competitive Twenty20 world championships in England this year, saying teams were getting used to the new format.

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Sri Lanka will return to Pakistan next week to play two Tests as part of their split tour, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday.

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Former Australian Test fast bowler Andy Bichel on Monday announced his retirement from first-class cricket after 17 seasons.

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West Indies' sensational innings and 23-run victory over England was a front page splash for most of the major Caribbean daily newspapers on Sunday.

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Coach Andy Flower admitted England buckled under West Indies pressure as they slumped to a humiliating defeat in the first Test where they were skittled out for their third lowest total in history.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with a solid 97 as Sri Lanka prevented an Indian clean sweep with an emphatic 68-run win in the fifth and final one-day international here on Sunday.

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England captain Andrew Strauss offered no excuses as his side were bowled out for 51, their third-lowest in history, on the way to a humiliating innings and 23 run defeat against the West Indies on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final one-day international against India here on Sunday.

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The British press was scathing Sunday about England's performance in their heavy defeat by the West Indies, labelling it the "worst possible start to Andrew Strauss's captaincy.

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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final one-day international against India here on Sunday.India, leading 4-0, made two changes from the side which won the fourth match by 67 runs here on Thursday, bringing in all-rounder Ravinder Jadeja and paceman Lakshmipathy Balaji in place of Pragyan Ojha and Praveen Kumar

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West Indies beat England by an innings and 23 runs to win the first Test at Sabina Park here on Saturday.England were bowled out for a paltry 51 in their second innings before tea on the fourth day.

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England made a shaky start to their second innings before lunch on the penultimate day of the opening Test against West Indies on Saturday.At the interval, England, trailing by 74 runs on first innings, had reached 11 for two in their second innings with their captain Andrew Strauss not out on five.

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England made a shaky start to their second innings before lunch on the penultimate day of the opening Test against West Indies on Saturday.

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Legendary Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Saturday ruled out a repeat of their World Cup win if unprofessional officials continued to run the game in the South Asian country.

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South Africa vice-captain Ashwell Prince, the first black player to skipper his country, on Saturday agreed to join Lancashire on a short-term contract for the 2009 county season.

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Under-pressure Sri Lanka will be looking to restore their pride with a victory in the fifth and final one-day international against India starting here on Sunday.

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Skipper Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan hit centuries as West Indies edged into a 34-run lead, with three wickets remaining, at stumps on the third day of the first Test here on Friday.

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West Indies' second wicket pair of Chris Gayle and his former deputy Ramnaresh Sarwan batted England into the ground with a hundred-run partnership in the opening Test at Sabina Park on Thursday.

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Former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu, who faces a trial over allegations he assaulted a leading cricket official, has pledged to use his day in court to blow the lid on corruption in the game, his lawyer said.

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Stuart Broad struck twice in the penultimate over before lunch to bring England back into the first Test against West Indies on Friday, after Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan both completed hundreds.

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England batsman Owais Shah was auctioned off for 275,000 dollars at the Indian Premier League on Thursday, but admitted he was still sold on building a Test career with England.

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Indian opener Gautam Gambhir says the main reason for his team's success in Sri Lanka is the way his team-mates have countered skilful spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis.

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History-making Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan says mental toughness and hard work are the keys to success in international cricket."It's not all that sweet. It's not easy to go on for such a long time because you have your ups and downs," said Muralitharan, 36, after becoming the highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals with 503.

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England's Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff joined the Indian Premier League as its most expensive players after being sold for 1.55 million dollars each at an auction here on Friday.

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England's Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff joined the Indian Premier League as its most expensive players after being sold for 1.55 million dollars each at auction here on Friday.

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The Indian Premier League on Friday terminated the contracts of six Pakistan players, a fall out of the deteriorating political relations between the two nations.

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The USA Cricket Association will hire its first chief operating officer with the aim of helping build the United States into an elite cricketing country.The job has attracted 41 applicants, including at least two women, from the United States, Australia, the West Indies, England and India.

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England put West Indies under early pressure before tea in the opening Test on Thursday, but the new video referral system brought the second day into sharper focus.At the break on the second day of the Test at Sabina Park, West Indies, replying to England's first innings total of 318, reached 63 for one with Chris Gayle not out on 33 and Ramnaresh Sarwan not out on 22.

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Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan completed a record bowling double before India posted an emphatic 67-run win in the fourth one-day international here on Thursday.

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Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan completed a record bowling double before a Gautam Gambhir-inspired India scored a challenging 332-5 in the fourth one-day international on Thursday.Left-handed opener Gambhir smashed a career-best 150 off 147 balls for his sixth hundred in one-dayers to boost his team's chances of posting their record ninth successive win.

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Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, the world's leading bowler in Test cricket, on Thursday set a second record when he became the highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals.The off-spin wizard surpassed former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram's record of 502 wickets during the fourth one-dayer against India here when he dismissed opener Gautam Gambhir for his 503rd victim.

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Kevin Pietersen has dismissed criticism about his dismissal for 97 in the opening Test against West Indies on Wednesday.Pietersen showed his class in 3-1/2 hours at the crease and looked set for another Test hundred, after clattering two fours and a six off successive balls from Sulieman Benn.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international here on Thursday.India, who have gained an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, rested star batsman Sachin Tendulkar and paceman Zaheer Khan. The duo were replaced by middle-order batsmen Rohit Sharma and Irfan Pathan.

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Former skipper Kevin Pietersen continued to erase the bad memories of the last few weeks with a steady half-century that lifted England to 132 for four at tea in their opening Test against West Indies on Wednesday.

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England stumbled to 73 for three at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday at Sabina Park.At the interval, Kevin Pietersen was not out on 30 and Paul Collingwood was not out on one.Before lunch, England lost their captain Andrew Strauss for seven, their vice-captain Alastair Cook for four, and Ian Bell for 28, after choosing to bat.

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England stumbled to 73 for three at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday at Sabina Park.

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Zimbabwe completed a 5-0 series clean sweep over Kenya on Wednesday, winning the fifth and final match by seven wickets at the Nairobi Gymkhana club.

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Cricket legend Imran Khan warned Wednesday that Pakistan's national game was being damaged by the government's involvement in the US-led "war on terror".Khan, who was responding to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision on Sunday to relocate the elite eight-nation Trophy from Pakistan to an undecided venue, said association with conflict

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Australia are unlikely to tour Pakistan to play a five-match one-day series and a Twenty20 game because of lingering fears over security in the troubled nation, a top official said Wednesday.

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Fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been included in Sri Lanka's squad for next week's Twenty20 match against India, selectors announced here on Tuesday.Malinga, out of action due to a knee injury, made his last international appearance in February 2008 in a one-dayer against Australia in Melbourne. He has so far played 28 Tests, 53 one-dayers and seven Twenty20 matches.The Twenty20 game starts here on February 10.

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Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan equalled the one-day bowling record before India clinched the series with a crushing 147-run victory in the third match here on Tuesday.The tourists posted a challenging 363-5 following rapidfire centuries from Yuvraj Singh (117) and Virender Sehwag (116) and then dismissed the hosts for 216 for an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

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Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag hammered centuries to help India post 363-5 in the third one-dayer against Sri Lanka here on Tuesday despite Muttiah Muralitharan's record-equalling feat.

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Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan on Tuesday equalled former Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram's world record of 502 wickets during the third one-day international against India here.

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West Indies have promised to make life tough for England when the sides start a four-Test series on Wednesday at Sabina Park.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the third one-day international here on Tuesday.

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Businessman Jonathan Marland withdrew Monday from the election to become chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), giving incumbent Giles Clarke a free run for a second term in office.

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From a small core of foreign fanatics who cajoled everyone around them to play, cricket has blossomed in Indonesia and administrators dream one day of rivalling the Asian superpowers.

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With their rivals either in complete disarray or enduring a painful transition period, Afghanistan have never had a better chance of making the World Cup finals.

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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq on Monday criticised cricket's governing body and national cricket officials for once again changing the result of the Oval Test.

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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is looking for a consistent all-round performance from his team in the crucial third one-day international against India starting here on Tuesday.

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Former Pakistan greats Monday bemoaned the decision to take away the Champions Trophy tournament over security concerns, leaving the cricket-mad country increasingly isolated internationally.The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday decided to move the elite eight-nation 2009 series out of Pakistan, marking the third major cricketing event cancelled in the troubled country in 12 months

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A court in Pakistan on Monday suspended a ban imposed by the country's cricket board that barred players from domestic matches after they agreed to join the unofficial Indian Cricket League.

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Seamer Lakshmipathy Balaji was on Monday drafted into the Indian team for the rest of the Sri Lanka tour, marking the bowler's return to international cricket after nearly four years.Balaji, 27, will replace seamer Munaf Patel, who is suffering from a groin injury, for the remaining three one-day matches and a Twenty20 international, the Indian cricket board said in a statement.

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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said Sunday the troubled nation had done enough to reassure the world that cricket was not a target for terrorists after it was stripped of the Champions Trophy.The International Cricket Council, meeting in Perth, Australia, decided to relocate the 2009 tournament away from Pakistan due to lingering security fears.

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South Africa coach Mickey Arthur warned Sunday that his team will face an "angry" Australia when the fierce rivals resume hostilities this month.Arthur and his squad returned home this weekend to a heroes' welcome at a packed OR Tambo airport after winning a Test and ODI series in Australia for the first time.

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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said Sunday that spinner Ajantha Mendis would come back strongly after getting just two wickets in as many matches against India in the ongoing one-day series.

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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said Sunday the troubled nation had done enough to reassure the world that cricket was not a target for terrorists after it was stripped of the Champions Trophy.

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International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat Sunday applauded Afghanistan's extraordinary effort in reaching the final stage of qualifying for the 2011 World Cup.

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The International Cricket Council Sunday decided to relocate the 2009 Champions Trophy from Pakistan due to lingering security fears in the troubled nation.

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England has once again been awarded the controversial 2006 Oval Test against Pakistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced here Sunday.

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Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, and Paul Collingwood all came close, but failed to cross over the hundred-run threshold as England's tour match against West Indies-A ended in a draw on Saturday.

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