Kevin Pietersen has said he remains fully committed to playing overseas for England despite making public his unhappiness at being separated from his wife, the singer Jessica Taylor.

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Disgruntled opening batsman Riffatullah Momand Tuesday mulled his future -- whether to wait four years to become eligible to play for Afghanistan or revive his career in Pakistan.

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Pakistan has sent a two-man team to the United Arab Emirates to assess security arrangements for next month's series against Australia amid heightened safety demands, an official said Tuesday.

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Afghanistan begin the final leg of an amazing cricket journey Wednesday in South Africa hoping it will lead to the 2011 World Cup.

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New Zealand have added young pace bowler Tim Southee to their squad for the third Test against India starting here on Friday.

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Former cricket great Javed Miandad was Monday reinstated as director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), barely a month after resigning in an argument about lack of powers, an official said.

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Adam Gilchrist, one of the outstanding players of his generation, is to give the 2009 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture here at Lord's Cricket Ground on June 24, it was announced on Monday.

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A heroic stand of 137 in nearly 11 hours at the crease by Gautam Gambhir ensured the second Test between India and New Zealand ended in a draw on Monday,

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Andrew Strauss gathered 79 from 61 balls to lead England to a nine-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis Method over West Indies in the rain-affected fourth One-day International at Kensington Oval on Sunday.

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New Zealand removed Indian talisman Sachin Tendulkar early on the final day of the second Test but continued to be thwarted by Gautam Gambhir's marathon stand here Monday.

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New cap Roelof van der Merwe and captain Johan Botha took South Africa to a series-clinching 17-run win in the second Twenty20 international against Australia at Centurion Park Sunday.

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England were upstaged by a 69 off 72 balls from Dwayne Bravo which propelled West Indies to 239 for nine from 50 overs in the rain-affected fourth day of their five One-day Internationals at Kensington Oval on Sunday.

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New cap Roelof van der Merwe lifted a flagging South African run rate in the second Twenty20 international against Australia at Centurion Park here on Sunday.

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Kevin Pietersen is totally committed to England's one-day series against the West Indies, stand-in coach Andy Flower insisted on Sunday.

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Sri Lankan cricket authorities said on Sunday they had extended the contracts of the team's two foreign coaches, Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace, until the next World Cup in 2011.

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A batting master class from Sachin Tendulkar and a century to Gautam Gambhir took India to the verge of making New Zealand bat again on the fourth day of the second Test here Sunday.

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England have an added incentive to win the fourth One-day International against West Indies at Kensington Oval on Sunday.They could escape with a drawn series if the words of West Indies captain Chris Gayle hold any truth.

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Andrew Strauss has predicted that England will bounce back strongly and win Sunday's fourth One-day International to level the series against West Indies at the Kensington Oval.

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Jesse Ryder continued to command centre stage as India crashed in the second Test against New Zealand and were forced to follow on 314 runs in arrears on the third day here Saturday.

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The England cricket team was savaged by Britain's newspapers on Saturday following their humiliating eight-wicket defeat to the West Indies.

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New Zealand kept the second Test alive with the wickets of Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh in the afternoon session on the third day to have India at 253-6 at tea.

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New Zealand broke through with the vital wicket of Sachin Tendulkar early on the third day as India negotiated their way to lunch at 189-4 in the second Test here Saturday.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle smashed an impressive 80 runs from 43 balls on their way to an eight-wicket win in the third one-day international against England here on Friday.

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Albie Morkel and Mark Boucher trumped a virtuoso performance by David Hussey as South Africa scrambled a four-wicket win over Australia in the first Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.

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David Hussey played a sparkling innings but his Australian teammates struggled in the first Twenty20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium here on Friday.

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Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed said he was innocent Friday and vowed to defend himself in court after his arrest for allegedly giving false cheques to a client.

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New Zealand's cricket "wild child" Jesse Ryder further enhanced his cult status with a magnificent double century in the second Test against India here Friday.

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Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed was due to appear in court after being arrested on charges of giving a false cheque to a client, a police official said Friday.

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England hope that the return of Andrew Flintoff will spark a revival in the third one-day international against West Indies at Kensington Oval on Friday.

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Kevin Pietersen said Friday he cannot wait to get home after a heck of a tough time following his departure as England skipper, although he insisted there were no problems with his return to ranks.

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Jesse Ryder completed his double century and Brendon McCullum became the third centurion of the innings as New Zealand reached 592-6 at tea on day two of the second Test against India here Friday.

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Ross Taylor posted his third Test century in a growing 210-run partnership with Jesse Ryder that rescued New Zealand from the brink of disaster on day one of the second Test here Thursday.

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South Africa fast bowler Andre Nel joined English county Surrey on a three-year contract after announcing his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against India at McLean Park here Thursday.India suffered the late withdrawal of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with a back injury. Virender Sehwag will lead the team in his place with Dinesh Karthik coming in as wicketkeeper.

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Michael Vaughan believes Andrew Strauss is the right man to lead England into this year's Ashes despite the team's recent lack of success."I believe Strauss is the right man and a very, very good leader," Vaughan told Sky Sports.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff on Wednesday threw his support behind caretaker coach Andy Flower who has overseen just one victory on the Caribbean tour.

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Indian media and top players expressed disappointment on Wednesday after cricket's showpiece Indian Premier League (IPL) was moved to South Africa over security concerns in only its second year.

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A fit-again Shoaib Akhtar said Wednesday that Pakistan can beat Australia in next month's limited overs series, predicting the world champions are less of a threat than in the past.

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Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad predicted Wednesday a rapid rise for cricket in China, saying huge interest among youngsters will soon make the Asian giant a top team.

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India look poised to break a 40-year Test series drought in New Zealand with room to spare when the second match gets under way here Thursday.

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English cricket chiefs conceded South Africa was a more practical choice to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) after losing out in the race to stage the lucrative Twenty20 event on Tuesday.

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Don Lockerbie, who served as a venue design manager and a senior consultant for the 1994 soccer World Cup in the United States, has been appointed the first chief executive of the US Cricket Association, it was announced here Monday.

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South Africa will host the Indian Premier League (IPL) during April and May, it was confirmed at a press conference here Tuesday.

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South Africa is to host the next Indian Premier League competiton in April and May, Indian TV reported on Tuesday.

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Giles Clarke, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), said here on Tuesday that the Indian Premier League (IPL) would be a major success if it came to Britain.

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The new host nation for the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament could be announced here Tuesday.

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Batsman Jamie How was brought Tuesday in as cover for New Zealand in the second Test against India as Daniel Flynn struggles to overcome a hand injury.

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The contest between England and South Africa to stage the Indian Premier League (IPL) was hotting up as bad weather threatened to cool English hopes of staging the lucrative Twenty20 event.

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England may be in pole position to stage the Indian Premier League (IPL), now that security fears have forced the event out of its home nation, but any transfer will not be straightforward.

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Graeme Smith returns as captain in the South African squad for the first two of five one-day internationals against Australia.

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Organisers of the Indian Premier League scrambled on Monday to find an emergency venue for the lucrative cricket tournament after security fears forced them to abandon the event's home nation.

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Australia will start favourites for the Ashes series against England later this year, according to South African captain Jacques Kallis.Speaking after his team completed victory by an innings and 20 runs on the fourth day of the third Test at Newlands Sunday, Kallis said Australia's strong pace bowling attack should thrive in English conditions.

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New Zealand has stuck with the players who suffered a 10-wicket loss against India for the second Test starting Thursday.The only change in the squad named Monday was the dropping of pace bowler Brent Arnel, who did not play in the first Test but suffered a side strain in domestic cricket last week.

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Andrew Strauss hit his third one-day international hundred, but England still went down to a 21-run defeat at the hands of the West Indies at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday.The England captain made 105 from 129 balls as England, chasing 265 for victory, were dismissed for 243 in 48.2 overs to allow West Indies to draw level at 1-1 in the five-match series.

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored his 10th one-day international hundred to lead West Indies to 264 for eight from their 50 overs in the second of their five ODIs against England on Sunday.

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Mitchell Johnson hit an 86-ball century for Australia before South Africa completed an innings and 20-run win on the fourth day of the third Test at Newlands Sunday.

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Dale Steyn and Paul Harris took three wickets each as South Africa moved within four wickets of victory over Australia on the fourth day of the third Test at Newlands on Sunday.

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South Africa will enter into negotiations which could lead to the country staging the second season of the Indian Premier League, according to Cricket SA chief executive Gerald Majola.

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Left-arm spinner Paul Harris broke through for South Africa after stubborn Australian resistance on the fourth day of the third Test at Newlands here on Sunday.

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Cricket's lucrative Indian Premier League will be held abroad this year, organisers said Sunday, blaming the government for being unable to provide security at the same time as national elections.

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Cricket's lucrative Indian Premier League will be held abroad this year, organisers said Sunday, blaming the government for being unable to provide security at the same time as national elections.

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Sachin Tendulkar may not want to talk about it, but the foremost batsman in the world today has in sight what once seemed an unachievable record -- a century of centuries.

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Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola Saturday denied there were moves to switch Indian Premier League fixtures to South Africa.

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AB de Villiers advanced to 90 not out as South Africa stretched their lead on the third morning of the third Test against Australia at Newlands Saturday.

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India broke a 33-year drought when a six-wicket haul by Harbhajan Singh spun them to a 10-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test here Saturday.

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West Indies coach John Dyson admitted he was to blame for the embarrassing mathematical error which handed England a one-run win in the opening one-day international on Friday.The Australian called in his players, who had been offered the light, believing his team were ahead on the calculations under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

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England won the opening one-day international by one run under the Duckworth-Lewis method on Friday, following a horrible mathematical miscalculation by West Indies coach John Dyson.

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New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin on Friday agreed a deal to play for English county Gloucestershire where he will link-up again with coach and compatriot John Bracewell.

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Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah hit half-centuries to help England set West Indies 271 for victory in the first of their five One-day Internationals at the Guyana National Stadium on Friday.

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Ashwell Prince and Jacques Kallis hit centuries as South Africa moved into a commanding position on the second day of the third Test against Australia at Newlands here on Friday.

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Ashwell Prince hit a chanceless century in his first appearance as an opener in test cricket to take South Africa into the lead on the second day of the third Test against Australia at Newlands here on Friday.

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Ashwell Prince and Hashim Amla batted solidly as South Africa consolidated their position on the second day of the third Test against Australia at Newlands here on Friday.

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Sri Lanka's cricketers on Friday wrapped up a post-trauma course of deep breathing and yoga taught by an Indian spiritual guru to overcome the shock of the Lahore attack.

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A near flawless 160 by Sachin Tendulkar and three early wickets in New Zealand's second innings gave India total charge on the third day of the first Test here Friday.

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Cricket's lucrative Indian Premier League is shopping for bullet-proof buses and cars to protect its star players even as the fate of the tournament remained uncertain on Friday.

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Bangladesh's cricket authority has given its players and management a 30-percent pay rise six months after the national team lost more than a dozen men to India's rebel league, a statement said Thursday.

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Left-arm spinner Paul Harris used the Cape Town wind to bowl South Africa into a strong position on the first day of the third Test against Australia at Newlands Thursday.

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Sachin Tendulkar's majestic 160 tightened India's grip on the first Test against New Zealand as they took a 241-run first innings lead on the third day.

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Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands Thursday.It was the sixth successive toss in Tests between the two countries this season won by Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Australia lead the series 2-0 after being beaten 2-1 in a series in Australia.

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England are keeping a close eye on the fitness of their captain Andrew Strauss ahead of Friday's opening One-Day International against West Indies at the Guyana National Stadium.

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Afghanistan's cricket team headed to South Africa Thursday confident that morale and hardwork would win them a place in the World Cup 2011 in a stellar rise for sport in the war-torn nation.

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Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands Thursday.

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India were poised to set a substantial first innings lead over New Zealand when they ended the second day of the first Test here Thursday one run behind and with six wickets in hand.

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Sri Lankan cricketer Thilan Samaraweera has been discharged from hospital, two weeks after he suffered a bullet wound when the team came under attack in Pakistan, his manager said on Thursday.

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Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir posted half centuries then fell as India went to tea at 197-3 on the second day of the first cricket Test here Thursday.

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Stand-in South African captain Jacques Kallis said Wednesday there were no tensions in the camp ahead of the third and final Test against Australia starting at Newlands on Thursday.

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England cricket bosses have slammed county sides who've signed Australia internationals as overseas players ahead of this year's Ashes series.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan expressed disappointment Wednesday after Bangladesh postponed Pakistan's tour over security fears, saying Dhaka has deprived his team of valuable cricket.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan spoke on Wednesday of how he would never forget Bob Woolmer, as the cricket world marked the second anniversary of the former national team coach's death.

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Just three weeks after the start of a series in which they started as favourites, South Africa go into the third and final Test against Australia starting at Newlands Thursday seeking to show their series win in Australia earlier in the season was more than a flash in the pan.

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A defiant captain's century by Daniel Vettori and a maiden ton for Jesse Ryder rescued New Zealand on the opening day of the first Test here Wednesday but India finished on top.

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Bangladesh's cricket coach said Wednesday he feared the postponement of Pakistan's tour to the country would hit his team's chances at this year's ICC World Twenty20 championships.

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The Bangladesh government Tuesday postponed the Pakistan cricket team's scheduled March tour and put a stop to all subsequent tours by all other foreign teams, saying it was unable to guarantee security.

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Pakistan will still pocket 2.75 million dollars from the Champions Trophy despite the event being shifted to South Africa for security reasons, a top cricket official said here Tuesday.South Africa was approved on Monday as the new host of the biennial tournament in September-October by the board of International Cricket Council (ICC) after the decision last month to take it out of troubled Pakistan.

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Afghanistan's fledgling cricket team wrapped up training in Pakistan Tuesday, confident of success at next month's World Cup qualifying tournament in South Africa.

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Australian batsman Adam Voges put his upcoming wedding ahead of representing his country Tuesday when he withdrew from the one-day and Twenty20 squad to play in South Africa.

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India regroup after outplaying New Zealand in the one-day series with an even more ominous line-up for the first cricket Test starting here Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka's spin bowler Ajantha Mendis was released from hospital on Monday, two weeks after the squad was attacked by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan, his manager Roshan Abeysinghe said.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday officially named South Africa as the new hosts of the biennial Champions Trophy this year.

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Disgraced cricket mogul and financier Allen Stanford and his wife owe at least 227 million dollars in back taxes, US tax officials said in court filings Monday.

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Cricket's lucrative Indian Premier League hung in the balance Monday as talks with the government on security matters failed to resolve match dates.

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Two Sri Lankan cricket players remain hospitalised in Colombo, two weeks after the squad was attacked by militant gunmen in Pakistan, the team's doctor said Monday.

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England captain Andrew Strauss blamed poor batting for his side's defeat in their Twenty20 International against West Indies on Sunday.

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Ramnaresh Sarwan hit 59 from 46 balls to propel West Indies to a six-wicket victory over England in their Twenty20 International at Queen's Park Oval on Sunday.

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England set West Indies a modest 122 for victory in the only Twenty20 International on their tour of the Caribbean at the Queen's Park Oval on Sunday.

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Sri Lanka's new cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara and star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan say they want security guarantees on future tours after their team survived an attack in Pakistan.

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England continue their tour of the Caribbean with the solitary Twenty20 International on the itinerary against the West Indies on Sunday at Queen's Park Oval.

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Part-time bowler Jesse Ryder proved the unlikely hero as New Zealand dismissed India for just 149 in the fifth and final one-day cricket international here Saturday.

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India won the toss and elected to bat first in the rain-shortened fifth and final one-day cricket international against New Zealand here Saturday.

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The Indian Premier League suffered a fresh setback Friday when the government refused to accept the revised schedule submitted by the organisers on security grounds, throwing the event into doubt.

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New Zealand will seek a confidence-boosting victory in their fourth one-day international against India Saturday, after losing the series 3-0 this week.

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Kenya will make most of its preparations for next month's cricket World Cup qualifying tournament in South Africa between March 14 to April 1, Cricket Kenya chief Tom Tikolo said on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka's new skipper Kumar Sangakkara said Thursday he was pleased to be given the job but added that his players would be expected to do more to improve their own performances.

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Bangladesh's left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak has been cleared to resume bowling in international cricket, the national board said here Thursday, ending his ban over a suspect arm action.

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New Zealand have named uncapped pace bowler Brent Arnel in their squad to face India in the first of three Tests starting on March 18.

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Australia's media on Thursday praised Ricky Ponting's inexperienced side for retaining the title of the world's top Test team in South Africa, declaring them favourites for this year's Ashes.

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Cricket mogul and financier Allen Stanford is refusing to cooperate with authorities investigating his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud, court documents showed Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka on Wednesday promoted Kumar Sangakkara to captain for the upcoming World Twenty20 series in England, the sports minister said.

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England paceman Simon Jones will start bowling for the first time since a knee operation in September during Worcestershire's pre-season tour of South Africa later this month.

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Chris Gayle had all reason to smile broadly after West Indies held on grimly for a draw in the fifth and final Test to secure their first Test series victory over England in 11 years.

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Andrew Strauss said he had mixed emotions about England losing their five-Test series against West Indies in the Caribbean.

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India sealed a one-day international series win against New Zealand after Virender Sehwag smashed New Zealand's bowlers in the seventh fastest ODI century ever here Wednesday.

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New Zealand battled to 270 for five against India in their fourth one-day international Wednesday, after openers Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder got the home side off to a flying start.

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British newspapers praised the English cricket team on Wednesday after they went down fighting in the fifth and final Test in Port of Spain.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and put India into bat in the fourth one-day international here Wednesday.

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England failed in their bid for a series-levelling victory, when West Indies held on stoutly for a hard-fought draw in the fifth and final Test here on Tuesday.

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The West Indies and England drew the fifth and final Test on the last day at Queen's Park Oval here Tuesday, a result that saw the West Indies win the series 1-0 and regain the Wisden Trophy.

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England grabbed a clutch of wickets before tea to strengthen their bid for a series-levelling victory in the fifth and final Test against West Indies on Tuesday, after Kevin Pietersen set them up with his 16th Test hundred.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting said that clinching a series win in South Africa here on Tuesday was one of the highlights of his career.

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The South African selectors dropped opening batsman Neil McKenzie and fast bowler Morne Morkel in announcing three changes for their squad for the third and final Test against Australia, starting in Cape Town on March 19.

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Australia clinched the Test series against South Africa when they won the second Test by 175 runs at Kingsmead here on Tuesday.

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Australia dismissed overnight batsmen Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers inside the first hour as they moved closer to victory on the fifth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead Tuesday.

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It's a long-shot on a pitch that is flat and is still playing reasonably well, but England are going to make a desperate bid on Tuesday's final day to win the fifth and final Test against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval.

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Pakistan's cricket chief said Tuesday that authorities were working to improve security a week after Sri Lanka's team was attacked and hoped to woo back international games within nine months.

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Ryan Sidebottom will miss England's limited-overs matches on their tour of the West Indies due to an Achilles tendon injury.

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India's Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the fourth one-day international against New Zealand here Wednesday, boosting the home side's hopes of turning their fortunes around.

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Sri Lanka cricket coach Trevor Bayliss voiced fears on Tuesday that extremists would target next year's Commonwealth Games in India and backed criticism of security arrangements in Pakistan.

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Australian newspapers hailed Phil Hughes as possibly the most exciting batsman in a decade Tuesday after the 20-year-old became the youngest player in history to hit two centuries in a single Test.

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England made up for lost time, when they snared three wickets, including century-maker Brendan Nash before tea, in the fifth and final Test against West Indies on Monday.

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Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers shared an unbeaten 164-run partnership and gave South Africa a chance of saving the second Test on the fourth day at Kingsmead here on Monday.

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Australia will mount an all-out assault on the South African batsmen at the start of the final day of the second Test after a frustrating fourth day at Kingsmead on Monday.

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Pakistan has lodged a complaint with cricket's governing body against match referee Chris Broad who criticised security after last week's attack on the Sri Lankan team, an official said Monday.

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Sri Lanka on Monday rejected reports that neighbouring India may have been involved in the militant attack against the island's national cricket team in Pakistan.Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said Pakistan has promised an interim report on last Tuesday's Lahore assault, in which seven players and the assistant coach were injured and six Pakistan policemen and two civilians killed.

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Hashim Amla and Neil McKenzie resisted Australia's initial onslaught with the new ball as South Africa set out on a long battle for survival on the fourth day of the second Test at Kingsmead Monday.

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England's Stuart Broad launched into a tirade about the docile nature of the pitches in the Caribbean, after another long, hard day for England in the field against West Indies in the fifth and final Test on Sunday.

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Captain Daniel Vettori will return to the New Zealand team and paceman Tim Southee has been dropped as the home side attempt to stop rampant India from sealing a one-day series victory.

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Outspoken Australian umpire Darrell Hair labelled ICC chief Haroon Lorgat a bully Monday for telling officials caught in the Lahore attack to be "more rational" about their experience.

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England's bid for a series-levelling victory ran into trouble when West Indies avoided following on in the fifth and final Test on Sunday.

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England tried with limited success to tighten their grip on the fifth and final Test against West Indies before tea on Sunday, after Chris Gayle retired hurt following his 10th Test hundred.

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England kept a tight rein on the West Indies' batsmen in the fifth and final Test on Sunday, prising out Ramnaresh Sarwan before he did too much damage to their bid for a series-levelling victory.

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Phil Hughes became the youngest player in Test history to hit two centuries in a match as Australia pressed home their advantage on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here on Sunday.

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England batsman Kevin Pietersen said on Sunday that he could pull out of the Indian Premier League on security grounds.

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Phil Hughes and Ricky Ponting took Australia?s lead beyond 400 as they shared a century partnership on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here on Sunday.

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Australian opening batsmen Phil Hughes and Simon Katich pressed home their team?s advantage on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here on Sunday.

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An unbeaten 163 by Sachin Tendulkar led India to a comprehensive 58-run win over New Zealand in the third one-day international here Sunday and ensured they cannot lose the series.

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Matt Prior celebrated the birth of his first child last week with a career-best, second Test hundred for England against West Indies in the fifth and final Test on Saturday at Queen's Park Oval.

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Sri Lanka has hired psychologists to help its national cricket team overcome the trauma they suffered in the militant attacks in Pakistan, a doctor said Sunday.

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Sachin Tendulkar belted an outstanding 163 before retiring hurt as India made 392 for four batting first against New Zealand in the third one-day cricket international here Sunday.At the end of his stunning display Tendulkar received a standing ovation as he left the field.

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Paul Collingwood hit his second hundred of the series, and Matt Prior also indulged himself to lead an England recovery after losing two early wickets before lunch in the fifth and final Test against West Indies on Saturday.

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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson took three wickets in his first over and forced South African captain Graeme Smith and key batsman Jacques Kallis to retire hurt on a dramatic second day of the second Test at Kingsmead here on Saturday.

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Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan believes a foreign element could be involved in this week's attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, according to an interview published Saturday.

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Australia lost three wickets in six balls as South Africa fought back on the second day of the second Test at Kingsmead on Saturday.

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Andrew Strauss plans to revel in the rich vein of form that he has displayed on England's tour of the Caribbean.The England captain batted doggedly on Friday to grind his way to his third hundred in the five-Test series, an undefeated 139, his 17th Test hundred.

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New Zealand go into the must-win third one-day cricket international against India here Sunday struggling to find an answer to the Virender Sehwag problem.

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A brazen commando attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team has wrecked Pakistan's chances of hosting another international sporting event for years, former players and officials fear.The convoy of officials, coaches and Sri Lankan players was ambushed by gunmen firing automatic weapons, grenades and a rocket launcher as they were making their way for the third day of the second Test in Lahore on Tuesday.

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Andrew Strauss was eyeing his third hundred of the series, but Owais Shah's battle with cramp and the wicket of Kevin Pietersen frustrated his efforts to get England into a formidable position in the fifth and final Test against West Indies on Friday.

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England made steady progress to reach 74 for one at lunch, after they chose to bat, in the fifth and final Test against West Indies on Friday.

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Phil Hughes played a thrilling innings as he and fellow opener Simon Katich hit centuries for Australia on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here Friday.

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Pakistan's most famous cricket fan on Friday said he was praying for the game's survival in the troubled country, after the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers threatened its isolation from the world stage.

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Phil Hughes hit a thrilling maiden Test century as Australia put South Africa's bowlers to the sword on the first day of the second Test at Kingsmead Friday.

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Phil Hughes blazed his way to a half-century off 63 balls as Australia made a flying start on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here on Friday.

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Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi insisted on Friday the billion-dollar tournament will go ahead as planned from next month, but with an altered schedule.The Twenty20 tournament featuring leading cricketers from around the world was thrown into doubt when the Indian government said it wanted the event shifted due to a clash with general elections.

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Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here Friday.Both teams were unchanged from the first Test in Johannesburg which Australia won by 162 runs.It was the fifth time in as many Tests between the two sides that Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss.

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Pakistan great Javed Miandad urged cricket bosses Friday to ban match official Chris Broad after he criticised security provision following the Lahore attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team.

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Three Sri Lankan cricketers were under observation in hospital Friday after they underwent surgery following the gun and grenade attack in Pakistan, a doctor said.

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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat first in the second one-day cricket international against New Zealand here Friday.It is the same Indian side that won by 53 runs in the rain-marred first ODI in Napier on Tuesday when Dhoni also won the toss and batted first.

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Hot-spot technology, which judges whether or not a batsman has edged the ball, will be trialled in the second and third Tests between South Africa and Australia, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Thursday.

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South African captain Graeme Smith said Thursday his team would put video analysis to good use when they try to level the series against Australia in the second Test starting at Kingsmead Friday.

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Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt Thursday accused match official Chris Broad of lying about poor security during Tuesday's terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's cricket squad."That a gentleman of his stature is saying this is unfortunate," Butt, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), told a news conference.

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On March 17, 1996, Sri Lankan cricketers left Lahore's Gaddafi stadium with glowing faces after winning the World Cup, upsetting the more highly ranked Australia.Thirteen years later, the same ground hosted a nightmare for the Sri Lankans, who were evacuated from there by Pakistan Air Force helicopters, wounded and shocked by terrorist attacks half a mile (800 metres) away.

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Pakistan's cricket tour of Bangladesh scheduled to start later this week has been postponed, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday.Pakistan was due to reach Dhaka on Saturday to play two Twenty20 matches and five one-day internationals from March 10-22.

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India's aggressive opening batsman Virender Sehwag has warned New Zealand's bowlers to expect more fireworks in Friday's second one-day international.The strike power of Sehwag, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina against a sometimes-wayward New Zealand attack took India to a 53-run win in the rain-marred opening game of the five-match series on Tuesday.

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Hopes for a big money-spinning cricket season in India were dealt a further blow Thursday as calls mounted for the billion-dollar Premier League to be postponed due to security concerns.At stake is a tournament that has generated more than 900 million dollars in television rights, and tens of millions in advertising, players' fees, merchandising and tickets plus knock-on benefits for the travel and tourism sectors.

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Australian cricket umpire Steve Davis slammed Pakistan on Thursday for failing to protect him and other officials who came under fire during the attack earlier this week on Sri Lanka's cricket team.

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Two Sri Lankan cricketers injured during a gun and grenade attack in Pakistan have undergone surgery and are recovering in hospital, a doctor said on Thursday.

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Former England leg-spinner Ian Salisbury is to return to Surrey as the county's 2nd XI coach after announcing Wednesday his retirement from first-class cricket.Salisbury, who replaces former county colleague Nadeem Shahid, is coming back to the Oval after just one season with Warwickshire.

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South Africa's bowlers will be under the spotlight in the second Test against Australia which starts at Kingsmead here on Friday.South African captain Graeme Smith blamed the bowlers who he said were "not precise enough" in the first Test in Johannesburg, which Australia won by 162 runs.

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Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel was de-selected Wednesday from the one-day leg of England's tour of the West Indies because of unacceptable fitness levels.

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Cricket match referee Chris Broad on Wednesday slammed the Pakistan security forces for providing insufficient protection after he and fellow officials came under fire during the terror attack in Lahore on Tuesday.

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Former captain Ramiz Raja Wednesday appealed for world cricket to support Pakistan, saying the sport was a way of life in the country and it must continue.Tuesday's attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus -- which left seven players and an assistant coach injured and cut short their tour -- have cast serious doubts over the future of international cricket in the cricket-mad nation.

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Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt Wednesday admitted chances of international cricket returning to his troubled country looked "grim" unless its security situation improved in coming months.

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Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen have been warned they risk becoming "sitting ducks" for terrorists if they play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the wake of the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan.Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has warned English cricket's biggest names that, based on his experience, some types of terrorist attacks are easier to carry out in India than in Pakistan.

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Pakistan Wednesday omitted yet-to-be fully fit Shoaib Akhtar from a 16-man squad for this month's tour of Bangladesh where they play two Twenty20 and five one-day internationals.

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Rising concern among cricketers' over security were raised with the ICC a week before the deadly attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan, players union boss Tim May has revealed.

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Australia would be ready to host matches in the 2011 World Cup following the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan, Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said Wednesday.

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Indian Premier League bosses battled to save their multi-million-dollar tournament Wednesday after a government call for it to be postponed for security reasons.In the wake of Tuesday's deadly assault on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, questions are also being asked about whether the top world players signed up by the IPL will be prepared to play in South Asia.

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New Zealand indicated on Wednesday they would call off their tour of Pakistan after the deadly attack against the Sri Lankan team, fuelling doubts over the future of international cricket there.

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Sri Lanka's traumatised cricket team will need up to 10 days to recover from the effects of a gun-and-grenade attack during their Pakistan tour, a sports medicine doctor said on Wednesday.

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Pakistan faced a bleak cricketing future Wednesday with New Zealand cancelling a planned tour and senior officials from other countries wary of ever sending teams again.The most immediate repercussion in the aftermath of Tuesday's ambush by militants on the Sri Lankan team bus was the New Zealand Cricket Board announcing that their tour in November was off.

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Sri Lanka's cricket administrators came under heavy fire Wednesday for their decision to tour Pakistan despite other countries pulling out due to security concerns.Opposition lawmaker Ravi Karunanayake said the country should not have risked the national cricket team when India and Australia had decided to pull out of Pakistan because of fears of terror attacks.

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Sri Lanka's wounded, shaken cricketers flew home Wednesday to tearful hugs from their relatives, saying they were lucky to be alive after a deadly attack on their team bus in Pakistan.Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge welcomed the side home amid tight security at Colombo airport, itself a target of terror attacks in the past and where fans were not allowed in.

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Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan told the BBC on Tuesday the ambush on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore was one of the worst security failures ever seen in his country.Khan, who retired from cricket in 1992 and now heads his own political party, said the security provided to the team was less than that provided to most Pakistani ministers, branding it "completely shameful".

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English match referee Chris Broad described on Tuesday the horror of the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistan, saying their convoy of buses were "sitting ducks".Broad and other match officials were travelling in a bus behind the team on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore to oversee the now abandoned second Test when the convoy was ambushed by gunmen armed with grenades, in an attack that left eight people dead and seven players injured.

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New Zealand have cancelled their cricket tour of Pakistan after the deadly attack targeting Sri Lanka's team there, New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said Wednesday."We're not going and I think that's pretty clear. I don't think any international team will be going to Pakistan in the foreseeable future," Vaughan told Radio New Zealand.

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Masked gunmen launched a brazen attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding seven team members, police said.Up to 12 gunmen attacked the team's convoy near the Gaddafi stadium with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons, triggering a 25-minute gunbattle with security forces, said Lahore police chief Habib-ur Rehman.

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Pakistan cricket chiefs on Tuesday said the deadly attack on Sri Lanka's team was "beyond the control" of the board, adding they were deeply shocked by the incident.Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also expressed sadness over the six policemen who were killed along with two civilians. Seven Sri Lankan players and a coach were wounded in the assault on the team's convoy.

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India's home minister P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday he wanted the Indian Premier League cricket tournament postponed because it clashed with next month's general elections."I have asked the home secretary to get in touch with the IPL organisers," Chidambaram told the CNN-IBN news channel.

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The International Cricket Council said Tuesday it will discuss next month whether Pakistan can remain as a venue for the 2011 World Cup but cast doubt on the prospect after the Lahore attacks.ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the sport's ruling body would not make a "knee-jerk" response to the attacks on Sri Lanka's cricket team, but warned that it will be difficult to persuade cricketers to play in Pakistan.

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South Africa captain Graeme Smith said Tuesday the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan brought home to him the real meaning of tragedy."The word tragedy is often used to describe a setback on the sporting field, but this is a real tragedy, for all the people of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, for cricket, and for all decent people," he said in a statement.

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Pakistan's cricket team escaped Tuesday's attack because they left their hotel five minutes late, coach Intikhab Alam said."We usually leave the hotel early on the first day because of the toss and on the second and third day we leave the hotel a bit late, so captain Younus Khan decided to leave at 8:35 but the Sri Lankan team left five minutes before us," Alam told AFP.

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The audacious attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistan on Tuesday rocked the South Asian heartland of the sport and prompted an immediate review of arrangements for the 2011 World Cup.The showpiece tournament is due to be jointly hosted by India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the four cricket-obsessed Test nations that make up the sport's financial nerve centre.

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Former Pakistan cricket greats condemned Tuesday's brazen attack on the Sri Lankan team, fearing the country will lose the chance to host the 2011 World Cup.Eight people were killed and seven Sri Lankan cricketers and a coach wounded when up to 12 gunmen attacked the squad's convoy near the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons, police said.

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Cricket-obsessed Sri Lanka reeled in shock and anger Tuesday at the attack on its national team as it toured Pakistan in place of an Indian squad that had backed out because of security worries.

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Sri Lanka vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Tuesday the entire touring squad was safe after gunmen opened fire on the team convoy in the Pakistani city of Lahore."There are a few injuries, but everyone is safe and all the players are out of danger," Sangakkara told the Indian news channel CNN-IBN from Lahore.

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Pakistan cannot host international cricket unless it dramatically improves security, the head of the sport's world body said after Tuesday's Lahore attacks, questioning notably the 2011 World Cup.

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The strike power of Virender Sehwag, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina delivered India a 53-run win in a rain-marred opening one-day international against New Zealand here Tuesday.It was the perfect response from India after they lost the two Twenty20 matches which opened their tour.

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Sri Lanka's cricketers paid a heavy price Tuesday for agreeing to tour a country nobody else was prepared to visit.They only stepped in after India cancelled a much-anticipated January-February series here due to simmering political tensions between the two countries over the Mumbai terrorist attacks last November.

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The International Cricket Council on Tuesday condemned the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, saying it upset the "wider cricket family.""We note with dismay and regret the events of this morning in Lahore and we condemn this attack without reservation," ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement.

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A deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday was likely the work of "well-trained terrorists," its police chief said."There were 12 masked gunmen," Habib-ur Rehman told reporters, adding that police battled against the assailants for about 25 minutes.

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A deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday was likely the work of "well-trained terrorists," its police chief said."There were 12 masked gunmen," Habib-ur Rehman told reporters, adding that police battled against the assailants for about 25 minutes.

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Several Sri Lankan cricket players were shot and wounded Tuesday when their bus came under fire in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, their manager Brenden Kurrupu told AFP.

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They were all born outside Canada and learnt their cricket at home. But a rag-tail bunch of immigrants believe lady luck will help their adopted country reach the 2011 World Cup.

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From village taunts to comments over their Islamic dress, it's been a tough road for Pakistan's women's cricket team who are hoping to test a few boundaries at this month's World Cup in Australia."People from small villages talk against girls playing in open fields. But I broke all that and now I am heading to Australia," said player Almas Khan.

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India were 27 without loss in the fifth over when rain forced the players off the field in their opening one-day international against New Zealand here Tuesday.Virender Sehwag was on 23 and Sachin Tendulkar on three.

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Five venues in Australia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates are under consideration for the biennial Champions Trophy this year, a top official said Monday.

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Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera lifted Sri Lanka to 452-4 at lunch on the second day of the second and final Test here on Monday with an unbeaten 190.The 31-year-old, just 10 runs short of his second double hundred of the series, took his fifth-wicket partnership with Tillakaratne Dilshan (76 not out) to 152.

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South African captain Graeme Smith said Monday that the referral system in international cricket could only work if all available technology was used."I don't have a lot of confidence in it at the moment," Smith said after his team were beaten by Australia by 162 runs in the first Test at the Wanderers Stadium. "There were decisions that were got wrong using referrals."

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Australia claimed three wickets before lunch as they moved within sight of victory on the fifth and final day of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium Monday.

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Prolific Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera Monday earned a place among cricket's elite by scoring twin double hundreds in back-to-back Tests.The right-hander became the sixth batsmen to achieve the feat, joining Australia's Don Bradman, England's Walter Hammond, South Africa's Graeme Smith, India's Vinod Kambli and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara.

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Reaction to international cricket's umpire referral system has been mixed, a top official said Monday.The International Cricket Council (ICC) last year introduced the trial system, under which teams can challenge three decisions made by field umpires during an innings -- which are then referred to the television umpire.

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Alastair Cook broke his drought of Test hundreds and the monotony before tea to collect his eighth Test hundred for England in the fourth Test against West Indies on Monday.

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England face the challenge of batting through the last day on Monday to save the fourth Test, after West Indies led them by 149 runs after the first innings.

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Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera lifted Sri Lanka to 452-4 at lunch on the second day of the second and final Test here on Monday with an unbeaten 190.

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Sri Lanka continued to pile the pressure on Pakistan as Tillakaratne Dilshan followed up Thilan Samaraweera's double century with a ton of his own in the second Test here Monday.

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Australia claimed three wickets before lunch as they moved within sight of victory on the fifth and final day of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium Monday.

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India are set to recall record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar as they head into a one-day series against New Zealand this week looking to bounce back from two Twenty20 defeats.

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Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera lifted Sri Lanka to 452-4 at lunch on the second day of the second and final Test here on Monday with an unbeaten 190.

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Pakistan's 16-day cricket tour of Bangladesh starting next weekend will go ahead despite last week's mutiny in Dhaka, when scores of senior army officers were gunned down, an official said on Monday.

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Fast bowler Brett Geeves will join the Australian squad in South Africa as cover for injured bowler Doug Bollinger, selectors said here on Monday.Bollinger, who is the 12th man for the current first Test in Johannesburg, suffered an abdominal strain while training during the match, selectors said

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Ramnaresh Sarwan fell agonisingly short of a triple century on Sunday as West Indies sneaked into the lead on the fourth day of the fourth Test against England.

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England endured another fruitless toil in the fourth Test here on Sunday, as Ramnaresh Sarwan completed his second Test double-hundred to bat West Indies closer to safety.

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Australia were on target for victory but South Africa gave themselves an outside chance of salvaging the first Test on the fourth day at the Wanderers Stadium Sunday.

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Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera notched brilliant hundreds to help Sri Lanka recover from early wobbles on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan here Sunday.

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Graeme Swann has admitted that Ramnaresh Sarwan has become a thorn in England's side after the West Indies batsman struck his third hundred of their Test series on Saturday.

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Television umpire Asad Rauf on Sunday added to the confusion over Test cricket's referral system when he over-ruled a decision by on-field umpire Billy Bowden during the fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia.

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Lalit Modi, the brain behind the highly successful Indian Premier League, was overthrown as president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association on Sunday.

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Australia suffered a second innings collapse but remained in a powerful position on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.

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Another absorbing day of Test cricket marked by Ramnaresh Sarwan's 14th Test hundred here was overshadowed amid mounting controversy over the referrals system.

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Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera continued to repair the Sri Lankan innings after Pakistan got a crucial wicket in the second session in the second Test here on Sunday.

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Six Indian Test cricketers will get match practice in New Zealand's domestic competition under an arrangement that avoids any conflict over the Indian Cricket League (ICL), officials said Sunday.

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Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara overcame the early dismissals of their openers to lead the tourists' recovery in the second Test against Pakistan on Sunday.

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Pakistan won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat in the second and final Test at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Sunday.Pakistan left out paceman Sohail Khan, in the only change from the line-up which drew the first Test in Karachi last week. Sohail was replaced by 20-year-old rookie paceman Mohammad Talha, who is making his Test debut.

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