In Dunedin, Sri Lanka were exposed to howling winds cold enough to bring with them a hailstorm on the fourth evening. Players made mention of the temperature all week, and as often happens with Sri…
England 114 for 4 (Thorpe 32*, Flintoff 0*) trail South Africa 247 (de Villiers 92, Flintoff 4-44, S Jones 4-47) by 133 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMarcus Trescothick is run out by a direct hit…
Hampshire go into their final Frizzell Championship Division Two match of the 2003 season against bottom placed Derbyshire on Wednesday without three of their leading seam bowlers. The match will decide which team will hold…
The third in our series of articles examining how the Indian team is shaping up for the coming 2003-04 season. This one focusses on wicketkeepers.For years, Nayan Mongia was India's sturdiest slot-holder. Since he last…
Shane Bond: returning home© Getty ImagesThe gamble to bring the injured Shane Bond over to England backfired for New Zealand with the news that he will fly home tomorrow having failed to progress from his…
Chris Cairns: 'Nothing but the best will do'© Getty ImagesChris Cairns, New Zealand's star allrounder, believes his side can lift the Champions Trophy again, by building on their one-day success in England this summer. However,…
Damien Martyn acknowledges applause for his hundred© Getty ImagesDamien MartynOn his inningsGood to make a century, happy about it. I think we got good partnerships. We lost too many wickets by the end of the…
In 1993 Middlesex won the inaugural four-day Britannic Assurance County Championship and the Rapid Cricket Line 2nd XI County Championship. It was, arguably, one of the Club's best ever seasons.The team spirit was a decisive…
Fletcher: "We always thought it was going to be tight" © Getty Images Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, promised his side would continue with the positive cricket that has put them 2-1 up in the…
Kevin Pietersen: out of Sunday's ODI © Getty Images Shahid Afridi and Makhaya Ntini have been included in the World XI team for the last match of the one-day series against Australia on Sunday in…