'Guys don't become bad players overnight' – Strauss
England's think tank was at a loss to explain another defeat © Getty Images Andrew Strauss was again forced to defend his players after England went down by 33 runs against Sri Lanka, at Old…
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The saving grace of defeat
Australia came prepared for this challenge, having learnt from their mistakes of the past, and India must do the same© Getty ImagesThe saving grace of defeat is that it invariablybrings lessons. India haven't merely lost…
Inzamam's decision, and Nehra's dog
Plenty to celebrate for the spectators at Karachi© AFPInzamam-ul-Haq's decision at the toss was severely criticised by the media, but Rashid Latif has hailed it as a "tremendous call". In his syndicated column, he said:…
Griqualand West force their way into Standard Bank Cup semi-finals
KwaZulu-Natal and Griqualand West, knowing that a Standard Bank Cup semi-final place was up for grabs, met in Pietermaritzburg with the prize a trip to Paarl to meet Boland. With the result in doubt till…
ATC fixtures finalised after clarification from BCCI: Dalmiya
The Asian Cricket Council had worked out the Asian Test Championshipfixtures after receiving the Board of Control for Cricket in India'sclarification on its government policies regarding cricketing tieswith Pakistan, former ICC President Jagmohan Dalmiya said…
Romano claims Barcelona want Leeds target
Leeds United transfer target Noussair Mazraoui is wanted by Barcelona this summer, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano. The Lowdown: Leeds keen on Mazraoui The right-back has become a key player for Ajax in recent years,…
Evergreen Sidebottom carries Yorkshire closer to title
Yorkshire 213 (Bairstow 108, Wright 5-40) and 289 for 7 dec (Rhodes 79, Finch 73*) beat Warwickshire 69 (Sidebottom 6-34) and 259 (Hain 106, Sidebottom 5-42) by 174 runsScorecardRyan Sidebottom completed the fourth ten-wicket haul…
From Botswana to Couva
From Trinidad to South Africa...and back again © Digicel Andre Clifton is not your average West Indian. Sure he is the oldest participant in the current coaching clinics run by Digicel, but that is just…
'We have the weight of history to battle' – Dravid
Rahul Dravid: No illusions about what lies ahead © Getty Images Rahul Dravid slipped up a bit by saying that no-one from his team was born when India won their last Test series in the…
Somerset face battle to save game
ScorecardSomerset were forced to follow-on at Oakham School at suffered an horrendous first innings collapse. They were 52 for 2 - with Graeme Smith already dismissed for 10 - when Sanath Jayasuriya was bowled and…