India A have put themselves in a strong position at
stumps on day two, against the Northern Territory Chief
Minister’s XI.

Jerome Taylor claimed his maiden five-wicket haul, as India managed just 200 all out on a day that they won the toss and chose to bat.

The third Top End Series starts today in Darwin, and features A-teams from Australia, India, Pakistan and New Zealand.

The West Indies selectors have named an unchanged squad for the fourth and final Test against India starting tomorrow in Jamaica.

England captain Michael Vaughan is all but out of the upcoming Ashes series, as he will have knee surgery on Friday.

Simon Jones believes he may yet feature in the 2006/07 Ashes series, despite keyhole surgery expected to put him out for five months.

Australian Rugby League legend Andrew Johns will play two 20/20 matches for New South Wales this season, in a controversial stunt.

Andrew Flintoff’s left ankle injury is continuing to cause his trouble placing him in severe doubt for the first Test against Pakistan.

Mahela Jayawardene scored yet another century as England lost the fourth ODI in their five-match series by 33 runs.

Somerset recorded the highest score in the history of Twenty20 cricket yesterday, a mammoth 250-3.