July18 Tendukar passes fitness test by: James Nixon Sachin Tendulkar has passed his fitness test and is available for selection for the ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka next month.
July18 Strauss & Yousuf move forward by: James Nixon England and Pakistan batsmen move ahead in the latest International Cricket Council player Test rankings following the first Test.
July18 Kenyan tour given the go ahead by: James Nixon Bangladesh’s tour of Kenya will go ahead after the Kenyan Cricket Board found a sponsor for the three match ODI series.
July18 Mushtaq Ahmed to get a call up? by: James Nixon The Pakistan selectors are working through the possibility of calling the experienced Mushtaq Ahmed into the squad for the second Test.
July18 NZ A / Pakistan A rained out by: James Nixon The four day game between New Zealand A and Pakistan A has been abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain in Cairns.
July18 NZ Domestic Contracts Announced by: James Nixon The six main cricket associations have named their 12 players that have been offered contracts for the upcoming 2006/07 domestic season
July17 Herath included in Test squad by: James Nixon Rangana Herath has earnt a come-back and has been included in Sri Lanka’s 20 man squad for the two Test series against South Africa.
July17 First Test wilts in Lord’s heat by: Neil Pickup Today, England was officially hotter than Miami. However, the the temperature was all that was even lukewarm about the final day’s play
July16 Strauss ton but spinners squeeze by: Sean Bennett England captain Andrew Strauss scores a magnificent hundred whilst Pakistan’s spinners strangle England’s middle order on day 4.
July16 Brad Hodge out, Shaun Marsh in by: James Nixon Brad Hodge has been ruled out of the rest of the Top End Series in Northern Australia after suffering a neck injury while batting.