July16 Daryl Tuffey heads for Sydney by: James Nixon Injured Black Cap Daryl Tuffey is heading for the Sutherland club in Sydney in September to start his come back from a bicep injury.
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.
July15 A tribute to Freddie from India by: Swaranjeet Singh Indians in the post independence India first heard of Fred Trueman at about the same time that they first heard of international cricket.
July15 Injured Pakistanis head home by: Richard Edmunds Pakistan have lost two squad members from the England tour as Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Malik return home.
July15 Yousuf brilliance aids Pakistan by: Harry Warwick Mohammad Yousuf struck an unbeaten 185 and Inzamam-ul-Haq scored 69 as Pakistan dominated the third day’s play at Lord’s.
July14 Pulsating India ‘A’ Push Through by: James Nixon The fourth day of the match between India A and NZ A was eventually to belong to the Indians as they managed a three wicket win.
July14 Centurions give England Control by: George Roberts Large scores from batsmen Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell, plus some aggressive bowling, mean that England are well in control at Lord’s.
July14 Malik in doubt for whole series by: James Nixon Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Mailk is in doubt for the whole of the England/Pakistan test series after failing to respond to treatment.
July14 Fitness test for Tendulkar by: James Nixon Sachin Tendulkar is set to have a fitness test on July 19th to judge his availability for the ODI tri-seres in Sri Lanka next month.
