February07 Nepal close to Zimbabwe shock by: Neil Pickup Sean Williams’ Zimbabwean Under 19s came within two runs of embarrassment at the hands of lowly Nepal in today’s group matches
February07 Giles to miss India tour by: James Nixon Ashley Giles has been ruled out of England’s tour of India with Ian Blackwell being officially announced as his replacement.
February07 Powar added to ODI squad by: Liam Camps Allrounder Ramesh Powar has been added to the Indian One Day International squad as injury cover for Harbhajan Singh.
February07 BCCI asks for shorter WI tour by: Liam Camps The BCCI has made a formal request to the WICB that the length of India’s upcoming tour of the Caribbean be reduced.
February07 Dravid fined for slow over rate by: Liam Camps Indian captain Rahul Dravid has been fined 20% of his match fee for a slow over rate in the first ODI against Pakistan at Peshawar.
February06 Oram in doubt for Windies Tour by: James Nixon Jacob Oram is struggling to recover from his bruised heel and is looking like missing the one-day series against the West Indies.
February06 Michael Lewis in for McGrath by: James Nixon Michael Lewis has been named in the Australian VB Series squad in place of Glenn McGrath for the upcoming Finals series.
February06 Buchanan to retire about 2007 WC by: James Nixon Australian coach John Buchanan has announced that he will retire after the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
February06 Ponting wins AB Medal by: Alex Crampton Australian captain, Ricky Ponting, has won the Allan Border Medal for the second time in three years.
February06 A cracker in Peshawar by: Matt Pitt Pakistan clinched the first ODI against India by seven runs on the D/L method – but not before 639 runs had been scored in the match.