November02 England grab shock win by: Neil Pickup Rookie seamer Liam Plunkett returned match figures of 7 for 57 as he and Ashley Giles combined to save England’s blushes at Rawalpindi.
November01 England collapse on day 2 by: Alex Crampton On the second day of their warm up match against the Patron’s XI England collapsed to 39-6 after bowling the home side out for 211.
November01 Gibbs and Boje dropped by: Alex Crampton Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje have been dropped for the last 2 ODI’s against New Zealand.
November01 NZC crackdown on drunks by: Andrew Marmont New Zealand Cricket have announced a new policy on crowd behaviour for the upcoming summer.
October31 Strauss may miss final Test by: Sudeep Popat Andrew Strauss is likely to miss the final Test against Pakistan, to return home and be with his wife Ruth, who is expecting a baby.
October31 Dhoni wreaks havoc by: Sudeep Popat MS Dhoni scored a brilliant century, which included 10 sixes, to take India to a 3-0 lead against Sri Lanka.
October31 Trescothick ton saves England by: Neil Pickup Marcus Trescothick stood firm to defy collapse at the top of the English order after the first day against a Patron’s XI in Rawalpindi
October31 Oct 2005: Return of the Sach by: Neil Pickup They said he was finished. They said that he was injury prone, that he was a shadow of his former self. They should have known better.
October31 Hussey called up by: Tom Bowman Mike Hussey has been called up as cover for injured batsman Justin Langer.
October31 Keeping the Faith by: Neil Pickup I don’t know when it first struck me. Perhaps it was standing in the car park, asking forlornly who the team’s wicketkeeper was.