July01 New Zealand will tour Zimbabwe by: James Nixon New Zealand Cricket have confirmed that their tour of Zimbabwe in August will go ahead as planned despite calls to abandon the tour.
July01 Deja vu – WI 2nd stringers to SL by: Liam Camps The likes of Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle are among the best West Indies names which will not feature in Sri Lanka.
June30 Champions Trophy Format Changed by: James Nixon The ICC have announced that the format of the next Champions League Trophy competition is to change to ensure fewer one-sided matches.
June30 Aussies defy battling Tigers by: Neil Pickup Australia eventually overcame a spirited Bangladesh side at Canterbury in the final NatWest Series group game as Michael Clarke hit 80*
June29 Ntini signed by Warwickshire by: Liam Camps South African pace bowler, Makhaya Ntini has been contracted to play Country cricket for a portion of the current season.
June28 Elements have the final say by: Neil Pickup Billed as the ‘dress rehearsal’ for Saturday’s final, England and Australia’s NatWest Series clash was ultimately decided by the storms
June27 Africa and Asia to battle by: Andrew Marmont A three match one-day series between Africa and Asia has been confirmed to take place in August.
June26 New Zealand Cricket Contracts by: Andrew Marmont Andrew Marmont looks at whether there is an issue with New Zealand Cricket having only 20 top players securing contracts for 2005-6.
June26 Sun Shines on England Again by: Eddie Sanders England cruised to a five-wicket victory against Bangladesh at Headingley and confirmed the final would be between them and Australia.
June25 Jones Returns To England Fold by: Richard Twyman Simon Jones has re-joined up with England one-day squad after taking time out to allow his recent injury extra time to heal fully.