August14 India close in on England by: James Nixon India have moved up two placings in the latest ICC Test Rankings and are now only four points behind England who are in second place.
August14 Murali sues Bedi for defamation by: Richard Dickinson Muttiah Muralitharan will sue Bishen Bedi for damages after the Indian yet again made disparaging remarks about his bowling action.
August14 Stalemate in ECB chairman ballot by: Richard Dickinson The first round of voting to decide the new England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman has ended in deadlock.
August13 Draw gives India series win by: Sean Bennett Kevin Pietersen’s century saved the third Test for England but a draw was not enough to stop India from winning the series 1-0.
August12 Graveney to tour with England by: James Nixon England chairman of selectors David Graveney will tour with the England side on their winter tours of Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
August12 Taibu heads back to Zimbabwe by: James Nixon Tatenda Taibu has returned to Zimbabwe and made himself available for selection for the national team again following his two year departure.
August12 India remain firmly in charge by: Paul Wood India have a 444 run lead as we head into the final dayV’s play. England, currently 56-0, face an uphill struggle to level the series.
August12 Player of the Month: July by: Sudeep Popat Zaheer Khan, with his match-winning nine wickets in the second Test against England, is the July player of the month.
August11 Kallis misses out on Twenty20 WC by: James Nixon Jacques Kallis has missed out on selection in SA’s Twenty20 World Cup squad with the player having been criticised for slow scoring.
August11 Follow on one wicket away by: Alex Crampton England ended day three on 326-9, India needing one more wicket to have the chance of enforcing the follow on.
