June07 NSW Coach in the running by: James Nixon New South Wales coach Trevor Bayliss is in the running for the Sri Lanka coaching role following Tom Moody’s departure post World Cup.
June07 Katich to remain in Australia by: James Nixon Simon Katich is to remain in Australia after signing a five-year deal with New South Wales despite having received overseas offers.
June07 Mali named ICC acting president by: Zac Gelman Ray Mali has been named acting president of the ICC, after former president Percy Sonn died in South Africa late last month.
June07 Honours even on first day by: Richard Dickinson The opening day of the Third Test between England and West Indies was the most competitive of the series so far, despite Ian Bell’s 77*
June07 Kallis takes over from Smith by: James Nixon Jacques Kallis has been named as South African captain for the tour of Ireland with regular captain Graeme Smith forced out.
June06 Australian contenders for SL job by: Richard Edmunds Three Australians are among the leading contenders to take over the job of Sri Lankan coach.
June06 Vaughan backs down over Flintoff by: James Nixon Michael Vaughan has backed down over his comments on Andrew Flintoff telling media that it has been “blown out of all proportion”.
June06 West Indies sweat over Gayle by: Zac Gelman Windies management face a nervous wait over Chris Gayle’s fitness, as the opener races against time to be ready for the third Test.
June06 Akhtar close to Pakistan return by: James Nixon Shoaib Akhtar is close to a return for Pakistan for the upcoming tour of Scotland after being named in a 20 man provisional squad.
June06 Pollock century not enough by: Alex Crampton A blistering 130 from Shaun Pollock was not enough for Africa XI, who lost the first match of the Afro-Asian Cup by 34 runs.