Australia's future Test cricket stars begin competing in the nation's premier underage competition today as the 2003-04 Commonwealth Bank Under-19 Championship Series begins in Brisbane.Teams from every Australian state and territory will compete in seven…
Ricky Ponting: doesn't care too much about breaking records © Getty ImagesRicky Ponting stormed to the top of the 2003 batting charts, in the process becoming only the fifth player to score back-to-back double hundreds…
Arnie Sidebottom, a fixture at Headingley for almost 30 seasons, is likely to be the first casualty of the regime of David Byas, who took over as Yorkshire's director of cricket on January 1.Byas, who…
Adam Gilchrist: Australia's ODI player of the yearFor the second year running, Adam Gilchrist has been named as Australia's one-day player of the season at the Allan Border Medal awards in Melbourne.In a closely-fought category,…
Steve Rixon: from Sydney to Surrey© Getty ImagesAfter a successful time coaching New South Wales, Steve Rixon is stepping down and going to England to coach Surrey. Here he talks to the Sun Herald's David…
New Zealand A 328 for 4 (Sinclair 107, Marshall 96) beat Sri Lanka A 273 (Silva 89, Kandamby 84) by 55 runsScorecardMathew Sinclair's breezy 107 propelled New Zealand to their second successive win against Sri…
Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed as a junior minister in Sri Lanka's recently-elected new government. He was sworn in on Friday as the deputy minister of industry, tourism and investment promotion, and intends to use…
The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to change its slogan from 'Proud to be a Pakistani' to 'Team Pakistan'. This decision was taken to emphasise on team effort.Rameez Raja, the PCB chief executive, made this…
ScorecardChris Gayle: made a bright start on Saturday, before the rain© Getty ImagesBrian Lara's bold decision to bowl first was instantly vindicated as Ian Bradshaw ripped out the big wickets of Marcus Trescothick and Michael…
Malik took the game away from India with power, placement, timing and luck© AFPBefore this winner-takes-almost-all encounter, Bob Woolmer told his wards to keep their heads well refrigerated, perhaps having observed how Pakistan had been…