The calm before the storm
Mickey Arthur: "It's a matter of just keeping them focused and keeping their feet on the ground." © Getty Images This will be the match of their lives, an opportunity to bury a bogey and…
Pietersen plays down captaincy ambitions
Kevin Pietersen: 'I'm just one of the troops' © Getty Images Kevin Pietersen insists he is quite happy just being one of the troops in England's one-day side, despite suggestions from some high-profile pundits, including…
Uthappa and RP Singh set to play third ODI
Robin Uthappa: set for his first chance of the series in the third ODI at Chittagong © Getty Images Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa, India's three specialist openers, have been included in the…
Tasmania aims to host women's World Cup
Australia's women will defend their World Cup title at home in 2009, but will it be in Tasmania or New South Wales? © Getty Images Tasmania has set its sights on hosting the women's World…
Lawson free to select support staff
Geoff Lawson's role in team selection was not discussed by PCB chairman Naseem Ashraf © AFP Geoff Lawson, Pakistan's newly appointed coach, will be allowed to freely select his support staff and implement policies, according…
Katich's 167 can't stop Derbyshire loss
Leicestershire 274 and 344 beat Derbyshire 194 and 396 (Katich 167, Birt 74, Smith 74, Broad 5-67) by 28 runsScorecard Simon Katich, the New South Wales batsman, was unable to stop Stuart Broad on the…
Gibbs sees South Africa home after Gayle fireworks
ScorecardHow they were out Chris Gayle punished the South African bowlers en route to the first hundred in Twenty20 internationals © Getty Images Chris Gayle's stunning century - the highest score in the history of…
Middle order takes centrestage
Misbah-ul-Haq is one of the middle-order batsmen to excel at the ICC World Twenty20 © AFP One of the myths that the World Twenty20 has dispelled is that thereis no time for a team to…
Bailey ready for Tigers to be hunted
George Bailey and Kirsten Pike on the catwalk © Getty Images Australia's next generation of players are about to audition for international spots and a small group of contenders took a step into the spotlight…
Strauss misses out on Sri Lanka tour
Andrew Strauss: staying at home © Getty Images Andrew Strauss has been left out of England's forthcoming three-Test tour of Sri Lanka. Strauss, who has been struggling with his form for 18 months but who…