Clash of the resurgents
Twelve countries have assembled in England to contest the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. Wisden Cricinfo takes a look at the teams, their prospects, and some of the names to look out for:EnglandSteve Harmison: capable of…
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Flintoff's foot costs England dear
England v South Africa, 4th Test, Headingley, Day 1Gary Kirsten: 18th Test century© Getty ImagesIt seemed like a minor inconvenience at the time. Andy Flintoff dug one in to Gary Kirsten just before lunch, but…
Patron's Trophy wrap-up after Round-8
NBP with 60 points have won the Patron's Trophy even though there is one round to go. However, there is a keen contest for the runners-up slot with KRL, CUSTOMS and PIA, all with 42…
Rangers injury claim on Aaron Ramsey
An injury expert has now dropped a fresh Glasgow Rangers claim on Aaron Ramsey ahead of their match in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon. The Lowdown: Injury setback The 31-year-old suffered a minor knock…
Australia claim the Basra Ashes
Australia XI 94 for 2 (Thompson 34) beat England XI 93 (Smith 37*, Middleton 2-10) by eight wicketsScorecardGallery An unusual backdrop as England take on Australia in the Iraq Desert © HQ 1 Mech Bde…
Weston signs for Derbyshire
Phil Weston is moving to Derbyshire on a two-year deal. This is the third county for Weston, the 33-year-old batsman, who has just spent four seasons with Gloucestershire, and prior to that he was at…
WIPA and WICB fail to reach agreement
Ken Gordon has called for an independent mediator to resolve the contracts crisis © International Cricket Council Despite the initial optimism of Ken Gordon, the new West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president, the board and…
Tatas to safeguard player's interests
Irfan Pathan: end of the ambush-marketing controversy?© AFPTata Teleservices Ltd, the company that caused Sourav Ganguly and Irfan Pathan to be dragged into the ambush-marketing imbroglio, has said that it would act to safeguard the…
Who will Shastri sign up?
Ravi Shastri, the former Indian captain and all-rounder, has added buzz tothe cricket-management industry by launching Showdiff Worldwide, inpartnership with Rediffusion-Dentsu Young & Rubicam. Billed as a talent andevent management company, it aims to manage…
Indians did a lot of things right
First of all, I have to say that India produced a magnificent fightbackon Wednesday to get themselves over the loss at the Wanderers lastFriday. The South Africans bowled well and their ground fielding was asgood…