World Cup venues approved by ICC
The ICC has approved the venues expected to stage matches for the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean.Don Lockerbie, ICC's venue development director, said the nine host countries had prepared well for what is believed…
ECB announces 25-man development squad
Rikki Clarke is among the 25 players in the squad © Getty Images The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a 25-man England Development Squad (EDS) for this summer's international season. The squad consists…
McGrath unlikely to play in Champions Trophy
Hilditch is wary of overburdening McGrath ahead of the Ashes © Getty Images Andrew Hilditch, the Australia chairman of selectors, has hinted Glenn McGrath may miss the ICC Champions Trophy which begins mere weeks before…
Third match cancelled in Cairns
The final attempt at staging a match between Pakistan A and New Zealand A in Cairns this week failed as the second rescheduled one-day game suffered the same result as the previous two fixtures and…
Wright writes book on Indian coaching experience
John Wright: 'I wanted to write a positive book on Indian cricket' © Getty Images John Wright has written a book on his stint as India coach called which will be launched in New Zealand…
Sehwag praises 'ideas' camp
Mohammad Kaif, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh go through their paces © AFP Virender Sehwag has praised the innovative 'rolling camp' in Bangalore, saying that such camps are ideal preparation for the upcoming season and…
Speed hits back at Modi slur
Malcolm Speed: 'Rest assured, despite such regrettable comments, the ICC remains focussed on delivering a world-class event in India' © Getty Images Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, has responded to Lalit Modi's claims that…
Adams stays at Sussex in amazing U-turn
Chris Adams: staying put with Sussex © Getty Images Sussex's Championship-winning captain, Chris Adams, has performed a remarkable U-turn and will not now be joining Yorkshire for the forthcoming season.Adams, 36, was unveiled on November…
Hodge craves date in green
Brad Hodge has not given up hope of playing for Australia this summer © Getty Images Australia's main one-day players are in India so it was left to a trio of fringe players to promote…
Martyn retirement stuns team-mates
"He's become part of the family": Glenn McGrath © Getty Images Damien Martyn's sudden decision to retire not only caught cricket fans by surprise, it also shocked his own team-mates, according to Glenn McGrath. Writing…