January 31, 2009
India keen to set Sri Lanka target
INDIA captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international here on Saturday.
INDIA captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international here on Saturday.
NATIONAL selector Andrew Hilditch wouldn’t have needed to look far if his patience wore out waiting for Andrew Symonds to show some form at the Gabba.
VICTORIA coach Greg Shipperd blasted his bowlers after the Bushrangers again surrendered the ascendancy to bottom side South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG.
Andrew Symonds failed for the second time after Queensland sneaked ahead of Western Australia by gaining an 11-run lead on first innings
Dominic Thornely and his New South Wales team-mates piled on the runs during a massive first innings of 4 for 521 declared
NATHAN Hauritz claimed pole position in the race for the No.1 spinning job in the coming three-Test tour of South Africa as his major rivals false started.
Callum Ferguson kept South Australia afloat with an unbeaten 79 as the visitors recovered against the leaders Victoria to be 4 for 258 at stumps
ANDREW Symonds’ frustrations boiled over after he failed for a second day in his first-class cricket comeback to leave his South African tour hopes hanging by a thread.
NEW Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori believes Australia’s aura has been washed away following a spate of retirements.
NEW Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori believes Australia’s aura has been washed away following a spate of retirements.
Preview of the first Chappell-Hadlee Series match in Perth
QUEENSLAND claimed first-innings points and an 11-run lead over Western Australia in an engrossing Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba.
TASMANIAN batsmen Rhett Lockyear and Alex Doolan have frustrated NSW on a hot day two of their Sheffield Shield match in Newcastle.
VICTORIA hold the edge over South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG after claiming three key Redbacks wickets in the middle session on day two.
FRINGE Australia paceman Ryan Harris has continued to push his international cause by ripping through Western Australia’s top-order for Queensland at the Gabba.
NSW skipper Simon Katich and his deputy Dominic Thornely score centuries as the Blues piled on the pain for Tasmania on day two of the Sheffield Shield match in Newcastle.
VICTORIA bowlers Damien Wright and Clint McKay post a 100-
run partnership as the Bushrangers reach 400 against South Australia on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG.
LENDL Simmons has piled more misery on England, smashing a career-best 282 as West Indies A made 8-574 declared in the tour match at Warner Park.
AUSTRALIA captain Ricky Ponting and other senior players will seek out younger members of the squad to ensure their confidence has not been shattered following Australia’s 4-1 one-day series loss to South Africa.
AUSTRALIA captain Ricky Ponting and other senior players will seek out younger members of the squad to ensure their confidence has not been shattered following Australia’s 4-1 one-day series loss to South Africa.