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Ian Chappell rates Ponting higher than Waugh: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has rated Ricky Ponting a better leader than Steve Waugh, the team's most successful captain |
Former Warrior Edmondson joins South Australia: South Australia have signed the fast bowlers Ben Edmondson and Tim Lang to boost their squad for 2010-11 |
Warne backs Clarke as Twenty20 captain: Shane Warne has thrown his support behind Michael Clarke as captain of Australia's Twenty20 team despite Clarke's own struggles with the bat |
Sri Lanka hope for spin threat: Sri Lanka left it late to secure a place in the World Twenty20 semi-finals but now they are in the knockout stage their varied bowling attack could hold the key to success |
Sangakkara credits Kapugedera and Mathews: Kumar Sangakkara acknowledged the efforts of his seamers and young middle-order batsmen who kept their cool to turn the tables on India, as Sri Lanka marched into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 |
Gloucestershire eye comfortable win: Gloucestershire were left on the brink of their third consecutive County
Championship win after rain and bad light wiped out 22 overs on the third day at
Bristol |
Dejected Gayle laments lack of consistency: A packed house at the Beausejour Stadium deserved better than the dismal performance served up by West Indies and Chris Gayle apologised to the fans after the host nation were knocked out of the World Twenty20 with a six-wicket defeat by Australia |
Attacking Smith spins towards success: Watch out, Australia have another blond legspinner. While the quick bowlers have been wreaking havoc and creating headlines, Steven Smith has quietly been going about his work |
England eye rare final: Cricinfo previews the Semi-Final match between England and Sri Lanka in St Lucia |
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Former India players dish out harsh criticism: Former Indian cricketers have lashed out at the team, blaming their inability to handle short-pitched bowling and the and the lack of preparation for their disappointing performance in the World Twenty20 |
Tasmania sign Mark Cosgrove: Mark Cosgrove has been thrown a lifeline having signed with Tasmania in the final round of contract negotiations after being sacked by South Australia |
Twin hundreds leads Somerset comeback: England Under-19 international Jos Buttler's maiden first-class century pushed
Somerset to within 71 runs of Hampshire's first-innings total but the County
Championship clash at the Rose Bowl looks to be heading to a stalemate |
Collingwood confident of resurgent England: There will be no rousing speech or chest-thumping patriotism from Paul Collingwood when England take the field for their semi-final against Sri Lanka because he doesn't think his team needs it |
Realistic Siddons prepares for English challenge: Bangladesh's coach, Jamie Siddons, is determined to keep the expectations on his young team to an absolute minimum, as they build towards a daunting Test series in England's unfamiliar early-season conditions |
Finn seals emphatic win: Steven Finn again caught the eye of England's chairman of selectors Geoff Miller with a stunning haul of 4 for 19 to help ease Middlesex to an emphatic innings and 35-run win over Derbyshire in their County Championship Second Division match at Lord's |
Harris strikes put Glamorgan on top: Glamorgan remain on course to achieve a third County Championship victory
of the season after James Harris took three of Northamptonshire's second-innings
wickets on the third day at the Swalec Stadium |
Post IPL, players went into their comfort zones - Anil Kumble: Former India captain Anil Kumble thought India's players slackened in intensity during the World Twenty20 where, unlike in the IPL, they did not have franchise owners pressuring them to perform |
Mahmood five keeps Kent ahead: Kent will go into the final day of their Championship dual against Essex at Chelmsford with a lead of 283 with five second-innings wickets remaining |
Corrie van Zyl calls for change in approach: Corrie van Zyl, the South Africa coach, has called for a change in the team's approach following its exit from the World Twenty20 and said "a few hard calls" could have to be made in order to achieve that |