McCullum and Taylor guide New Zealand to 254-7 in first ODI

Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum fell agonisingly short of his first one-day international century but guided New Zealand to 254 for seven in their first one-day international against Australia in Adelaide on Friday.McCullum, promoted to open the batting, anchored New Zealand's innings with 96 -- his highest one-day score -- but holed out to Nathan Bracken in the deep off left-arm spinner Brad Hogg just when it seemed he would push on to three figures. Read more...

Cricket: Harmison is ready for the battle

STEVE HARMISON has got his England shirt back and does not want to give it up, no matter how much graft lies ahead.Fast bowler Harmison was given a stern examination by the conditions in his first international appearance for six months – made to toil for 13-and-a-half hours in the second Test at the SSC in Colombo yesterday, as Sri Lanka eked out a 197-run first-innings lead.Although wickets proved hard to come by, he finished with three for 111 - before Sri Lanka declared on 548 for nine – his final one making Prasanna Jayawardene the third home batsman to perish to his extra bounce. Read more...

Pakistan pacer Asif recovering after surgery

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif has undergone successful keyhole surgery in Australia to fix a chronic elbow problem that forced him to miss the ongoing series in India.A Pakistan cricket Board official said the surgery was carried out by a well known Australian specialist in Sydney on Monday. Read more...

Cricket-In form Misbah almost turned his back on game

Misbah-ul-Haq, who has ignited his Pakistan career in recent months, said he almost turned his back on the game at the age of 23 in favour of a business career.He studied for his MBA in business management and only started playing top-level cricket at 24." Read more...

Cricket-Pakistan's Asif told to have surgery for elbow problem

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif needs surgery to cure a chronic elbow problem, an Australian specialist has told the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)."Asif is likely to remain out of action for two months from the day he has the surgery. He will certainly miss the one-day series against Zimbabwe in January," a PCB source told Reuters on Thursday. Read more....

Sri Lanka Scores 1-0, Upset English Cricket Team

National cricket player Muttiah Muralitharan made two significant deliveries that handed team Sri Lanka its victory against England. He sealed the home team victory against the visiting team with an 88-run in the first Test in Kandy, a city in the outskirts of capital Colombo.Muralitharan, an off spinner, managed to keep off Matt Prior and Ian Bell in the space of three deliveries with the second new ball to end England's spirited challenge. Read more....

Sick Jaques looks for quick return

Phil Jaques is trying to recover from the mumps in time to play in New South Wales' FR Cup match against South Australia in his home town of Wollongong on Sunday. Jaques is desperate to move off Australia's injury list after being struck by the disease after scoring two centuries in the Sri Lanka series. Jaques is one of a group of players causing concern - Stuart MacGill, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting have all missed domestic games. Read more...