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Buchanan book ignites row in India

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:28:52 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Former Australia coach John Buchanan has come under fire in India over comments about the country's players, while he maintains that excerpts from his new book that led to the criticism have been taken out of context.

Australia 249-1 v England 435 - third day first test

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:08:15 +0530

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Australia resumed their first innings on 249 for one in reply to England's 435 on the third day of the first Ashes test on Friday.

Katich century fuelled by memories of 2005

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:46:59 +0530

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Australia opener Simon Katich battled to his first century in seven tests against England on Thursday with a steely resolve fuelled by the bitter disappointment of losing the Ashes four years ago.

Ponting and Katich defy England bowlers

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:23:03 +0530

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting and opener Simon Katich scored unbeaten centuries during a second wicket partnership of 189 on the second day of the first Ashes test against England on Thursday.

England v Australia - first Ashes test scoreboard

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:23:54 +0530

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STATBOX - List of players to score 11,000 test runs

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:26:51 +0530

(Reuters) - List of players who have scored 11,000 test runs after Australia's Ricky Ponting became the fourth

Talks over West Indies players' strike fail

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:43:40 +0530

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - Talks between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the players' union ended after just 23 minutes on Thursday when the board refused to negotiate while the players remained on strike.

Rain wrecks first day of test for makeshift West Indies

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:54:47 +0530

KINGSTOWN (Reuters) - Rain restricted play between West Indies and Bangladesh to just 18.5 overs on the first day of the first test on Thursday after the tourists won the toss and chose to bat making 42 without loss.

Australia consolidate after Hughes dismissal

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:41:36 +0530

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Australia battled hard against some accurate England bowling on Thursday to reach 142 for one at tea in their first innings on the second day of the first Ashes test.

Ex-India skipper Ganguly eyes innings as administrator

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:14:13 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Former India captain Saurav Ganguly, who retired last year, wants to use his experience to make a difference in an administrative role, domestic media reported on Wednesday.