Collins's bitter-sweet joy at replacing his brother
Pedro's back. But only because his brother is unfit. © AFP What do you do when your premier fast bowler is rendered unfit? Replace him with his brother. It must feel strange to be Pedro…
War in Middle East hinders Sabina renovation
Cross-currents: Now, a distant war is delaying renovation work at Sabina Park, which will look like this on completion © Getty Images The conflict in Lebanon between Israel and the Hezbollah militants has impeded the…
A brief history of the County Championship
List of winners | Competition sponsors | Wooden spoonAt least four possible dates have been given for the start of county cricket in England. The first, patchy, references began in 1825. The earliest mention in…
Windies annihilate Zimbabwe
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Timber: Chamu Chibhabha was cleaned up by Ian Bradshaw, an indication of what was to follow © Getty Images Having beaten an erratic Bangladesh side on home soil…
Giles picked for Ashes tour opener
Giles will be hoping to be in the wickets as he battles it out for Ashes selection with Monty Panesar © Getty Images Ashley Giles will play for England for the first time since November…
Quick singles: 10,000 Brits flock to Brisbane
Andrew Flintoff is feeling at home in Brisbane ... apart from the weather © Getty Images Brisbane becomes Little BritainThere are so many England supporters in Queensland that Andrew Flintoff feels like he's back in…
Shabbir eager to iron out the kinks
Shabbir Ahmed: 'It has been a really difficult year' © AFP If all goes well over the next few weeks - and admittedly, it is a super-sized 'if' - Pakistan might be making the trip…
New Zealand cruise to easy win
Scorecard Ed Joyce's maiden first-class half-century gave England hope © Getty Images England have been looking for positives despite winning only one game on their three-month tour of Australia. Their latest loss provided one clear…
Pepsi gains sponsorship for India's home one-dayers
Despite India's recent 4-0 one-day loss to South Africa, sponsors are ready to shell out big money for the home series against West Indies and Sri Lanka © AFP Despite recent failures of the Indian…
BCCI settles monetary debt with Bengal board
Prasun Mukherjee accepted a whopping cheque from Sharad Pawar © Getty Images Amid the gloom of the abandoned first one-day international between India and Sri Lanka and the disappointment of almost 90,000 fans, there was…