The following is the scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day of the third cricket Test between India and South Africa at the Newlands Stadium here Wednesday. South Africa first innings: 362 India first innings: 364 South Africa second innings: (Overnight 52/2) Graeme Smith lbw b Harbhajan Singh 29 Alviro Petersen lbw b Harbhajan Singh [...] Continue reading Lunch scoreboard: India vs South Africa, Third Test, Day four
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Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting has been ruled out of the fifth and last Test of the Ashes series in Sydney due to a broken finger and Michael Clarke is expected to take over the reins. The selectors are expected to pick Clarke to lead but a formal announcement will be made only after directors [...] Continue reading Injured Ponting to miss Sydney Test, Clarke may take over
An unbeaten century by Jonathan Trott Monday put England a commanding 346 runs ahead of Australia on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The tourists recovered from a shaky start to post 5 for 444 at stumps and put a miracle recovery by the home team further [...] Continue reading England coasting to victory in Melbourne Test
Michael Clarke is likely to debut as Australian Test captain in the Boxing Day Test, if incumbent skipper Ricky Ponting’s fractured finger doesn’t mend in time. Australia has named an unchanged 12-man Ashes squad for the Boxing Day clash that could attract a world-record 100,000 spectators on the opening day. Ponting is confident of being [...] Continue reading Ponting’s injury may allow Clarke to debut as Oz Test captain
Australian selector Greg Chappell has said that leg-spin legend Shane Warne was never considered for third Ashes Test against England, starting in Perth on Thursday. Speculation that Australia’s all-time leading wicket taker could return to Test cricket had intensified after England won the Adelaide Test by an innings-and-71-runs to go 1-0 up in the five-match [...] Continue reading Warne was never considered for Perth Ashes Test: Chappell