The hot, humid weather could play a role in the first Test but India also need to fix their opening and bowling combinationsSidharth Monga in Chittago
Plunkett hoping for iPod edge
Liam Plunkett, the England fast bowler, hopes the use of modern technology can help his team-mates prepare for their World Cup opener against New Zeal
Shabbir Ahmed called up
Shabbir Ahmed, the Pakistan fast bowler who served a 12-month ban for an illegal action, has been called up as a reinforcement following injuries to S
Botha's action passed by the ICC
The ICC has informed the South African board that Johan Botha can resume bowling at the international levelCricinfo staff21-Nov-2006 J
Umpires disagreed over timing of ball change
Cricinfo has learnt that there was an initial disagreement between Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove about the timing of the ball change during the Oval
Gayle's St Kitts special
Gayle's 83 definitely made the first day of Test cricket at Warner Park in St Kitts a memorable affair for the localsSiddhartha Vaidyanathan in St Kit
West Indies cracks down on alcohol access
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has prohibited alcohol from being brought to international matches, as it seeks to comply with the ICC's Safety a
Fazl-e-Akbar shuts out Customs
A summary of the latest action in the fourth round of the Patrons Cup One Day Tournament12-Feb-2006Thanks to a career-best bowling achievement from Fa
The boys are up for a challenge – Moody
Tom Moody and Marvan Atapattu are confident of building on the encouraging showing at ChennaiDileep Premachandran in Delhi09-Dec-2005
Katich comfortable with opening
Australia's Ashes wounds are still deep but after the initial Super Series outing ended in a runaway success the team message was "we're back"Peter En