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Edgbaston Test stirs 2005 Ashes memories 29 Jul 2015 - 12:41 am

England’s captain Alastair Cook (left) and Ian Bell take a break during a training session at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Monday. Birmingham, UK:...

Great South African all-rounder Rice dies 28 Jul 2015 - 04:50 pm

Johannesburg: Clive Rice, the first post-apartheid captain of South Africa and a famed all-rounder, finally succumbed to an opponent he could not beat...

Special Edgbaston crowd can be our 12th man, says Cook 28 Jul 2015 - 04:41 pm

England's captain Alastair Cook speaks at a press conference at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England, on July 28, 2015, ahead of the start...

Australia ready for any track, says pacer Starc 28 Jul 2015 - 10:42 am

FROM LEFT: Groundsman Gary Barwell, England coach Trevor Bayliss, England captain Alastair Cook and Paul Farbrace during a training session in Edgbaston, yesterday. ...

Aussies win Women’s Ashes Series 2015 28 Jul 2015 - 10:41 am

Meg Lanning of Australia (left) receives the Royal London One Day International Trophy from Merial Harris Worcestershire County Cricket Club Board Member after...

SA set for marathon tour of India 28 Jul 2015 - 10:36 am

New Delhi: South Africa will undertake their longest cricket tour of India later this year to contest all three formats over a nine-week...

India court clears bowler Sreesanth, others over IPL fixing 25 Jul 2015 - 04:33 pm

NEW DELHI: A New Delhi court on Saturday cleared Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other players of spot-fixing during the Indian...

Heavy rain washes out 4th day’s play in Chittagong 25 Jul 2015 - 12:48 am

A general view shows covers on the playing surface of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday, as rain stops play during...

Oman qualify for World Twenty20 for first time 25 Jul 2015 - 12:11 am

Dublin: Oman’s fairytale rise as a cricket nation continued on Thursday when they qualified for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup in India. A...

Maiden fifty from Das gives Bangladesh lead 23 Jul 2015 - 12:54 pm

Bangladesh cricketer Litton Das reacts after scoring a half century during the third day of the first cricket Test match between Bangladesh and...

Shakib, Das give Bangladesh lead over Proteas 23 Jul 2015 - 09:55 am

South Africa cricketer Vernon Philander appeals successfully for leg before wicket decision against Bangladesh cricketer Mohammad Mahmudullah during the second day of the...

Shehzad leads Pakistan to series win over Sri Lanka 22 Jul 2015 - 08:42 pm

Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad plays a shot during the fourth One Day International match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R Premadasa...

Bangladesh steady after 50s by Tamim, Mahmudullah 22 Jul 2015 - 04:40 pm

Bangladesh cricketers Mohammad Mahmudullah (right) and Tamim Iqbal run between the wickets during the second day of the first cricket Test match between...

England bring in Bairstow for Ballance 22 Jul 2015 - 10:24 am

In this file picture taken on January 4, 2014, England’s batsman Jonny Bairstow (right) plays a shot as George Bailey of Australia tries...

Bangladesh lose two quick wickets to reach 80-2 at lunch 22 Jul 2015 - 10:22 am

BANGLADESH: Bangladesh lost two wickets in quick succession to reach 80 for two in their first innings early on the second day of...

Mustafizur strikes for Bangladesh in S.Africa Test 21 Jul 2015 - 05:11 pm

Bangladesh cricketer Mustafizur Rahman (third left) celebrates with teammates the dismissal of South Africa cricketer Quinton de Kock during the first day of...

Lord’s Test was a nightmare for England: Pietersen 21 Jul 2015 - 09:14 am

LONDON: The Lord’s Ashes Test was a nightmare for England but they should resist pressure to make wholesale changes, former batsman Kevin Pietersen...

Australia’s Smith back at number one 21 Jul 2015 - 09:13 am

London: Australia’s Steven Smith has regained top spot in the International Cricket Council’s Test batting rankings following a man-of-the-match display in his side’s...