I'll officiate again, if asked: Denness
The beleaguered ICC match referee said he would officiate between South Africa and India again if asked, and if approved.

Nothing official about it
Prem Panicker feels the ICC has just made a laughing stock of itself.

Mumbai take first innings lead
Iqbal Siddique's 5 for 88 runs was not enough to prevent the former champions from taking the lead over Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy.

Sriram slams century as England toil
The opener was unbeaten on 120 along with Jacob Martin (83 not out) at close of day 2 in the Board President's XI - England match.

Wishart steers Zimbabwe to victory
Wishart put on 105 for the fourth wicket with skipper Stuart Carlisle in a five-wicket win over Bangladesh.

Ponting puts Aussies on top
But rain came in the way of their charge as only 34 overs were possible on day 2 of the second Test against New Zealand.

Sachin will never cheat, says his mother
'When he calls me I will advise him to get on with the game and enjoy it,' she added.

British papers blame India-SA tie-up for cricket "anarchy"
The English media cited rules to support the decision of the ICC to declare the third Test unofficial.

BCCI to challenge ICC decision
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said since Virendra Sehwag has been stood down, the third Test cannot be called unofficial.

Bacher denies threat to 2003 World Cup
He said he was misquoted about the implications of the UCBSA decision to defy the ICC on the Denness issue.

Dropping Denness is 'pragmatic'
'This in no way should be viewed as an attempt to discredit the integrity of Mr Denness,' SA's Minister of Sport Ngconde Balfour said.

Indians to regard match as Test
'It should still be considered a Test match and this dispute will go on,' said Indian team manager M K Bhargava.

Rain washes out morning session in Kandy
Overnight rain prevented play before lunch on the 3rd day of the second SL - WI Test.

Aussie PM backs ICC to downgrade Test
John Howard criticised the Indian and SA boards for sacking an independent match official.

Ganguly surprised by UCB decision
The Indian captain was taken aback to hear that the UCB had banned ICC-appointed match referee Mike Denness.

Row unlikely to affect English tour: Speed
Sacking of match referee Mike Denness for the third Test is unlikely to affect England's current tour of India, the ICC said.

Dare to wear black!
Prem Panicker on why it is time to stop protesting -- and how to start doing something about injustice.

The day I made it!
Jonathan Dyson's India tour diary.

Over to you!
Do you think racism exists in international cricket? Here's a chance to speak your mind.

England Test squad profiles
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