Out of form batsman Sachin Tendulkar is poised for a big score in the Boxing Day Test against Australia according to India coach John Wright.
After winning the toss and racing to 52 without loss in the 11th over, England's batting collapsed with all 10 wickets tumbling for 103 runs as the innings came to abrupt end in the 42nd over.
Australia won the first Test by an innings and 40 runs after Brett Lee took three of the five wickets on the fifth day.
"I always used to say the toughest people are Manhattan real estate guys and blah, blah. Now I say they're babies," the former New York-based real estate baron said, adding that the toughest are the political people.
Australia stormed to an innings and 99 runs victory, wrapping up a fourth straight win in the series with more than two days remaining.
Around a dozen people sitting on Sachin's table will have the pleasure of mingling with him for half an hour over cocktails and drinks, the organiser said adding that it would be only for a dozen people and has been priced for 3000 Australian Dollars.
After a disastrous last season, in which he scored just 173 runs in seven matches, what will be the aim of Muzumdar in the new season?
The fast bowler captured six wickets in his first Test for almost 11 months as England collapsed to 157 all out on the third day of the first Ashes Test.
Australia named an unchanged squad on Monday for the second and final Test against New Zealand in Adelaide which starts on Friday.
Australia named five fast bowlers in a 13-man squad for next week's first Ashes Test against England.
Enthused over relaxed FDI norms in construction, global real estate services major CB Richard Ellis on Friday said it was planning to expand its operations in the country.
Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has dismissed any possibility Australia would suffer a hangover from their extraordinary one-day series loss to South Africa when the first Test starts on Thursday.
Chilling at home after coming back from a coronavirus-forced "hotel arrest" in Pakistan, South African pacer Dale Steyn believes it's a pity that sporting events are being cancelled en masse due to the crisis. Steyn, who returned from Pakistan due to the virus outbreak, said it's indescribable how the situation changed in a matter of hours.
The Australian fast bowler is looking forward to teaming up again with fellow fast bowler Glenn McGrath.
Tiger Woods surged to the top of the Buick Open leaderboard and was joined by Brett Quigley just before bad light halted second-round play on Friday.
Australia have delayed naming their side for the match at Lord's until just before play begins.
Australia outplayed Sri Lanka to record a 116-run victory in the opening match of their triangular ODI series
The Australian paceman is pleased with the progress on his ankle injury which forced him out of the World Cup.
The Australian captain said he felt the key to the result had been an intense training session on Saturday.\n
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag also feature in list of ten most destructive ODI batsmen.
Muralitharan stirred up controversy when he said the bowling actions of McGrath, Gillespie and Lee could be deemed as illegal.
Australia began their tour of England with an eight-wicket victory over the PCA Masters in a Twenty20 match.
Matthew Hayden thinks Muralitharan accusing the Australian pace trio of chucking will not get him any favours in world cricket.
Glenn McGrath captured four wickets and Brett Lee and Stuart MacGill grabbed three each as Australia took early command of the second Test.
Australia beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first ODI
The Australians are looking for some subcontinental help in their bid to win back the Ashes.
Sachin Tendulkar sent out a warning to the teams participating in next year's cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, saying they need to watch out for defending champions India.
...it won't be a cakewalk Former England opener Mark Butcher says a series win in Australia will seal India's greatness
Damien Martyn top scored with 101 as Australia, needing 292 to win, scored 294-8 on the fifth morning of the final Test to complete a first series sweep in South Africa.
Cricket diplomacy was in abundance at a rare reception given to Narendra Modi at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground with the prime minister saying a "new journey" in India-Australia relationship has begun.
Australia, 1-0 up in the series, have named an unchanged team for the third and final Test against New Zealand in Auckland starting on Saturday.
Stuart Clark took five wickets for 55 on his debut to snatch the advantage for Australia on the first day of the first Test against South Africa.
South Africa lead the five-match series 2-1. The next game is on Friday in Durban.
Pink-coloured cricket balls are ready to be used if the inaugural day-night Test match goes ahead in Australia in November, manufacturer Kookaburra said on Tuesday.
List of players who have claimed hat-tricks in the Cricket World Cup.
