Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali rates the West Indies captain above Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.
England lost three quick wickets in the last hour to slump to 53 for three in reply to Australia's 602-9 declared on the second day of the first Ashes Test on Friday.
Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs in their Indian Premier League match against Deccan Chargers at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Thursday.
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is being considered for the test side in the Ashes series against England starting in November, selector Allan Border said on Thursday.
Television replays showed the ball deflected off the batsman's shoulder, and the bat or gloves were nowhere near it.
A row between cable operators and Zee Sports channel could deny viewers live images of the tri-series in Malaysia.
Matthew Hayden thinks Muralitharan accusing the Australian pace trio of chucking will not get him any favours in world cricket.
The Aussie paceman identified Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss as his two 'bunnies'.
India's chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar came down hard on ICC match referee Mike Procter, saying he needs to be punished for his role in the Harbhajan Singh racial abuse episode.
Skipper Jhulan Goswami says if India had beaten New Zealand in the Super Six stage, the women's World Cup would have been within the team's reach. India finished third in the just-concluded tournament, which was won by England.
The ace Indian leg spinner is only the fifth bowler to reach the milestone.
The Australian team is looking to add the Twenty-20 World Cup to their bulging trophy cabinet.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting and leg-spinner Shane Warne took top honours in the latest ICC Test batting and bowling rankings.
Both sides made one change from Wednesday's first match, won convincingly by Australia by 93 runs.
Warner set new standards for explosive openers in his early years in the Test game
Australia have delayed naming their side for the match at Lord's until just before play begins.
Overburdened he might be, but Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee says he does not want to sit out of even one international match for his country as he continues to be haunted by the memories of being reduced to a 12th man before the 2005 Ashes series. Even as skipper Ricky Ponting expressed concerns about the increasing workload on Lee, the fast bowler said he is more than willing to take the extra burden as it is better than sitting out.
The Australian opener will join Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath in making his final Test appearance this week.
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.
Delhi Daredevils score a 10-run win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Wednesday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has demanded a review of security arrangements for the tour of New Zealand after his players were pelted with missiles.
Australian fast bowling great Dennis Lillee on Wednesday joined Delhi Daredevils, the Delhi Indian Premier League team owned by GMR Sports. "It feels great to be a part of GMR Sports and Delhi Daredevils. I've known many of the young players in the Delhi Daredevils squad and am naturally delighted to be part of this team," he said.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the fourth ODI of the DLF Cup tri-series.
Former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid on his life outside the game.
Australia's senior cricketers are playing down suggestions they might retire en masse if they win back the Ashes.
The BCCSL has demanded an explanation from the off-spinner for accusing Australian pace bowlers of chucking in a radio interview.
The former India captain believes Australia are not the same force since bowling greats Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne retired.
The master spinner took his total to 533 as he moved ahead of Walsh's 519 wickets.
As he gears up to surpass legendary Dennis Lillee in the tally of Test wicket-takers for Australia, pacer Mitchell Starc opened up on strong words from his former head coach Tim Nielsen that paved way for his durability and said that it would be humbling to surpass the Aussie icon in wicket-taking charts.
Australia seamer Stuart Clark said Australia would win all the six home Tests to be played this summer, including the two against Sri Lanka.
His six-wicket haul in the second innings of the Durban Test has lifted him one notch in the Test rankings.
England will require more heroics from Ben Stokes if they are to pull off an unlikely victory
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