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.
Former coach John Buchanan does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game.
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.
To emulate the West Indies of 1975 and Australia of 2003 and 2007, India must channel the same indomitable spirit in the final.
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.
Australia have delayed naming their side for the match at Lord's until just before play begins.
The Australian opener will join Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath in making his final Test appearance this week.
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.
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.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has demanded a review of security arrangements for the tour of New Zealand after his players were pelted with missiles.
Delhi Daredevils score a 10-run win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Wednesday.
Cites 'being in rhythm' as factor for success
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 master spinner took his total to 533 as he moved ahead of Walsh's 519 wickets.
The former India captain believes Australia are not the same force since bowling greats Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne retired.
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.
Ricky Ponting will captain the side and fast bowler Brett Lee, who missed the World Cup through injury, returns in place of the retired Glenn McGrath.
Former Australia pacer Michael Kasprowicz criticised the pace bowlers, led by Mitchell Starc, for not bowling enough bouncers and toe-crushers.
Was the left-hander the right man for the job or simply in the right place at the right time?
Glenn McGrath captured four wickets and Brett Lee and Stuart MacGill grabbed three each as Australia took early command of the second Test.
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