Australia and England will lock horns in the second test match of the 2009 edition of the Ashes series on Thursday, when they meet at Lord's. And with the score-line reading 0-0 after the first test match at Cardiff was drawn, it will be interesting to see which team draws first blood in the g

Players who were associated with the unsanctioned ICL and wanted a release from their contracts were in for a major relief. The league in a statement made said that it had decided to release 50 such cricketers who can then be eligible for selection for their respective countries. Amongst tho

Glenn McGrath, who retired from international cricket after Australia's cricket World Cup win against Sri Lanka on Saturday, finished his career in fifth place in the all-time LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers. McGrath, who was named as Player of the Tournament after taking 26 wickets, is

Classical Australian middle order batsman Damien Martyn has today announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket. Martyn said that he wanted to preserve his self-respect and pave way for more committed players. The West Australian batsman, who has not been among the runs

Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series on Tuesday. Australia needed a victory target of 168 off 36 overs after England's batting inexplicably crumbled, the touring side losi