Even as the Indians looks forward to record its first series win in England in 16-years, they will have to deal with a bouncy pitch at the Oval, the venue of the third and final Test starting Thursday. India are sitting pretty on a 1-0 lead, following their victory in the second Test at T

Seeking to bury the jelly-bean incident as a thing of past, England spinner Monty Panesar said cricket should be played in the right spirit. Panesar said the jellygate in the second Test at Trent Bridge was "unintentional" and should not affect the game's spirit in future. "

All-rounder Andrew Flintoff today returned to the England squad for the first four one-dayers of the seven-match cricket series against India starting August 21. However, his return to action would be subject to regaining full fitness from the right ankle surgery, which forced him ou

Having matured as a batsman in the last few years, opener Wasim Jaffer said he was working on being consistent to contribute more substantially to the Indian cricket team. "I need to convert starts into a big one. We all know how important The Oval Test is and we're in the right fra

The BCCI today added a new twist to the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test between India and England by claiming that the International Cricket Council had set up a committee to look into the issue. The BCCI President Sharad Pawar told reporters here that the ICC had formed a

Murali Kartik was denied a 10-wicket match haul after he returned three for 52 to help Middlesex claim an innings and 71-run win against Glamorgan in their Division Two County Championship cricket match at Lord's. The Indian left-arm spinner, who had picked a superb six for 21 in Glamorgan's

Having taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match cricket Test series against England, India will rest some of their key players when they take on Sri Lanka 'A' in a three-day practice match here tomorrow. The Indians are likely to go into the match without big guns like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav

England cricketers have drawn sharp criticism for their jelly bean prank in the second Test against India with former players describing the incident as "juvenile rubbish" and calling for stern action against such gamesmanship. The players deplored the England team for behaving in s

Taking a tough stand on the poor on-field behaviour of players during the second cricket Test between India and England, ICC Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will have a word with captains of both the sides before the third and final Test at Oval next week. Players from both the teams indulg

England skipper Michael Vaughan has apologised to Team India pacer Zaheer Khan for the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test here but insisted that the incident had been blown out of proportion. "I guess one of the guys might have left them as a prank for the new batsmen. If

India beat England by seven wickets in the second cricket Test to take 1-0 lead in three-match series here today. Brief Scores: England: 198 and 355. India: 481 and 73 for 3 in 24.1 overs (D Kaarthick 22, W Jaffer 22, R Dravid 11 not out, S Ganguly 2 not out).

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly batted resolutely to help India stretch their first innings lead and take control of the second cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge here today. At lunch on the third day, India were 338 for three in reply to England's 198, with Tendulkar batting

India were 338 for 3 at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge here today. India have a first innings lead of 140 runs. Brief score: England, 1st innings: 198 all out India, 1st innings: 338 for 3 in 107 overs (D Kaarthick 77, W Jaffer 62, S Tend

Showering praise on Sachin Tendulkar, former South African pacer and England bowling coach Allan Donald said the Mumbaikar is the best batsman of present era and deserves to become the highest run-getter in Test cricket. Donald said the veteran Indian willower, who became the third player to

Harbhajan Singh produced a potentially match-winning spell to put Surrey in box seat against Worcestershire in a County Championship Division One cricket match at Guildford on Friday. The Punjab off-spinner claimed four for 64 to skittle out Worcestershire for 217 and force them to f

Zaheer Khan's two-wicket burst helped India make early inroads into the England batting and reduce the hosts to 94 for three at tea after overnight rain forced a four-hour delay on day one of the second cricket Test here today. At the break, opener Alastair Cook on 35 (112m,70b,5x4) and Paul

The start of the second cricket Test match between India and England has been delayed due to a wet outfield caused by overnight rain here. The two umpires, Simon Taufel and Ian Howell, will inspect the ground at 1130 hrs local time (1600 hrs IST) before taking a decision on start of play.

The Indian squads for the seven-match ODI series against England and for the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa will be chosen here on August 7, the Cricket Board announced today. The selectors also have to name the captain for the inaugural Twenty-20 championships as Rahul Dravid, alongwi

Sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports today said it has acquired telecast rights of one-day internationals to be played between India and Scotland in August. ESPN Star Sports will broadcast the matches from August 16, which will be played during India's tour of England, Ireland and Scotland, t

Indian cricket team has complained to its manager that it considers the lodging arrangement in this venue for the second Test as completely rotten. The squad is livid that ahead of the critical second Test with the series evenly poised at nil-all, their accommodation in this city of mythical

The Indian cricket team was hit by an injury scare ahead of the second Test against England with Sourav Ganguly missing the practice session because of a stiff back. The elegant left-hander, who was seen clutching his back while batting even during the first Test at the Lord's, did not tak

Shane Warne is ready to join the Indian Cricket League (ICL) provided his conditions are met while his former team mate Glenn McGrath is likely to follow suit, according to managers of the star Australian cricketers. With former England captain Tony Greig acting as conduit, both the retire

Jumping to the defence of captain Michael Vaughan, England coach Peter Moores has rejected claims that slow over rate cost England a win in the first cricket Test against India at the Lord's. The home side was just a wicket away from victory when bad light and rain played spoilsport

India had one eye on the weather as they were struggling to save defeat in the first cricket Test against England, reaching 207 for 5 at lunch on the final day in their pursuit of 380 for an unlikely victory. VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept England bowlers at bay after the early d

Rudra Pratap Singh made his Lord's debut memorable by claiming his career-first five-wicket haul but Kevin Pietersen's timely century helped England set India a daunting target of 380 in the first cricket Test here today. Pietersen hit an attacking 134, his first hundred against India, an

England's star all rounder Andrew Flintoff, recuperating fast after ankle surgery, has been cleared by the England and Wales Cricket Board to make his comeback for Lancashire on Tuesday. Flintoff will play as a specialist batsman for the club's second XI against Derbyshire at Blackpool but

If Indian pacers cut a sorry figure on day one of the first cricket Test against England, it was due to butterflies in their stomach, according to team's Cricket Manager Chandu Borde. "The boys over-pitched a bit and also erred in length and direction," said Borde. "But it

Direct to Home (DTH) service provider Tata Sky today said it would relay live the ongoing cricket matches between India and England being played in England. "We have been a forerunner in providing customers with cutting edge technology and on-demand services. Actve Sports has establis

It was fast turning out to be a long day in office for the Indians as Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughann milked their listless bowling to help England reach a strong 197 for 1 at tea on the first day of the first cricket Test at Lord's here today. At the break, Strauss was batting on 84 wh

England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to field against India in the first cricket Test beginning at Lord's here today. India left out Yuvraj Singh in the playing XI, which comprises a three-pronged pace attack with Zaheer Khan, RP Singh and S Sreesanth. For England, Stua