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

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

Bad weather halted Englands march to victory as India, chasing a daunting target of 380, were teetering on the brink at 282 for nine at tea on the fifth and final day of the first cricket Test at Lord's here today. Rains have been forecast for the afternoon and India would certainly be ha

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

England were all out for 298 in their first innings on the second day of the first cricket Test against India at the Lord's here today. Brief scores: England first innings : 298 all out in 91.2 overs (A Strauss 96, M Vaughan 79, K Pietersen 37, S Sreesanth 3/67, Zaheer Khan 2/62, R P Singh 2

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

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

Aggression is something that comes naturally to Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and the bold Kerala pacer says that he considers the batsman facing him as an enemy to bring out his best. Sreesanth says he does not have anything against any batsman but when it comes to show passion and emotion on

Pakistan has expressed its inability to play a Twenty20 match against India to raise funds for their former coach Bob Woolmer's cricket academy in South Africa because of a packed international schedule. Widow of Bob Woolmer, Gill had written to the cricket Board's of Pakistan and Indian t

England fast bowler Stephen Harmison was today ruled out for the entire cricket Test series against India as his hernia injury requires immediate surgery which will keep him out of action for four to six weeks. Harmison, who was looking to postpone his surgery to play against the touring I

Desperate to stage a comeback into the team, Harbhajan Singh says his ouster from the national cricket team will help him improve and come back a stronger cricketer. The off-spinner said he chose to play county cricket in England so that he was fit enough to join the team at a short notice

After creating ripples at the junior level, gifted Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is banking on his experience in Australia's Centre of Excellence (CoE) to justify his selection among the Twenty20 World Cup probables. Pujara, billed as a future Team India stuff, has a mature head on

The trophies won by the Indian cricketers in the Future Cup one-day series against South Africa in Ireland have been recovered and would be delivered at the BCCI office in Mumbai today. Indian Cricket Board Secretary Niranjan Shah said the luggage containing the team's winners' trophy, Sac

Two Pakistani cricketers have reportedly been entrusted with the job of roping in players for the lucrative Indian Cricket League (ICL). The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), however, said it was not worried about any possible exodus of players signing up for the league which at present does n

Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev has rated Test cricket as the "ultimate" but said it was fine to play the shorter versions -- the one-dayers and the twenty20s -- to generate funds for keeping the five-day matches alive. "As long as Test cricket remains in the world, I think it

While frenzied fans back home make it impossible for him to venture out without being mobbed, Team India stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is enjoying his relative anonymity in England, which would make it easier for him to walk the streets. "I think it will be easier in England to go plac

Skipper Sachin Tendulkar was one short of a classy hundred as he pulled his team out of the woods with a fruitful and unbeaten fifth wicket stand with Yuvraj Singh on the second day of India's tour game against England Lions here today. Riding on the brilliance of Tendulkar, India went to

Forced out of the upcoming cricket Test series against India due to an ankle injury, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is desperate to be back in the team for the ODI series that will follow. "In terms of exact dates, it is hard to say. I hope to play a part against India, but the o

Former Pakistan offie Saqlain Mushtaq says India can make the English team bite dust in the upcoming Test series, if their bowlers back the glittering batting line up. "India has depth in its batting which just needs to be backed by the bowlers. It is very easy to lose control in the

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly return to bolster the batting as India look forward to a morale-boosting performance against England Lions in the three-day final warm up game starting here tomorrow. Both Ganguly and Tendulkar were rested from the tour opener against English County Cham

Sourav Ganguly feels England cricket team was vulnerable against India in the upcoming Test series in the absence of its star all rounder Andrew Flintoff, who makes a "huge difference" to the home side. "England are a good side. But we're lucky that Flintoff is not fit. I thin

If it was the Indian cricketers who were caught up in a traffic jam in UK the other day, their bags containing the trophies they won in Ireland have also had to suffer a similar fate. The team's winners' trophy, Sachin Tendulkar's man of the series, and Yuvraj Singh's and Gautam Gamb

Saqlain Mushtaq says he has got back his confidence and self-esteem after his performance against India for Sussex and is open to the idea of donning the England cap to satisfy his desire to return to top flight cricket. "The match made me realise that I am fit now and am getting better

The Future Cup win against South Africa in Ireland has pushed India to fifth spot and helped four of its players to jump into the top ten of the Maruti Suzuki ODI rankings. Team India, ranked as low as eighth in April, now has 69 points. World champions Australia continue their dominance i

India lost quick wickets in the face of some impressive bowling by the Sussex bowlers and were reduced to 116 for 6 in their second innings on the final day of their tour opener here today. At lunch, India had an overall lead of 204 runs with four wickets in hand. Skipper Rahul Dravid, who

Harbhajan Singh failed to recreate the magic of his off-spin bowling to return empty handed in Durham's second innings but spearhead Matthew Nicholson put Surrey on the victory track in their County Championship - Division one match at the Oval. Harbhajan returned 0-66 in 15 overs but Surr

It looked like a stroll in the park as England blanked the West Indies in the recent Test series but life would be difficult against India, host captain Michael Vaughan warned his teammates. Back in the side after a nagging knee injury that kept him out of action for a whole year, Vaughan

BCCI, the Indian Cricket Board, is planning to introduce a software in the system of video recording of domestic matches which will help them in assessing the performance of Indian umpires on a regular basis. The BCCI's umpires committee met here today and was given a demonstration by two