Hookes puts his foot in it … again
David Hookes, the Victorian coach, has been at it again. In an attempt to defendShane Warne, Hookes shot his mouth off, saying that Warne was being persecuted by a "dopey hairy-backed sheila". In true Hookes…
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Still has gas in his tank
Do you remember Gregory Gaskin?He is the former Maple Division I batsman who used to scoreheavily in the Barbados Cricket Association's (BCA) leadingclub competition about a decade ago.He even once scored a century at national…
Mendis, Vandersay, Jayasuriya picked for WI ODIs
Sri Lanka have returned Ajantha Mendis and Nuwan Kulasekara to the ODI squad, and named three uncapped players - Shehan Jayasuriya, Jeffrey Vandersay and Danushka Gunathilaka - to play against West Indies. Also in the…
Harmison heads to Sri Lanka to join tour
Steve Harmison in action in South Africa: 'If I'm supposed to be in the side for line-and-length consistency I shouldn't be' © Getty Images Steve Harmison will fly to Sri Lanka on Tuesday to join…
Smith promises aggression
Graeme Smith: "Aggression is part of our attackand it's certainly going to be there tomorrow" © AFP South Africa's one-day series win over Australia last March reaffirmedtheir strength on home soil, but Graeme Smith insisted…
Khaled Mahmud retires from international cricket
Khaled Mahmud has decided to call it a day © Getty Images Khaled Mahmud, the former Bangladesh captain, has decided to retire from international cricket."I think it's the perfect time to quit as I don't…
Champions Surrey are relegated
Alex Wharf took six wickets for five runs - and still lost© Getty ImagesOn another day of rain interruptions and run-rate calculations, Surrey - the defending National League champions - lost out to Northants, a…
Lillee: 'Game degenerating into money-driven event'
Dennis Lillee has accused the International Cricket Council (ICC) of placingtelevision-generated revenue ahead of the interests of the game. Writing anewspaper column in The Australian, Lillee pointed out the futilityof having Bangladesh play Tests and…
Burge leaves indelible legacy
To younger members of the world's cricketing community, the late Peter Burge will be best remembered as the tough but fair match referee who has presided over international fixtures for the last nine years.Those slightly…
Fell and Kohler-Cadmore ease the pain of Worcestershire's fall
ScorecardTom Fell passed 1,000 runs for the season in the course of his unbeaten 167•Getty ImagesRarely has relegation tasted so sweet. Worcestershire may be heading back to Division Two, but they do so in the…