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Suddenly Graham Ford is the hot favourite to be the next coach of England. Some bookmakers put him at odds-on last night, others placed him at the head of a field in which Ashley …

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West Indies all set for crucial ODI
Wed, 7/01/09 – 9:00 |

WELLINGTON — West Indies captain Chris Gayle has indicated that Wednesday’s encounter against New Zealand will be a crucial part in the five-match One-Day Series. Speaking ahead of the match at Westpac Stadium, Wellington Gayle …

Westfield extends Essex contract
Wed, 7/01/09 – 1:00 |

Promising young pace bowler Mervyn Westfield signs a two-year contract extension with Essex.
Westfield extends Essex contract

West Indies bank on batting and pace
Wed, 7/01/09 – 0:28 |

West Indies’ thrilling five-wicket win in a truncated match in Christchurch gives them an edge going into the third ODI in Wellington, for they have had the honour of securing the first outright result in …

Emergency meeting undermines Pietersen
Wed, 7/01/09 – 0:03 |

In a surprise development, the ECB have called an emergency board meeting to discuss the rift between Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores
Emergency meeting undermines Pietersen

Leeds Met sign up to Pro ARCH
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Leeds Metropolitan University will continue their educational partnership with the Pro ARCH Trophy in 2009. Yorkshire Carnegie won the inaugural tournament last year.
Leeds Met sign up to Pro ARCH

David Sales gets Injury Boost
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Big hitting batsman David Sales has received some good news concerning his injury.
David Sales gets Injury Boost

Academy tour to Abu Dhabi - final report
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Here’s the final report on the tour by the Glamorgan and Wales Academy to Abu Dhabi from Academy Director, Richard Almond
Academy tour to Abu Dhabi - final report

Ramdin: “we will take positives into third match”
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

WELLINGTON — West Indies vice captain Denesh Ramdin and his team-mates are in an upbeat mood looking ahead to the third One-Day International against New Zealand on Wednesday afternoon.
Ramdin: “we will take positives into third …

Dilshan shines as Sri Lanka win
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Tillakaratne Dilshan scores his second century of the game and takes 4-10 as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 456 runs to win the second Test in four days.
Dilshan shines as Sri Lanka win

Kotak’s fall dents Saurashtra’s hopes
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Saurashtra’s third attempt at making it to the Ranji final is likely to end in disappointment despite a valiant effort from Shitanshu Kotak, who fell in the penultimate over of the day to hand Mumbai …

Bangladesh fall to classy Dilshan
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Tillakaratne Dilshan scores his second century of the game and takes 4-10 as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 456 runs to win the second Test in four days.
Bangladesh fall to classy Dilshan

South Africa face tough final day
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

South Africa reach the close of day four on 62-1 - needing a further 314 runs to complete a clean sweep of the series.
South Africa face tough final day

‘No signs of Hayden retiring’
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Michael Hussey has seen no signs from Matthew Hayden that he is about to retire and would be stunned if the opener was not part of next month’s tour to South Africa. Hayden scored 39 …

‘Momentum the key’ - Hussey
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Australia will try to finish off their New Year plan to grab back some momentum from South Africa by ending a disappointing series with a victory ahead of the return series in February. The hosts …

Sussex turn to Mushtaq
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Former Sussex leg-spinner and current ECB spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed will return to Hove this season on a short-term coaching basis.
Sussex turn to Mushtaq

Harmison urges row to be settled
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Steve Harmison has become the first England squad player to speak out on the rift between Peter Moores and Kevin Pietersen, urging the pair to sort out their differences for the good of the England …

Mushtaq named as Sussex coach
Tue, 6/01/09 – 17:00 |

Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan legspinner, will return to Hove as Sussex’s coach for three months this year
Mushtaq named as Sussex coach

Siddons bemoans overawed batsmen
Tue, 6/01/09 – 16:53 |

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, said his batsmen were a bit overawed by the prospect of facing Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis in tandem
Siddons bemoans overawed batsmen

Zimbabweans in control as bowlers dominate
Tue, 6/01/09 – 16:17 |

Twenty two wickets fell on an action-packed opening day to the Zimbabwean’s tour match against a Bangladesh Academy side at Bogra
Zimbabweans in control as bowlers dominate

New Essex deal for Westfield
Tue, 6/01/09 – 16:15 |

Essex and former England Under-19 seamer Mervyn Westfield has signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at Chelmsford until 2010.
New Essex deal for Westfield

Multan beat Quetta by eight wickets
Tue, 6/01/09 – 16:14 |

A round-up of the remaining Group B matches in the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Multan beat Quetta by eight wickets

Westfield commits to Essex
Tue, 6/01/09 – 16:12 |

Mervyn Westfield, the 20-year-old fast bowler, has extended his contract with Essex until 2010
Westfield commits to Essex

Malik remains captain for indefinite period
Tue, 6/01/09 – 16:01 |

Shoaib Malik has been retained as Pakistan’s captain for an indefinite period. The decision was made by PCB chairman Ijaz Butt
Malik remains captain for indefinite period

Shoaib and Kaneria earn top contracts
Tue, 6/01/09 – 15:14 |

Shoaib Akhtar is the main beneficiary after the PCB announced their latest central contracts, while Mohammad Asif has been dumped altogether
Shoaib and Kaneria earn top contracts

Gritty stand gives Uttar Pradesh the edge
Tue, 6/01/09 – 15:08 |

Shivakant Shukla and Parvinder Singh came up with the best performances of their careers to keep Uttar Pradesh in the advantage in their semi-final against Tamil Nadu
Gritty stand gives Uttar Pradesh the edge