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England win toss, bat against Pakistan
Sep 23rd
SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the deciding fifth and final one-day international at the Rose Bowl here on Wednesday.
Strauss''s move meant Pakistan, who had reverse-swing ex…
N.Zealand confirm Pakistan tour
Sep 22nd
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket on Wednesday confirmed Pakistan would tour later this year but admitted concerns at how the public would react to the visitors following their scandal-tainted trip to England.
Strauss says England ”disturbed” by Butt claims
Sep 22nd
LONDON: England captain Andrew Strauss insisted his side were still seething at Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt''s claims they''d deliberately lost last week''s third ODI after the tourists levelled the series at 2-2 with a con…
Strauss says England ”disturbed” by Butt claims
Sep 21st
LONDON: England captain Andrew Strauss insisted his side were still seething at Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt”s claims they”d deliberately lost last week”s third ODI after the tourists levelled the series at 2-2 with a convincing 38-run success at Lord”s here on Monday. And he was adamant the statement released by England shortly before the toss at Lord”s in which they said they were contemplating legal action against Butt was no ideal threat. The fraught atmosphere surrounding this series was heightened yet further by a pre-match confrontation in the Lord”s nets between England”s Jonathan Trott and Pakistan”s Wahab Riaz, although both sides played it down.
Yawar Saeed denies reports of resignation
Sep 21st
Pakistan cricket team manager, Yawar Saeed resigns from his post as manager on Tuesday.
Pakistan square series against England by 2-2
Sep 21st
LONDON: Pakistan beat England by 38 runs to level their one-day international series at 2-2 at Lord''s here on Monday.
Pakistan set England a competitive ask 266 runs, sending English batsmen home 38 runs short on 227 in their chase.
Fast bow…
Alternative venues sought after tiff
Sep 21st
Perturbed by the increasing differences with the ECB, Ijaz Butt confirms other venues are being sought for future.
Pakistan win toss and bat against England in 4th ODI
Sep 20th
LONDON: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat against England in the fourth one-day international at Lord''s here on Monday.
England made two changes from the side that lost the third one-dayer by 23 runs at The Ov…
In a fix
Sep 20th
The latest allegations concerning possible pre-determined patterns of scoring have left the PCB foaming at the mouth.
Everyone needs to shut up
Sep 20th
Sorry, Umar Gul. It seems you didn’t single-handedly win us the third ODI by producing a career best performance. Rather, “sinister” elements in England’s line-up handed you their wickets as part of a conspiracy to malign Pakistan cricket. At least that’s what Ijaz Butt would have everyone believe. In undermining the finest performance by our [...]
