Third umpire Suresh Shastri has defended the controversial decisions he made during the Kings XI Punjab’s thrilling one-run victory over the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Mumbai captain Sachin Tendulkar had to bite his tongue after the match but was clearly irked by a couple of Shastri’s rulings, most notably the decision […]
England are banking on playing at of their more successful grounds to spark a return to form for their mis-firing batsmen in the second Test against New Zealand.
Unbeaten at Old Trafford in five Tests since losing on the final day to Pakistan in 2001, England have every reason to relish a return to Manchester as […]
After the dramatic scenes in Moscow on Wednesday night there will be only one sporting occasion being talked about in the days to come, even on the cricket side of Old Trafford. Manchester United and Chelsea couldn’t be split until sudden-death penalties, but 500 yards down the road from where the Champions League trophy will […]
Kings XI Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh has criticised the Mumbai crowd for their lack of sportsmanship following their one-run victory over Mumbai Indians yesterday.
Needing to score 19 off the last over for victory, Sachin Tendulkar-led Indians came within a whisker of the target, much to the dislike of the noisy crowd.
The crowd earlier singled out […]
Bangalore skipper Rahul Dravid, who finally managed a win after a string of losses in the IPL, has credited Anil Kumble for bowling his side to victory.
Kumble, who picked up three wickets, was adjudged Man of the Match. Read more
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Batsman Mal Loye has underlined the importance of paceman James Anderson to England’s hopes of winning the Old Trafford Test against New Zealand.
His Lancashire and former England team-mate Loye told BBC Radio Manchester: “He’s only 25 but he is already an experienced international. Read more
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Ricky Ponting has won the toss and Australia will bat on a pitch with some grass at one end in the first Test at Sabina Park. As expected, Australia recalled Simon Katich and Brad Hodge after lengthy spells out of the Test team while West Indies included Amit Jaggernauth, the offspinner for his debut, and […]
A persistent drizzle delayed the start of the Delhi Daredevils’ home game against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Feroz Shah Kotla. A rained-out match will eliminate Kolkata from the semi-final race while Delhi will need to beat the Mumbai Indians on Saturday and hope Mumbai don’t win their other two matches to make it […]
Match facts
Friday May 23 to Tuesday May 27, 2008 Start time 11.00 (10.00GMT)
Big Picture
There is nothing to split these two teams after a truncated opening Test at Lord’s, but New Zealand will have travelled north to Old Trafford heartened by their performance. They batted when conditions were best for bowling and restricted England to 319 […]
Monty Panesar has insisted he is not attempting to push the boundaries of acceptable behaviour in cricket to the limit through his energetic style of appealing.
Northamptonshire’s left-arm spinner has been accused of putting extra pressure on officials with the demanding nature of appeals during tense moments for England. Read more
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Mumbai skipper Sachin Tendulkar has said his side lost their way at crunch moments in the match that resulted in their one-run loss to Mohali.
“We had the match in the bag, but somehow managed to lose our way. The turning point I think was my dismissal. The run out are something which we will have […]
Mohali skipper Yuvraj Singh, who led his team to a one-run win over Mumbai on Wednesday, said the dismissal of Sachin Tendulkar changed the momentum in their favour.
Yuvraj, however, expressed dissatisfaction with his bowling attack. He said the bowling was well below par, especially the last over when Mumbai needed 19 runs. Read […]