Something needs to be done to make five-day cricket a more exciting contest, writes <b>Neil Manthorp</b>.
South Africa’s batsmen improve their batting averages as the second Test against West Indies meandered to a draw on Tuesday.
Morne Morkel continued to impress as South Africa restricted West Indies to a three-run, first innings lead in the second Test on Monday.
South Africa’s grip on the second Test against the West Indies was weakened on Sunday after Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash hit hundreds.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn starred again as South Africa secured a 163-run victory over the West Indies in the opening Test on Sunday.
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is ready to throw open the doors of Lord’s in London to any nations wanting to play Tests at the ‘home of cricket’.
Pakistan’s former captain Shoaib Malik has vowed to fight against a one-year ban from cricket, saying he will lodge an appeal.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen failed to find form ahead of a two-Test series against Bangladesh, scoring just 20 in a drawn warm-up match on Tuesday
Brett Lee quit Test cricket on Wednesday after a run of injuries, the latest player to give up the long format of the game to prolong his career.
Australia’s veteran fast bowler Brett Lee is poised to quit Test cricket after a conversation with England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.
India defied an unbeaten century from Hashim Amla to crush South Africa by an innings and 58 runs in the final Test on Thursday to draw the series 1-1
India were three wickets away from winning the second and final Test against South Africa on Thursday despite another century from Hashim Amla.
South Africa were struggling to save the final Test against India after losing three key wickets in a rain-curtailed fourth day’s play on Wednesday.
The fourth day’s play in the final Test between India and South Africa started 93 minutes later than scheduled on Wednesday because of overnight rain.
VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni put on 164 for the seventh wicket to consolidate India’s in the final Test against South Africa on Tuesday.
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar hit centuries in the final Test as India fought to level the series against South Africa in Kolkata on Monday.
Virender Sehwag cracked a scintillating century to launch India’s strong reply on the second day of the final Test against South Africa on Monday.
Hashim Amla’s game plan proves that he is a
top-class Test batsman.
Sachin Tendulkar hit his third century in a row but could not stop South Africa from moving closer to victory in the first Test in Nagpur on Tuesday.
Dale Steyn attributed his success with the ball on Monday to detailed planning before the start of the two-Test series against India.
Hashim Amla was thrilled that his double century had put South Africa in a strong position in the first Test against India on Sunday.
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/ 5 February 2010
Injury-ravaged India were sweating over the fitness of key middle-order batsman Venkatsai Laxman ahead of the first Test against South Africa.
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/ 1 February 2010
Pakistan cricket vowed on Monday to redress major failings after their crushing defeat at the hands of Australia in the Tests and one-day series.
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/ 28 January 2010
Injuries to Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh have forced India to name a depleted 15-man squad for the opening Test against South Africa.
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/ 19 January 2010
Off-spinner Johan Botha and left-arm fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe were on Monday named in a 15-man South African squad for two Test matches in India.
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/ 15 January 2010
Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla put South Africa firmly in front at lunch on the second day of the final Test against England on Friday.
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/ 14 January 2010
Rain interrupted play after the start of South Africa’s first innings, after England were out for 180 on day one of the final Test at the Wanderers.
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/ 14 January 2010
England have recovered to 100 for four at lunch after losing early wickets on day one of the final Test against South Africa on Thursday.
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/ 12 January 2010
South Africa go into the final Test against England one-nil down, needing a victory to level the series and retain the Basil d’Oliveira trophy.
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/ 17 December 2009
Paul Collingwood equalled an England catching record as South Africa were made to battle for runs on the second day of the first Test.
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/ 17 December 2009
ICC president David Morgan expects day/night Test cricket to become a reality within the next two years.
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/ 16 December 2009
England won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the first Test of a four-match series at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.