Lord's Preview: England Vs Black Caps

In his take on the opening clash at Lord's, Peter May asks why Michael Vaughan is batting at three, hopes perennial underachiever Ian Bell will come good, and looks forward to big runs from superstar Kevin Pietersen... PITCH REPORT | YOUR SAY

Blackout On Stanford-Brand Bats Possible

The MCC and the ECB (aka: silly purists) want nothing to do with Sir Allen Stanford's trademark black bats, it seems. Performance-enhancing substances are taboo, you see...

Sanath Overshadows Tendulkar Comeback

The Wankhede Stadium was packed to the rafters for Sachin Tendulkar's IPL debut on Wednesday, but it was Sanath Jayasuriya who hogged the spotlight... SCORECARD


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Jayasuriya & Tendulkar are opening together for Mumbai! Oh man...wish I was there! Just listen to the noise in the stadium when they came out together on TV...

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Soap Box Andrew Flintoff's poor form with the bat may not be of any great concern now, but Tim Ellis fears dreadful knock-on effects in the near future...