'The pressure is on both teams' – Smith
'It looks a better wicket than what we had in Mumbai and hopefully it will produce a good game of cricket' - Smith © Getty Images Graeme Smith had not yet looked closely enough at…
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'Freddie fever' grips Australia
The Freddie phenomenon hits Australia © Getty Images Andrew Flintoff, England's Ashes hero, may have expected a cool reception when he arrived Down Under after humbling Australia's mighty cricket team - instead he set off…
Rogers included in WA team
Chris Rogers, the Western Australian batsman, has been included in the 12-man squad for the Pura Cup match against Queensland, which starts at the WACA on Sunday, November 21. Rogers had missed all the matches…
Anderson and Trescothick batter Pakistan to defeat
England 189 for 3 (Trescothick 86) beat Pakistan 185 (Youhana 75*, Anderson 4-27) by seven wicketsJames Anderson: a wicket with his first ball, and then wrapped things up with a hat-trickExperience is the key, so…
Badani and Zaheer out of one-day series
Indian cricket's injury woes have not ended. Tuesday saw VVS Laxman's replacement Hemang Badani and Zaheer Khan drop out of the team for the South Africa tri-series.Badani declared that he was unfit to replace Laxman…
Zimbabwe still waiting for batsmen to show up
Match factsSaturday, October 3Start time 9.30am local (0730GMT)It has been tough times for Zimbabwe's batsmen all through the Pakistan series•AFPBig PictureWhat's eating Zimbabwe's cricketers? Their body language was noticeably flat at the start of the…
Tevez slammed as Manchester City lose in Munich
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has admitted that Carlos Tevez refused to come off the bench in his side's 2-0 defeat against Bayern Munich, and that the striker's career at the club is now finished.…
Friendly preview: Spain v Colombia
Spain will be hoping to reverse their poor recent run of form in friendlies when they host Colombia at the Bernabeu in Madrid on Wednesday. Despite being the world and European champions, Spain have been…
Where does Boateng fit in the Mancini masterplan?
It has been reported this week that Manchester City have agreed an £11 million deal to sign centre-back Jerome Boateng from Hamburg this summer. The 21-year-old has attracted interest from a number of clubs after…
The Boy’s a bit special…Ezekiel Fryers
Much has been made over the departure of Paul Pogba to Juventus this summer, especially considering the potential the Frenchman possessed in the centre of the park, but he seems to have become the third…