Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has said he was unfairly treated for testing positive to steroids. The controversial quick has vowed to “tell everything” about his drug dramas. Banned for a year for testing positive to the steroid nandrolone during the inaugural Indian Premier League in 2008, Asif has only just returned to Test...

Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Australian openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich fell agonisingly short of centuries, but their side was in a commanding position against Pakistan on the first day of the first Test of the series at the MCG here. Australia were 3-305 at stumps on the first day after Watson and Katich posted a stand of 182 and captain Ricky Ponting proved he had...

Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, December 26-30, 2009 Match starts at 23:30 GMT Ground Reality and Pitch: Melbourne Cricket Ground or the MCG as it is more popularly known, is a premier cricket ground located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne. The MCG, which is the largest stadium in Australia, is traditionally known to host the Boxing...

Karachi, Dec. 25 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yosuf has said that his team is all prepared to tackle the verbal attack from the Aussies during the forthcoming three-match Test series. “Australia always play tough cricket on the field and at times they try to pressurise their opponents with their banter and sledging habits. But we are prepared for this treatment and...

Melbourne, Dec. 25 (ANI): Pakistan cricket captain Mohammad Yousuf will remind his team that brilliance alone won”t be enough to beat Australia in the first Test at the MCG, starting on Saturday. Yousuf said he was happy with the way his young side performed throughout the recent drawn series in New Zealand, and took consolation knowing Australia’’s attack...

Guwahati:It was a good toss to lose for Australia as their new ball bowlers struck early, reducing India to 27/5 inside 9 overs. India were bowled for 170 runs in the sixth ODI at Guwahati on Sunday morning, failing to survive their full quota of 50 overs. Even for this moderate total, India had Ravindra Jadeja and Praveen Kumar to thank, who displayed great gusto to ensure...

Guwahati: A disastrous start with the bat by India helped Australia wrest early advantage at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Sunday. After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in this do-or-die match, India made the worst possible start as the opener Virender Sehwag and one-drop batsman Gautam Gambhir fell cheaply. Soon after, master blaster...

How does a team pick itself up after having its gut wrenched out three days ago? That is the question MS Dhoni and his men must address after the debacle of the fifth ODI against Australia. After a steady improvement in the bowling post the Champions Trophy, the bowlers seemed to be back to square one in the last match. True, the pitch was a batting beauty, but that...

Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of sixth one-day international between India and Australia, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that this was one series where the middle-order has not performed consistently. Addressing the media in Guwahati on Saturday, Dhoni said: “This is one of the series where the middle order has not performed consistently, where we have...

Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua said that he hopes the game would be a high-scoring tie. Barua said that a lot of effort has been put in to make the Nehru Stadium track conducive for a one-day-international match. “The pitch I hope it will be behaving nicely...