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June 30


• Lloyd can't see why Murali is throwing
  
• India could be world champions: Lloyd
  
• Darwin is a home away from home for SL
  
• Ganguly plays opening slot with soft hands
  
• Gilchrist prefers Warne to do it on his own
  
• DD to share the 'ball' with Star Sports
  
• Catch the latest action live on Hutch!
  
• Batting woes a big worry for Vaughan
  
• Cricket to go Oscar way in awards
  
• Biomechanics' tips prove handy for Zaheer
  
• Franklin leaps giant strides in three weeks
  
• Eng suffers another humiliating defeat
  
  
  June 29
  
  
• MRF to send Patel, Rao Down Under
  
• Surrey to replace Saqlain with Blewett
  
• 'India will guard against complacency'
  
• ESPN-Star Sports to bring Asia Cup in Hindi
  
• Dravid, Ganguly nominated for Padma Shri
  
• Waqar believes Woolmer will win it for Pak
  
• Dalmiya to become ACC president
  
• Americanised cricket for generation next
  
• Inzamam neither wary of India nor Aus
  
• Cairns finds chinks in English middle order
  
• BCCI to conduct media workshop soon
  
• Ponting not to play in Darwin against SL
  
  
  June 28
  
  
• TNCA's cricket academy on the cards
  
• ICC to adhere to Indian players' terms
  
• BCCI to discuss cricket's popularity
  
• CA to handle players carefully
  
• 'Cricket, baseball can be pals in India'
  
• Selector's call takes MacGill by surprise
  
• Brian Lara warns against complacency
  
• PCB will finish Shoaib off, says Sohail
  
• Gibbs, Boje will tour India: UCBSA
  
• PCB gags Inzamam from talking to media
  
• TNCA's cricket academy on the cards
  
• Windies cruises to a seven-wicket victory
  
  
  June 27
  
  
• Lanka warms up with a win in opener
  
• Rain claims New Zealand-Windies ODI
  
• Cricket bounces on an uneven pitch in JK
  
• An open letter to Jagmohan Dalmiya
  
  
  June 26
  
  
• Sports minister Sunil Dutt praises Ganguly
  
• ICC meet to discuss Zim issue, chucking
  
• Coaching for umpires' exam in Mumbai
  
• Sri Lanka closes in for the kill
  
• Reliance to have Parthiv as advisor
  
• Sangakkara's ton gives Lanka a solid start
  
• McCullum to fly back after second ODI
  
• Trescothick wants rain gods to stay away
  
• Lara hopes for a reversal in fortune
  
  
  June 25
  
  
• Boycott to offer batting tips to Indians
  
• Warne smells a rat in Murali's 'boycott'
  
• Moin eyeing Asia Cup for a come back
  
• Cricketers are not corrupt: ACU
  
• Lehmann the last of overweight Aus
  
• Stewart, Caddick not to play in US league
  
• Streak makes a scathing attack on Hoggs
  
• NatWest schedule invites Fleming's wrath
  
• Cricket to go the baseball way in America
  
• NatWest opener washed out by rain
  
  
  June 24
  
  
• Langer flails Lanka bowlers despite injury
  
• MacGill selected for series against SL
  
• Woolmer wants to give Mahmood a chance
  
• Pay package wins Ganguly's vote
  
• Wasim Akram to start cricket academy
  
• Kapil's Co to get lighting contract for CCI
  
• PCB wants a neutral body to probe fixing
  
• Twenty20 to be curtain raiser for Ashes
  
• PCB offers Woolmer bonus package
  
• Flintoff's loss might be McGrath's gain
  
  
  June 23
  
  
• 'We have five 'giant' pacers emerging'
  
• Fitness 'King' is training Bengal tigers!
  
• Being MTV Youth Icon a boost for Dravid
  
• Langer injured, may miss tour match
  
• Cultural divide was too wide for Jemima
  
• Flintoff out of NatWest due to injury
  
• Viswanath to be match referee for NatWest
  
• The extra kip that gave Sarwan the edge
  
• Mahwire makes progress in round one
  
• ACC trophy stays with UAE for the 3rd time
  
• Ganguly sends SOS, King flies to Kolkata
  
• Probables had a tryst with Gordon
  
• Vettori fights injury on the way back
  
• NatWest a building block for England
  
• Dalmiya's diplomacy wins PCB's applause
  
• No fee cut for players: BCCI
  
• PCB to have an all-rounder in Rasheed
  
  
  June 22
  
  
• Nehra won't heed to calls for action change
  
• Clarke and Powell selected to Eng team
  
• Under contract, players will be paid less
  
• Jack Russel finally calls it a day
  
• Imran's innings with Jemima is over
  
• Dutch series confirmed by cricket Boards
  
• McGrath to shorten stride to take big leap
  
• Warne cleared fit to play against Lanka
  
• Warne hopes to exploit Murali's absence
  
• Pak to have a South African as trainer
  
• Flintoff doubtful for NatWest opener
  
• Dinesh Mongia dazzles in County debut
  
• Kapil-Wasim Rishta Cup in October
  
• PCB's media manager resigns
  
• Politics is not my cup of tea, says Kapil
  
• Even traffic jam could not stop Lara
  
  
  June 21
  
  
• It's two in a row for North Zone
  
• 'ODI performance will decide opening slot'
  
• 'I never preferred money to dignity'
  
• India to tour Bangladesh in December
  
• 'Cricket would be the winner in Amsterdam'
  
• New Zealand survives Van Jaarsveld scare
  
• Watson stars in Hampshire's massive win
  
• 'I was bypassed on Miandad's sacking'
  
• Asians prefer 'techno savvy' foreigners
  
• Shoaib undecided over joining camp
  
• 'Bhajji's return is a plus point for team'
  
  
  June 20
  
  
• No time frame for contract system: BCCI
  
• 'Tackling Aus difficult sans Murali'
  
• India 'A' team to tour Zimbabwe, Kenya
  
• Unpredictable Windies beats Sussex
  
• Eng smothers Wales in warm-up match
  
• Harbhajan among Asia Cup probables
  
• Glenn McGrath to join Middlesex
  
• 'Players airing views a healthy sign'
  
• Rashid Latif to play for Lashings
  
• UAE defeats Malaysia in ACC Trophy
  
• Miandad happy over foreigners' respect
  
• Durable opening pair; a mirage?
  
  
  June 19
  
  
• Kirmani suggests picking 24 probables
  
• Contract system before Asia Cup: BCCI
  
• Inzy was the good Samaritan for Shoaib
  
• 'What 'zing' could 'laptop coach' give?
  
• 'Don't brag about teammates in public'
  
• Shoaib seeks Rs 10 crore as compensation
  
• Fitness 'King' calls the camp a success
  
• 'Allegations of molestation private matter'
  
• 'Tour matches cancelled to avoid burnouts'
  
• Hearing on death of cricketer continues
  
• Dravid's aim: To be consistent
  
• Dravid wants Parthiv to keep in ODIs too
  
• Balaji and Pathan are 'on track': Lillee
  
• ICC to announce World Cup venues
  
• Dravid has no 4th view on opening debate
  
• NZ back to winning ways, courtesy Marshall
  
• Twenty20 aims for Olympic berth
  
• Vaughan wants same team for Tests, ODIs
  
  
  June 18
  
  
• South rides on Karuna's unbeaten century
  
• Joyce replaces Shah as Middlesex captain
  
• Set Max bags TV rights for tri-series
  
• Woolmer gets what Miandad was denied
  
• 'Agreement on contract system soon'
  
• Shoaib gets the green signal for Asia Cup
  
• Sachin all praise for Sourav's captaincy
  
• Murali will tour Australia - as a tourist
  
• Lara vows to mitigate Ireland shock
  
• Windies fall prey to Ireland's giant-killing
  
• Hoggs resigns over failed mission
  
• Woolmer has regards for Miandad
  
• Yuvraj or Chopra? Sachin is in a dilemma
  
• Javed Miandad denies being sacked
  
  
  June 17
  
  
• I've a magic ball: Bhajji sows seeds of fear
  
• Conditioning camp moved to Chennai
  
• Asia Cup probables selection on June 20
  
• ICC congratulates Bob Woolmer
  
• BCCI snatches Indian players' US dream
  
• I would had gone out myself: Miandad
  
• Afghanistan upsets Bahrain in ACC Trophy
  
• Muralitharan to help United Nations
  
• Former PCB official pleads for PoK, AJK
  
• Miandad calls it a 'breach of contract'
  
• Warm-up hundreds for Lara and Vaughan
  
• Victory eludes Kiwis even in practice match
  
  
  June 16
  
  
• Miandad to be replaced by Woolmer
  
• Flintoff may play in NatWest series
  
• ESPN-Star Sports wins Asia Cup!
  
• 'It's captain who decides the opening slot'
  
• Murali has more lawyers than physios
  
• Lara retains his captaincy for Test series
  
• Kaif too throws his hat in the ring for Tests
  
• Howard plays it safe, Warne snubs Murali
  
• Brad Williams ruled out of Sri Lanka series
  
• Asia Cup berth: A bumpy ride for Shoaib
  
  
  June 15
  
  
• Mills joins the ever lengthening list
  
• India cancels two tour matches in England
  
• World Cup-1999 final in September
  
• Sarkar axed from Bangla Asia Cup squad
  
• Aus a tougher opponent than SA: Sehwag
  
• Sehwag wants a slow player as partner
  
• Aus hopes Murali would reverse decision
  
• Zim keeps going despite Test wilderness
  
• It's official: Murali will not tour Australia
  
• Shoaib Akhtar clears the first hurdle
  
  
  June 14
  
  
• I am not Muttiah Muralitharan: Giles
  
• Yuvraj to go Sehwagian in the opening slot
  
• Vaughan is counting his hatched chickens
  
  
  June 13
  
  
• Pybus urges Pak to emulate India
  
• Fans urge Muralitharan to skip Aus tour
  
• PCB to have security manger
  
• Maharaj opts for Yuvraj as Test opener
  
• Sad retirement for Cairns, it's a whitewash
  
• Gautham, Vijay fashion Jawans' victory
  
• Ganguly reveals another side of success
  
• Ganguly wants Yuvraj to open in Tests
  
• A camp to stop boom turning into a bust
  
• Warne has a 50-50 chance of playing against SL
  
• Nottingham waits for a gift from Cairns
  
• Cairns sets stage for NZ to salvage pride
  
  
  June 12
  
  
• Zaheer firmly believes his fitness is 'fine'
  
• Asia Cup preparatory camp in Bangalore
  
• US woos Indians to Twenty20 cricket
  
• Performance manager for the umpires
  
• Eng prefers Jones to Read for NatWest
  
• CA waiting for medical advice on Warne
  
• Styris says New Zealand is on top
  
• Mills and Martin join injured Kiwis list
  
• Warne injured, may not play against SL
  
• Spearman puts WG Grace in shade
  
• Ganguly as ambassador for Bengal's IT
  
• Cairns shows class, Pommies feel the heat
  
  
  June 11
  
  
• Shoaib-PCB stand off takes a new twist
  
• Murali likely to boycott Australian tour
  
• Marsh finds Zim's decision hard to digest
  
• Miandad demands more powers
  
• Fitness is vital than getting wickets: Kapil
  
• Pathan's first love is towards the red cherry
  
• South Africa returns the favour to India
  
• Kiwis keen to win third Test for Cairns
  
• Fleming gives more marks to Leeds knock
  
• PCB dubs Zimbabwe's decision as 'fair'
  
• Zim agrees to put off Tests until 2005
  
• Harmison pegs Kiwis after Fleming's ton
  
  
  June 10
  
  
• ICC orders probe on Zimbabwe crisis
  
• Foster to be Pakistan's bowling coach
  
• Taylor wants ICC to reject Murali's appeal
  
• Nehra too is not worried by competition
  
• Natwar puts his money on Sehwag
  
• PCB yet to settle accounts of ticket sales
  
• 'Olympics is broad enough for cricket'
  
• Continuity policy proves handy for Haroon
  
• Streak makes a dream debut in County
  
  
  June 09
  
  
• Fleming intent on saving the last Test
  
• No series against Pakistan this year: Dalmiya
  
• Indo-Pak have first date on Dutch outing
  
• Eng and Aus to play 20-over cricket
  
• SLC coaxes Murali to tour Australia
  
• Vaughan eager to lick the plate clean
  
• Sri Lanka wants a change in bowling rules
  
• 'Competition between pacers good'
  
• Blues chasing Streak to fill experience void
  
• England hopes to make it six out of seven
  
• Neighbours' pride becomes tales of envy
  
• MacGill misses bus, Aussies go for pace
  
• Eng's forgotten hero is back in the hunt
  
• Slater's innings cut short by arthritis
  
• Crocker hopeful of surviving fitness scares
  
• Sachin's CA cleared of cheating charges
  
• Cairns ready to retire from Test cricket
  
  
  June 08
  
  
• Zim lobbying to retain Test status
  
• Heath Streak calls for ban on Zimbabwe
  
• No trouble for SL is trouble for McGrath
  
• Michael Slater contemplates retirement
  
• Consistency is the key for Parthiv: Kirmani
  
• Shoaib pleads selectors to take him back
  
• Hendrick's tips make Balaji perfect
  
• ICC's Test calendar a 'blunder': Dalmiya
  
• Heavyweights to discuss Zim's future
  
• Fitness to be the magic mantra
  
• Fleming sees a touch of Lee in Harmison
  
• Pak ropes in Barry Richards as consultant
  
• England recalls Anderson for third Test
  
• Double delight for Vaughan in series win
  
• Collins joins the party as WI win series
  
  
  June 07
  
  
• Eng beats New Zealand to win series
  
• Patil to coach Oman in ACC Trophy
  
• Shoaib bowls and bats for Durham
  
• Afghanistan to play in ACC Trophy
  
• Pace bowlers' camp at B'lore from Tuesday
  
• Salim Malik to start cricket academy
  
• Murali to fight Bedi in the court
  
• Bangladesh under pressure after Sarwan's rampage
  
  
  June 06
  
  
• Karuna Jain to lead South Zone
  
• Murali spins his friends and foes alike
  
• Golf bug yet to bite Rahul Dravid
  
• PCB prefers to do away with blame game
  
• Right-handers beat stylish southpaws
  
• We are on par with the Aussies: Sehwag
  
• Kiwi collapse leaves England on top
  
• Lara, Sarwan seize initiative from Bang
  
• Styris rolls his arms after Trescothick's ton
  
  
  June 05
  
  
• Fitness 'King' to make players more fit
  
• For Bhajji country comes first, not County
  
• Chappell's role to be advisory in nature
  
• Shoaib dropped on fitness grounds
  
• Anwar sees bright future for Pak cricket
  
• 'No controversy regarding itinerary'
  
• Umpires want an academy of their own
  
• Kapil wants Kale issue to be closed forever
  
• Vaughan catches daughter's birth in time
  
• Murali in a dilemma over playing in Aus
  
• Fleming bullish over teams' prospects
  
• Spirited Bangla tail defy Windies again
  
• Eng halts Kiwis' dominance with late bursts
  
  
  June 04
  
  
• Ranji captains meet discuss scrapping toss
  
• 'Two-tier will make Tests monotonous'
  
• Lara will quit if he can't beat Bangla
  
• Dalmiya doesn't know Harbhajan's plans
  
• Ranji captains meet discuss scrapping toss
  
• Turbanator is back, will 'turn' for Lashings
  
• Ervine is now one of the 'Warriors' tribe
  
• Bevan begins 2nd innings with Tasmania
  
• Decks cleared for Williams' return
  
• Southpaws to take on right-handers
  
• WI might go for the knockout punch
  
• Shoaib Akhtar not to play in Asia Cup
  
• Pakistan wants Zimbabwe to play Tests
  
• Kiwis survive on truncated first day
  
  
  June 03
  
  
• Zimbabwe rebel Blignaut joins Tasmania
  
• McGrath's technique is flawed: Lawson
  
• No end to tyranny of bat: Murali II arrives
  
• India might play Tests with South Africa
  
• Best fined for breaching code of conduct
  
• McMillan not to play in Leeds Test
  
• Key gives further headache to selectors
  
• Shoaib gets a chance to prove willow power
  
• Jonty Rhodes to train NCA wards later
  
• Kiran More welcomes decision to ban Kale
  
  
  June 02
  
  
• Ranji captains, coaches to meet in Mumbai
  
• Sourav declines to comment on Kale issue
  
• Kiwis in trouble as Fleming joins the sick
  
• Zim confident of keeping Test status
  
• Vaughan will fill Nasser's position
  
• Kale is relieved as well as confused
  
• Abhijit Kale banned till year-end
  
• Verdict on Kale 'too harsh': MCA chairman
  
• 'Kale offered unconditional apology'
  
• How the Abhijit Kale drama unfolded
  
• Ranji captains, coaches to meet in Mumbai
  
• UCBSA may not allow Gibbs, Boje to tour
  
• Kale case: BCCI begins crucial meeting
  
• Saggers replaces injured Anderson
  
• New Zealand bank on Leeds' history
  
• Strauss won't be one-Test-wonder myth
  
• Bangladesh earns an honourable draw
  
  
  June 01
  
  
• Perfect timing Nasser! Says Waugh
  
• Steve Waugh keeps Aussies' plans
  
• Delhi police tight lipped on SA cricketers
  
• Steve Waugh to start school for the blind
  
• Waugh joins the chorus for Zim's ouster
  
• It is KIOC all the way in Coco Cola Cup
  
• Dragon welcomes Elephant's generosity
  
• Ramiz holds chair tight as critics take aim
  
• Pakistan is always first for me: Shoaib
  
• Cricket should celebrate Murali: Waugh
  
• BCCI to decide Kale's fate on June 03
  
• No meddling with police: Dalmiya to UCBSA
  
• SA seeks Indian help to guard Gibbs, Boje
  
• Sachin, Donald praise Hussain's captaincy
  
• Waugh for 2-tier system in ODIs first
  
• Derbyshire finds Shoaib too hot to handle
  
• Craig McMillan's fate hangs in balance
  
• Hussain slams ICC on Zimbabwe crisis
  
• Number four beckons Michael Vaughan
  
• Sarwan helps Windies bounce back