CRICKET / England paceman ruled out of entire series
Moores downplays Harmisons absence England suffered an early jolt when pace bowler Steve Harmison was ruled out of the entire series against India to undergo a surgery for hernia, but England coach Peter Moores exuded confidence that his side can do well in the series.
Ganguly relishing new role It is quite understandable to hear Sourav Ganguly say that he is more relaxed now. His willow has been producing runs, if not quite as regally as in the past, in the last few months, and he has a lot of time to think about other aspects of life since he no longer carries the burden of captaincy.
CRICKET / Aussie was not keen on Pak job initially
Lawson taken in by Akhtars thunderbolts Though Pakistans newly appointed coach Geoff Lawson might have shown little interest in the pot-boiler job initially, he revealed that watching speedster Shoaib Akhtar hurl 150 kmph thunderbolts in a practice game turned him from a sceptic into a believer.
Inzy, Malik welcome Lawsons appointment Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and his successor Shoaib Malik have welcomed the appointment of Australian Geoff Lawson as coach of the senior team.
Woolmers wife wants Indo-Pak benefit tie Bob Woolmer's widow Gill has asked India and Pakistan to play a Twenty20 game to raise funds for a cricket academy the former Pakistan coach had planned to set up in South Africa.
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