India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 2nd day

Gambhir and Dravid punish England

India 302 for 1 (Gambhir 167 *, Dravid 124*) v England

Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 1st day

Australia 9 for 341 (Katich 83, Clarke 62, Symonds 57, Ntini 3-66)
v South Africa At stumps in the absorbing tug-o-war South Africa
and Australia were eyeballing each other, with the hosts scraping
and, at times, exploding towards 9 for 341.

India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 4th day

Strauss and Collingwood leave huge target
England 316 and 311 for 9 dec (Strauss 108, Collingwood 108, Zaheer 3-40) lead India
241 by 386 runs

South Africa in Australia 2008-09::Wrist complaint won't stop Ponting

Ricky Ponting's right wrist is fine and he will lead Australia in
the first Test against South Africa on December 17, ending speculation
over his long-term fitness.

South Africa in Australia 2008-09:Arthur bemused by Nielsen comments

Mickey Arthur has been surprised by Tim Nielsen's comments ahead of South Africa's arrival in Australia.

England in India 2008-09: Mohali emerges as alternative venue

The BCCI and the ECB are engaged in "positive discussions" to ensure the two-Test series goes ahead with Mohali and Chennai now believed to have been identified as the new venues