Shane Watson will not bowl in Adelaide

Shane Watson will just take a part in Bat and Field but not in Bowl:

Shane Watson will not bowl in Adelaide, and accepts that his inability to do so will count against him significantly at the selection table ahead of the second Test against South Africa. All eyes were on Watson at Australia's first training session at Adelaide Oval, and while he batted and ran comfortably, the vice-captain did not push his strained calf in an attempt to prove his allround fitness at the bowling crease.

"If that's what Michael and the selectors think is the best balance for the team I'm not going to [oppose that]," Watson said. "I'd love to be out there, but if that's the best balance of the team, that's exactly what's best for the team, and I'm comfortable with that, because the thing I love doing more than anything is being an allrounder, being able to contribute with bat and ball whenever I'm fit, and I know that's my value to a team more than just batting.

South Africa vs Australia 1st Test Match Ends In Draw

1st test match drawn between South Africa vs Australia:

South Africa began the first Test looking every inch the world's best team. They ended it cornered, scrapping unattractively to secure a draw, having weathered a sustained and significant resurgence by Australia over the final two days.

The loss of Saturday's play due to persistent rain deprived the match of enough time for a result given the benign nature of curator Kevin Mitchell's pitch, but Michael Clarke's team will depart Brisbane with the kind of spring in their step that England took from the Gabba after a similar recovery at the outset of the 2010-11 Ashes. Such confidence will be derived as much from how James Pattinson and Peter Siddle discomforted South Africa's batsmen on the final afternoon as from the way Clarke, Ed Cowan and Michael Hussey dominated the visiting bowlers.

Modern Cricket's Modern Weapon "Doosra"

Doosra a successful weapon in this cricket era:

John Inverarity has bowled me a doosra today with his comments about the doosra and integrity. I’m genuinely not sure which way to play this one.

That he is a gentleman and a scholar there can be no doubt. His reputation as man of decency and integrity allows him the privilege of making a comment such as this with some immunity from anyone looking to take cheap shots at him. From that perspective, reading his words carefully, I can draw no hint of mischief or hypocrisy in his brave statement. Perhaps a long bow could be drawn to infer that he is pointing fingers at some bowlers but I genuinely think that to do so would be to do the gentleman an injustice. Clearly he believes that the doosra has the potential to corrupt bowling actions and he would prefer to see the Australian bowling contingent shy away from that technique. Fair enough too if that is his genuine belief.

On the other hand, I also believe that it may be a bit naïve on the part of Australian cricket, if Inverarity is speaking on behalf of the institution rather than as an individual, to encourage a policy that is clearly going to disadvantage Australia to this extent. Put simply, the doosra is arguably the most potent bowling weapon in modern cricket. Especially in limited overs cricket, it is probably the single most influential factor in giving bowling teams a sniff of hope. The fast bowlers have proved woefully inadequate in coming up with anything new to stem the flow of boundaries. In fact, their skill level has actually dropped some considerable level, evidenced by the steady diet of full tosses that are served up at least once an over when under pressure. So the doosra and the variations that followed (carrom ball) can lay claim to being the most influential game-changer. When a bowler with a good doosra comes on to bowl, I immediately sit up and take notice because there is always the chance that a game can be turned on its head. Since Shane Warne led the new spin revolution, nothing has excited me more in the bowling stakes than the perfection of the various types of doosra.

New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka Series Will Start From Tomorrow

Complete fixture of the tour:

T20I Fixture:
Tue Oct 30:
13:30 GMT | 19:00 local 18:30 PKT
Only T20I - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

ODI Fixture:
Thu Nov 1
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 14:00 PKT
1st ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Sun Nov 4
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 14:00 PKT
2nd ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Tue Nov 6
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 14:00 PKT
3rd ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Sat Nov 10
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 14:00 PKT
4th ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota

Mon Nov 12
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 14:00 PKT
5th ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota

Sat Nov 17 - Wed Nov 21
04:30 GMT | 10:00 local 09:30 PKT
1st Test - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Galle International Stadium

Sun Nov 25 - Thu Nov 29
04:30 GMT | 10:00 local 09:30 PKT
2nd Test - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Boom Boom Afridi In Makkah At Hajj

Cricketer Shahid Afridi and Bollywood star Amir Khan met Muslim Scholar Moulana Tariq Jamil in Makkah:

International World XI Vs Pakistan All Stars XI First T20

Match for flood victims at National Stadium Karachi,Pakistan:

Pakistan All Star XI  Vs International World XI:

Match scheduled to begin at 19:00 local time (14:00 GMT)

Current time: 11:47 local, 06:47 GMT

Pakistan All Star XI squad:

Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Imran Nazir, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi (capt), Shahzaib Hasan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan 

International World XI squad:

LE Bosman, M Hayward, ST Jayasuriya (capt), JJC Lawson, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), A Nel, RL Powell, A Sanford, AJ Seymore, Shapoor Zadran, SR Taylor, MS Tshabalala

Shane Bond Back As A Bowling Coach Of New Zeland

Bond signed on to replace Damien Wright as the national team's bowling coach.

Having retired from the game a little more than two years ago, Bond has spent the intervening time studying up as a coach, and will now bring his combination of recent experience, empathy and a reputation as one of the most feared pace bowlers of the past decade to help add a greater edge to New Zealand's bowling stocks.

He has a significant task ahead of him, with New Zealand facing tours of Sri Lanka and South Africa before a meeting with England at home. These battles against higher ranked sides brought eh best out of Bond as a bowler, but he must now contend with them as a mentor.

"Playing for New Zealand was the highlight of my career from a professional point of view and I thought that once I finished I'd have something to offer," Bond said in Auckland. "The last couple of years have been about preparing myself to perhaps have the opportunity to take this role, and I'm just rapt that I got it.

"I'm pretty clear on what I want to do and it's just a matter of getting some buy-in from those guys. I think there's a respect there between myself and the players, I certainly won't go in with a dictator's point of view, and I think it's just working alongside those guys and getting the best out of them."

World T20 2012 Today's Match

World T20 2012 4th Match South Africa Vs Zimbabwe At Hambantota:

South Africa  Vs Zimbabwe:

Match scheduled to begin at 19:30 local time (14:00 GMT)
Current time: 10:45 local, 05:15 GMT | Match begins in: 8:45

South Africa squad:

AB de Villiers (capt,wk),HM Amla, F Behardien, J Botha, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, JH Kallis, RE Levi, JA Morkel, M Morkel, JL Ontong, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe 

Zimbabwe squad:

BRM Taylor (capt,wk), E Chigumbura, AG Cremer, CR Ervine, KM Jarvis, H Masakadza, S Matsikenyeri, CB Mpofu, F Mutizwa, R Muzhange, RW Price, V Sibanda, P Utseya, BV Vitori, MN Waller

World T20 2012 2nd Match Result

Australia Vs Ireland World T20 2012:

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Australia won by 7 wickets against Ireland in world T20 2012 at Colombo.Ireland batted first and just scores 123 for 7 in given overs.Australia chase the target in 15.1 overs.Shane Watson was the top Scorer at 51.

Today's Live World T20 Match

First Match Of World T20 Sri Lanka:

Sri Lanka  Vs Zimbabwe:

Match scheduled to begin at 19:30 local time (14:00 GMT)
Current time: 11:04 local, 05:34 GMT | Match begins in: 8:26

Sri Lanka squad:
DPMD Jayawardene (capt), AD Mathews, LD Chandimal (wk), TM Dilshan, RMS Eranga, HMRKB Herath, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, BMAJ Mendis, EMDY Munaweera, MKPAD Perera, NLTC Perera, KC Sangakkara (wk), HDRL Thirimanne 

Zimbabwe squad:
BRM Taylor (capt,wk), E Chigumbura, AG Cremer, CR Ervine, KM Jarvis, H Masakadza, S Matsikenyeri, CB Mpofu, F Mutizwa, R Muzhange, RW Price, V Sibanda, P Utseya, BV Vitori, MN Waller

Watch Live T20 World Cup 2012 Opening Ceremony Today

T20 World Cup 2012 Opening Ceremony Today Live From Sri Lanka:

Live T20 World Cup 2012 Sri Lanka First Match

Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe Live Match From Hambantota:

South Africa Won Against New Zealand

South Africa Won By 9 Runs:

Bangladesh Beaten By Ireland In Warm Up Match

Ireland Won By 5 Runs In Warm Up Match Against Bangladesh:

Ireland batted first and given a target of 165 with 6 lost.Bangladesh just scored 159 for 9 and beaten this match by 5 runs.Shakib Ul Hassan Scored 52 off 23.

Warm Up Match Australia Vs England

England Beat Australia:

England batted first and scored 172 with 6 lost.Australia just scored 163 in given overs and lost the match by 9 runs.

T20 World Cup 2012 Full Fixture

T20 World Cup 2012 Sri Lanka Schedule:

ICC T20 Warm UP Match Afghanistan Vs West Indies

ICC Warm Up Match Today Live:

Afghanistan  Vs West Indies:

Match scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time (08:30 GMT)
Current time: 09:58 local, 04:28 GMT | Match begins in: 4:02

Afghanistan team:
Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbodin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Izatullah Dawlatzai, Javed Ahmadi, Karim Sadiq, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Najibullah Zadran, M Nasim Baras, Nawroz Mangal (capt), Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah, Shapoor Zadran 

West Indies team:
S Badree, DJ Bravo, DM Bravo, J Charles, FH Edwards, CH Gayle, SP Narine, KA Pollard, D Ramdin (wk), R Rampaul, AD Russell, DJG Sammy (capt), MN Samuels, LMP Simmons, DR Smith

Watch Live Pakistan Vs India T20 Warm Up Match

Today Is The Day Of A Big T20 Warm Up Match:

India Vs Pakistan:

Match scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time (08:30 GMT)
Current time: 09:39 local, 04:09 GMT | Match begins in: 4:21

India team:
R Ashwin, L Balaji, PP Chawla, MS Dhoni (capt,wk), AB Dinda, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, IK Pathan, SK Raina, V Sehwag, RG Sharma, MK Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh
 

Pakistan team:
Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat

Watch Live And T20 Warm Up Match Between Pakistan Vs India

An Important T20 Warm Up Match Pakistan Vs India Tomorrow:

ICC Umpire Of The Year Award

Kumar Dharmasena With The ICC Umpire Of The Year Award: