Pak selectors angry with PCB for ignoring them after T20 World Cup win

October 11th, 2009 LONDON - With his smashing 136 for the club side Sutherland, forgotten opener Phil Jaques hopes to register his presence with Australian selectors. It was Jaques' second century in as many innings since making a comeback from a career threatening back injury.

October 4th, 2009 LONDON - Andrew Flintoff, who is recovering from his sixth and final operation, has asked the England selectors to keep faith in the talent of Indian origin batsman Ravi Bopara. Flintoff thinks dropping Bopara would be a huge mistake, saying: "Ravi is a fantastic talent for English cricket and I'm certain he'll come good in Test cricket." "It's a joy to watch him play and he is the kind of exuberant character the game needs.

September 1st, 2009 BANGALORE - Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming has said that the upcoming One Day tri-series in Sri Lanka would see a tough competition. The series in Sri Lanka, which also involves New Zealand and India, will be held from September 8-14.

August 28th, 2009 LONDON - Stand-in England skipper Paul Collingwood has said that he is both mystified and angry over the England and Wales Cricket Board's decision to cancel 50-over cricket from the 2010-11 season. "County cricket should mirror internationals.

August 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Cricket Australia's embattled chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch has said that he is pleased with the selection decisions made in the Ashes series and says he has no plans to retire. "As far as the selection processes are concerned, we had a really good Ashes, generally speaking," Hilditch said yesterday.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Six of England's Ashes-winning heroes flew to Ireland last night for a match that has left them angry and frustrated. They believe it is ridiculous they must play a one-day international in Belfast tomorrow in the same week as their epic win over the Aussies at The Oval.

August 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian cricketers Shane Warne and Tom Moody have criticised the selectors, following Australia's Ashes-losing defeat in the Fifth Test at The Oval. Warne said that he was "staggered" by the decision to leave spinner Nathan Hauritz out of the side, while Moody said that selectors had got the decision "horribly wrong", The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

August 17th, 2009 BANGALORE - Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid is to make a return to one-day international cricket after a gap of almost two years. After being announced as 'selected' on Sunday, Dravid gave made his first media appearance on Monday after his practice session at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.

August 13th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has asked some of the senior players of the current team to bid adieu to international cricket in order to give youngsters more chances to perform. Raja said senior players should step down themselves rather than being axed from the squad after their lacklustre performance in just concluded Sri Lanka series.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - England batsman Marcus Trescothick may come out of his retirement if selectors give him a chance to play in the final Ashes Test at The Oval. Trescothick said that he can play in the last match if it was just a one-off appearance.

August 11th, 2009 LAHORE - Notwithstanding rumours of rift in the Pakistan cricket team and match fixing allegations during the just concluded Sri Lanka One-Day series, captain Younis Khan has said his team would win major tournaments in next two years. Interacting with media persons after winning the fifth and final match of the ODI series, Khan said he had a pool of 20 cricketers in mind who will win 'either the Champions Trophy this year or the 2011 World Cup.' He expressed hope that if selectors and team management supported him and players perform according to their capability, Pakistan can surely pocket major tournaments in near future.

August 10th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's chief cricket selector Iqbal Qasim has said controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar still has a future with the national side, but he must prove his fitness to be seriously considered. "The door is not closed on Shoaib, he can still play cricket for Pakistan in future.

June 30th, 2009 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday disbanded the national senior and junior selection committees with immediate effect. The move was on the cards after former chief selector Abdul Qadir resigned midway during the World Twenty20 earlier this month citing differences with the PCB.

June 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan have been rested while left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra has returned to the India squad for the four one-dayers in the West Indies. The 16-member squad was announced Wednesday after a teleconference between chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth, his colleague Raja Venkat, coach Gary Kirsten and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who were in England, and other three selectors Yashpal Sharma, Narendra Hirwani and Surendra Bhave who assembled at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai.

June 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian vice-captain Michael 'Pup' Clarke is facing the sack from our Twenty20 team. According to The Australian, the selectors are seriously concerned about Clarke's ability in the shortest form of the game - and have got the statistics to back them up.