Warner wants to attract selectors attention for all forms of the game

September 16th, 2009 SYDNEY - Discarded Australian Test dynamo Phillip Hughes will have his first net session with the New South Wales cricket team today as he begins his mission to reclaim the berth taken from him in England. The Blues will be training for the Champions League, which begins on October 8, and coach Matthew Mott believes the devil-may-care nature of Twenty20 will invigorate an outstanding young player whose career and life have been turned upside down since his all-conquering debut Test series against South Africa earned him just three more innings in England before his sacking, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

September 6th, 2009 MOHALI - Despite the presence of stars like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh, the Indian cricket board's Corporate Cup turned out to be a damp squib failing to attract crowd at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here. The PCA Stadium that offers best facilities in the country was nearly empty during the weekdays while just 700-800 fans turned up Sunday at the 30,000 seater stands.

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 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Chairman of Australian selectors, Andrew Hilditch, has rejected criticism for not playing spinner Nathan Hauritz in the fifth Ashes Test, and said that Australia lost the Test because they got 160 in the first innings. Hilditch admitted that his panel was "gutted" by Australia's 2-1 Ashes loss to England.

August 15th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former Australian batting greats Dean Jones and Mark Waugh feel that Mike Hussey is under immense pressure to save his place in the side. They feel that Hussey's Test batting average has more than halved in the past two seasons and was under threat to hold his position heading into the home summer, although both said he had the tools to climb out of the hole.

August 14th, 2009 COLOMBO - Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has criticized selectors for not picking leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for the one-day games, saying the bowler is being wasted by the team management by playing him only in Test matches. "Kaneria is a very experienced bowler and he has quality about him.

August 3rd, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Zahid has urged selectors, captain and coach to handle young pace sensation Mohammad Aamer with care. "I'm very impressed with Aamer, he is a very talented cricketer, but I worry a lot about him," the Daily Times quoted Zahid, as saying.

July 26th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - There is no onus on the Indian Premier League (IPL) to take responsibility for the possible decline in more traditional forms of the game in the wake of the Twenty20 success, according to Sunder Raman, chief executive officer of the IPL. Raman was reacting to a question from the audience after addressing a gathering organised over the weekend by the Indian mission here for local and visiting captains of business and industry who had attended the Doing Business with India Conference.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Former England captain Michael Vaughan Tuesday retired from all forms of cricket bringing down the curtains on an international career spanning over 11 years. "After a great deal of consideration, I've decided that now is the right time to retire from cricket.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - Former England cricket team coach Duncan Fletcher believes former skipper Michael Vaughan is making the right decision by retiring from all forms of cricket. Hailing Vaughan as a "gutsy fighter" of whom the game "can be very proud," The Guardian quoted Fletcher as saying: "Vaughan was a classy batsman, but he became a marvellous captain and a good friend.

June 29th, 2009 LAHORE - The national selectors, who picked the Pakistan squad that won the Twenty20 World Cup, are angry that they have been completely ignored in the celebrations for the team's triumph. Although former chief selector Abdul Qadir has resigned from his job, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not clarified the status of Saleem Jaffer and Shoaib Mohammad who were on the selection committee that picked the World Cup squad.

June 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie feels that Brett Lee can become a formidable force against England in the Ashes series if he can get his length right. "The key to Brett's success is the length he bowls.

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.

June 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - All rounder Andrew Symonds' fall from grace appears to be complete with his omission from an Australia A side to take on Pakistan A in several matches in Queensland this winter. Symonds and fellow veteran Brad Hodge were both overlooked for the 'A' teams with selectors plumping for a group of young players to be captained by Victorian all rounder Cameron White.

May 26th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Indian Premier League's (IPL) overseas players are finding it tough to choose between their home teams and lucrative Indian franchises for the Twenty20 Champions League to be played later this year in India. Three Victorian players, skipper Cameron White, fast bowler Dirk Nannes and all-rounder Andrew McDonald and two New South Wales' players, paceman Nathan Bracken and batsman David Warner are set for a tug of war between their state side and the IPL teams they have signed up for.