Need to look after safety of players   June 23 (Vijay Lokapally ) London, June 22. The extreme reactions by cricket fans in the sub-continent everytime their team fares below expectations can be a dangerous trend in the times to come. Burning of effigies of their once-upon-a-time heroes just reflects the fickle-mindedness of the cricket fans who have become much more demanding, mainly due to the hype that surrounds the team these days. [more...] Karnataka stars laud Australia   June 22 (The Hindu ) Bangalore, June 21. The World Cup final might have left an avid fan's nails unscathed thanks to a clash devoid of fizz but for those who dabble in the game with some measure of success what mattered was the Aussies' never-say-die attitude. [more...] Final: Australia v Pakistan, Statistical highlights   June 22 (Mohandas Menon ) 42ND MATCH: PAKISTAN V AUSTRALIA AT LORD'S ON 20-6-1999, Final: This match was the 1484th in Limited Over International (LOI) history. This match was the 200th in World Cup history. [more...] Don't go Warney, plead British media   LONDON, June 21 (AFP) Australian leg spinner Shane Warne dominated the British sporting headlines here on Monday, all newspapers praising him and some pleading for him not to quit the game. Warne's four wickets for 33 against Pakistan in front of 30,000 fans at Lord's helped turn the final into a one-sided affair. [more...] Talking Cricket: Michael Parkinson   June 21 (The Electronic Telegraph ) Now that the circus has departed we are left wondering what to do the rest of the summer. A Test series against New Zealand will hardly fill the gap and the players of both teams will be pushed to stir the imagination and excite the senses like Akhtar, Steve Waugh, Klusener, Wasim, Warne, McGrath, Anwar, Kallis and the rest have done. [more...] Carnival exposes England as modern paupers   June 21 (Michael Henderson ) ``So that's the carnival of cricket, then.'' With a sad little dart at the official who had denied him entry, the man shook his head and left the ground. He shuffled off to his car, followed by his wife and a rather bewildered son, who was wearing, as modern children do, a football shirt. A father had been embarrassed and a young cricket-lover had been disappointed. Who's to say he won't be lost to the game for ever? [more...] [Full England News Archive]		Team Home  Scorecards  Schedule  Statistics  News  Photographs  Squad  History  Records  Teams Info  Schedule  Squads  Grounds  History  Officials  Playing Conditions  Ticket Info  TV Schedules  World Cup Home  Home Page  England Home  Master Index  CricShop