McCullum Proud as NZ stay true to their style

New Zealand wrapped up a 199-run victory shortly before the final hour was due to being when Jos Buttler padded up to Mark Craig. The spinners played a key part in the victory push as Craig and Kane Williamson shared six wickets between them on a pitch offering some assistance.


The visitors were ahead in the first Test for three days at Lord's before England produced a notable turnaround, but they did not let their heads drop and came out all guns blazing on the opening day at Headingley as they cantered along at more than four-and-a-half an over, something they repeated in their second innings .

"I'm really proud of this win, sometimes it's not easy when you lose the first Test match when you think you've played all right, to have that resolve to bounce back and stay true to your game," McCullum said. "That's what we did and we were able to beat what we think is a very, very good England team in their own conditions."

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10:28

PCB nominates Zaheer Abbas for ICC presidency

The PCB has nominated former Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas for the ICC presidency, a day after Najam Sethi, the head of the board executive committee, withdrew his candidature for the post. Abbas was principal advisor to Sethi when he was the PCB chairman.

 The ICC had asked the PCB to nominate an ex-cricketer last year in September but Pakistan had came up with Sethi's name. Sethi was slated to take over from Mustafa Kamal as the ICC president for a period of 12 months from July 1. In April, he had offered himself as the interim president after Kamal resigned and was willing to fill in for two months before taking a full-fledged role from July.

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10:23

Andre Fletcher fined for ammunition possession

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Andre Fletcher, the West Indies and Windward Islands wicketkeeper-batsman, has been fined EC $2000 (USD 740.75) for possession of ammunition after he appeared before a magistrate in Dominica. He had been arrested last week at the Douglas Charles airport in Dominica.

Windwards Islands manager, Lockhart Sebastian, told Dominica News Online that the levied fine was paid and that attempts were being made to have Fletcher leave Dominica to get some rest.

He said Fletcher was unaware of his possessions while entering the airport. "There was no intention of criminal activities," Sebastian said. "He did not realise he had the ammunition. It could happen to anybody."

Fletcher has played 15 ODIs and 22 Twenty20 internationals for West Indies; his most recent appearance being in a T20 game against South Africa in Durban in January this year. He has played 60 first-class matches and was a regular in the Windwards Islands side during the 2014-15 season.

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09:22

Najam Sethi pulls out from race for ICC presidency

Najam Sethi has withdrawn his candidature for the ICC presidency, allowing Pakistan Cricket Board to nominate an ex-cricketer instead. He however continues to hold the PCB office as head of powerful executive committee. The PCB has acknowledged Sethi's decision.

Interestingly, the ICC had asked the PCB to nominate an ex-cricketer last year in September but Pakistan came up with Sethi's name.

 Sethi, the former chairman of the PCB, was slated to take over from Mustafa Kamal as the ICC president for a period of 12 months from July 1. The ICC after its April board meeting said that they would consider the appointment of Najam Sethi as ICC president during its meeting in Barbados at the end of June. Sethi was also briefed about the role of the ICC president and explained the responsibilities six months ago.

With exactly a month to go for the appointment, Sethi made the surprising move. In April, he had offered himself as the interim president after Kamal resigned and was willing to fill in for two months before taking a full-fledged role from July.


"I am writing to thank you and the other members of the ICC for nominating me as ICC President for 2015-16. It is a great honour that I shall always cherish," Sethi wrote to the ICC. "However, since the ICC announcement that from next year the post of the ICC president will be open only to iconic Test cricketers nominated by member Boards, I have increasingly felt that it is only fitting that this rule should be implemented straightaway so that one of Pakistan's great iconic cricketers should be so honoured.

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09:08

India vs Bangladesh Series 2015

DATE AND TIMEMATCHWEATHER

• Wed Jun 10 - Sun Jun 1410:00 local (04:00 GMT | 09:00 PKT)
  Only Test - Bangladesh v IndiaKhan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, FatullahLIVE
  N/A
• Thu Jun 18 (50 ovs)14:30 local (08:30 GMT | 13:30 PKT)
  1st ODI - Bangladesh v IndiaShere Bangla National Stadium, MirpurLIVE D/N
  N/A
• Sun Jun 21 (50 ovs)14:30 local (08:30 GMT | 13:30 PKT)
  2nd ODI - Bangladesh v IndiaShere Bangla National Stadium, MirpurLIVE D/N
  N/A
• Wed Jun 24 (50 ovs)14:30 local (08:30 GMT | 13:30 PKT)
  3rd ODI - Bangladesh v IndiaShere Bangla National Stadium, MirpurLIVE D/N

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11:57

Pakistan take series 2-0

Zimbabwe made a formidable start in pursuit of Pakistan's 296 for 9 before the third ODI at the Gaddafi Stadium went through a checklist of delays, which prevented the match from progressing beyond the ninth over of the second innings. 3rd ODI mathc has been end with out any result..

Pakistan Won the Series with 2-0 after 6 years in Home Ground with Home Crowd Support.

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11:49

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 3rd ODI

Start Time: 4:00 pm
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09:47