For vast swathes of the 86 overs bowled in the day, Pakistan's batsmen held sway, blunting a modest attack on a pitch that lost most of its moisture and bite after the opening session. But with stumps beckoning, the second new ball

The PCB has denied claims of considering a boycott of the 2011 World Cup under instructions from its government. The Pakistan board had stayed away from a meeting of the World Cup organising committee on July 14 in

Shoaib Akhtar will not be considered for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka, because of the uncertainty surrounding his match fitness, Wasim Bari, the PCB director for human resources and administration, has said. "Without knowing his match

Australia A dominated the one-off Twenty20 by thumping Pakistan A by seven wickets at the Allan Border Field, thereby completing victory in all three formats of the series. After some good bowling, in particular by Brett Geeves

Shoaib Akhtar's chances of making a comeback to the Pakistan team have suffered a blow after he failed to turn up for a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Wednesday. Interim chief selector Wasim Bari wanted to assess Shoaib's

Australia edged ahead of Pakistan in a high-scorer at the Allan Border Field to take the one-day series 2-1. Opener Tim Paine cracked 134 to steer his team to an imposing 316 before his counterpart Khalid Latif responded with an exact 100, which wasn't

Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has denied boycotting Tuesday's meeting in Mumbai that confirmed that India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will host the 2011 World Cup matches that were originally allocated to Pakistan. He also called for further talks aimed at

Younis Khan has responded to Pakistan's first Test series defeat in Sri Lanka by pleading for more time to rebuild the team after "very little cricket over the last 18 months". Speaking after a game in which Pakistan's batting collapses tilted the