England captain Michael Vaughan is disappointed that his team failed to force a result in the drawn Lord's Test against New Zealand, but admitted that the visitors would be tough to beat in the series.

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has ruled out the possibility of retired leg spin king Shane Warne making a return to play next summers Ashes in England.

England skipper Michael Vaughan battled with all the confidence and assurity to reach his 18th Test hundred at Lord's against New Zealand in the opening Test.

Ramnaresh Sarwan has been appointed the captain of the West Indies squad for the first Test against Australia from May 22 at Kingston, Jamaica.

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar today said that talent not age matters in Twenty20 cricket.

The Delhi Daredevils' captain Virender Sehwag was bemused by the stone pelting episode during Thursday's IPL match against Deccan Chargers.

England captain Michael Vaughan has justified his decision to leave out seamer Matthew Hoggard from the opening Test against New Zealand at Lord's saying: "Hoggy's done everything we could have asked but, when you've won a series, those guys deserve another opportunity and hopefully they can produce some really good performances."

Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar is all set to make his IPL debut against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday as the champion player said he wasn't feeling anymore discomfort of the groin strain which had ruled him out of action in the competition so far.

Hyderabad's Deccan Chargers were dealt a major blow after their appointed skipper VVS Laxman ruled himself out of the rest of the Indian Premier League after failing to recover from a hairline fracture just below his right wrist.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is expected to be fit to lead his country for the opening Test against England at Lord's on Thursday.