New Delhi, Oct 25: Australian team’s opening batsman Matthew Hayden on Sunday said that they would fight back in the third Test Match at Ferozeshah Kotla ground in New Delhi.

New Delhi, Oct 26 : Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been presented with the ICC ODI Championship shield following his team’s move to the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table.

Australia, which slipped behind South Africa into second place just before the 1 April cut-off following the Proteas’ 3-0 victory over Bangladesh, had regained the top spot after defeating the West Indies in the opening game of the five-match ODI series in St Vincent in June.

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh displayed his disapproval of Gilchrist’s comment on Sachin by lashing out at him in media.

“He should not be talking about Sachin. It is all rubbish," Harbhajan told the leading newspaper, the Age. "We don’t respect him. He pretends to be a saint and people say he walks when he nicks, but why did he appeal when batsmen don't nick?” 

“He always changes his mind according to a situation.” added Harbhajan.

Chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth lauded the century scored by Sourav Ganguly at Mohali against the Australians and asked the southpaw to come up with more hundreds in his last series so that he goes out on a high.

Speaking with the media persons, Srikkanth said, “I am very happy Ganguly is doing so well. He still has two more matches to go.”

"I will be very happy if he gets centuries in the next two matches and goes out on a big high," added Srikkanth.

Sydney, Oct 25: In his new book to be released next week, former Australian wicket keeper has elaborated on his loveless relationship with his former teammate Shane Warne, saying he was “hurt” at being called an "a . . . licker" by the legendary spinner.

The incident happened in a Sheffield Shield match in the late 1990s when Warne mercilessly sledged the wicketkeeper in an incident, which Gilchrist has never forgotten.

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ended national team coach Geoff Lawson's contract with a three months' pay as compensation. The board’s CEO Shafqat Naghmi has also been replaced by Saleem Altaf.

Speaking to the media persons here, PCB spokesman Raza Rashid said, “Geoff Lawson has been removed as coach of Pakistan.”

The former pace bowler from Australia was hired after the former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was found dead during the 2007 World Cup in West Indies. Lawson’s two year contract was due to end in 2009.