Andrew Strauss will go down as one of the greatest England captains of all time if he successfully defends the Ashes this winter, legendary cricketer Mike Gatting tells Channel 4 News.
Pakistani cricketer Zulqarnain Haider confirms he has sought asylum in the UK. The 24-year old claims he received death threats for refusing to fix matches.
Our Chief Correspondent, Alex Thomson, reports on the latest developments in the mystery surrounding the young Pakistani wicket-keeper who fled to Britain claiming his life was being threatened over the result of a cricket match.
The family of the Pakistani cricketer who fled to Britain claiming he’d received death threats has told Channel 4 News that he is not seeking asylum in the UK.
Jon Snow
Er… within minutes of my posting this morning, that critical wicket fell and I was proved to be the ignoramus I admitted being in my original posting. I can only say that England tried a lot harder this morning than they were doing last night. But it is an incredible thought that having beaten this…
Jon Snow
For what it is worth, and it is worth very little, I think the Aussies are going to win the Lords test today. They will get the remaining 200 runs with one wicket to spare, and I say this after watching them for the two hours before bad light stopped play last night and watching most…
I’ve just interviewed Sri Lanka’s top spin bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan, about a story that’s doing the rounds. Conspiracy? Collusion with terrorists? He says it’s just a load of spin. Was the attack on the Sri Lanka test team and the umpires an inside job? Quite an allegation – but that’s what’s been suggested. The Pakistan captain,…
I’ve just had a very insightful chat with Ahmed Rashid, doyen of the Lahore journalism set, the best-selling Taliban-Qaida watcher and described by Christopher Hitchens as “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter”. His latest book, Descent into Chaos, documents Pakistan’s apocalyptic downward spiral. So what did he make of what went on in the upmarket Gulberg…