England will look to Eoin Morgan to give their batting a much-needed lift in their Pool A match against formidable New Zealand in Wellington on Friday after they lost their opener against Australia by 111 runs last weekend.

Mark Ramprakash, who played in 52 Tests in an 11-year international career, will coach across all formats starting with the one-day series against Sri Lanka this month.

Mark Ramprakash has been tipped to be Graham Gooch's successor after the former England opener was axed earlier this year.

VVS Laxman's decision to retire with immediate effect didn't just surprise the cricketing fraternity but also shocked his better half Sailaja, who was left wondering how the veteran would do without his "first wife".

Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash announced his retirement from cricket with immediate effect on Thursday.

If injuries and back-to-back Test defeats were not enough, the Indian cricket team's tour of England has taken another disastrous turn as pacer Praveen Kumar reportedly got into a spat with fans after the practice match against Nothamptonshire here.

Frontline Indian bowlers suffered a humiliating hammering at the hands of Northamptonshire openers as the home side racked up 198 for no loss by tea on the final day of the two-day warm-up game on Saturday.

Cricketer Kapil Dev was on Wednesday commissioned into the Territorial Army (TA) as an honorary lieutenant colonel.

Mark Ramprakash has bared all to encourage people to eat more fibre. A 39-year-old cricketer has backed the Fibre Foundation's campaign.