Pakistan captain Salman Butt dedicated his team's victory at The Oval to the thousands of victims of the raging floods which have submerged vast swathes of the country. Calling it a "national disaster", Butt believed the best he and his team-mates could do was provide some

It had been feared that Pakistan might stumble in what appeared to be a simple chase today, and that's just what happened. Pakistan started with a swagger, abruptly plunged into a brief freefall, followed by a phase of uncertainty where the batsmen acted as if all roads

With an inevitability that comes only with Pakistani run-chases, England came tantalisingly close to achieving the impossible on Saturday afternoon. A searing late spell of swing bowling from James Anderson gave them fresh belief after Graeme Swann's habitual trickery had

Pakistan fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan's appeal against the one-year ban imposed on him by the PCB has been adjourned to September 25 by the appellate tribunal headed by retired Justice Irfan Qadir. Naved, who said he was "desperate" to meet the PCB chairman Ijaz

Alastair Cook ensured his Test future with a gutsy 110, but Pakistan gave themselves an outstanding chance of a victory that will keep the series alive after an inspired performance

That old Pakistan trait for doing the unthinkable has resurfaced. At tea on Friday afternoon their miserable series seemed to be getting worse as Alastair Cook laid a platform for a large England lead with a belligerent century. Kevin Pietersen had started off with positive intent

Twenty years ago, almost to the week, another under-fire left-handed batsman booked himself a flight to Australia by serving up a century in the second innings of a critical contest at The Oval. Against India in 1990, David Gower knew he had one last chance to prove his worth

"Contest!" cried the cricket fan to Pakistan all summer. Finally, Mohammad Yousuf answered the prayers. All those doubts about his match fitness, those suspicions about his mindset, those questions over whether it was