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Left: Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh reacts after receiving man of the match medal during the prize distribution ceremony after the final One Day International (ODI) match between India and New Zealand at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on December 10, 2010. Chasing a target of 104 runs to win India won the match by eight wickets and the five match ODI series 5-0. Yuvraj Singh took 2 for 5 and scored 42 not out. Right: New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum looks around during the prize distribution ceremony after the final One Day International (ODI) match between India and New Zealand at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on December 10. McCullum made 14 in the New Zealand total of 103. Indian made 107 for 2 wickets. AFP

India thrash New Zealand to win series 5-0

The off-spinner grabbed three wickets for 24 runs off eight overs to help the hosts bowl out New Zealand for 103 off 27 overs before India coasted to the target with almost 29 overs to spare.

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Selector Greg Chappell admits Australian cricket on decline

England as holders can retain the Ashes if they win the third Test, starting in Perth on Thursday, after crushing Australia by an innings in the second Adelaide Test. There is a conviction among the media that another round of chopping and changing at the selection table was not going to fix things for the troubled Australian team, who have not won any of their last five Tests.

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Imran scoffs at calls for Warne’s Ashes return

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan said on Thursday he was bemused by suggesions that spin wizard Shane Warne should come out of retirement to resurrect Australia’s Ashes hopes.

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