1.   I would have sniveled myself to death before the first cricket hit my mouth.

2.   Australia rallied around a brilliant double century from Greg Blewett to take a stranglehold of the first cricket Test here at the Wanderers Monday.

3.   Australian maintained its firm grip on the first cricket Test against the West Indies despite losing three quick wickets on the fourth morning.

4.   Australia won the toss and decided to bat first in the first Ashes cricket Test against England here at Edgbaston on Thursday.

5.   Bangladesh took four New Zealand wickets and the early initiative on the third day of the rain-affected first cricket test on Thursday.

6.   Bolstered by a brilliant double century from Greg Blewett, Australia batted themselves to a controlling position in the first cricket Test at the Wanderers Monday.

7.   Brilliant unbeaten centuries from Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett have virtually shut South Africa out of the first cricket Test here at the Wanderers on Sunday.

8.   BRISBANE, Australia -- England fast bowler Devon Malcolm has chicken pox and will miss first Ashes cricket Test against Australia, which starts Friday.

9.   England batsmen Alec Stewart and captain Mike Atherton dominated the morning session Sunday on the third day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand at Eden Park.

10.   England batsmen Graham Thorpe and Dominic Cork shut New Zealand out of the first cricket Test on the fourth morning at Eden Park on Monday.