Jamaica (West Indies), Jan. 31 : West Indies skipper Chris Gayle is generally regarded as cricket's coolest dude, but is a seriously dangerous customer on the field.

Gayle, 29, puts his success down to having in-depth conversations with himself.

Dubai, Jan. 31 : New Zealander Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees has reached another landmark.

Today, as Kenya hosts Zimbabwe at the Nairobi Gymkhana for the third match in a five-game series, Crowe will notch up 100 One-Day Internationals as an ICC match referee.

To mark the occasion, ICC's High Performance Manager Richard Done made a presentation to the New Zealander before the game on behalf of the ICC.

"I would like to congratulate Jeff on his achievement," said ICC Umpires' and Referees' Manager Vince van der Bijl.

Brisbane, Jan. 31: Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds failed for a second day in his first-class cricket comeback to leave his South African tour hopes hanging by a thread.

Symonds lasted just eight balls on Saturday as he was caught behind for three, hot on the heels of his first-innings five, on return from knee surgery for Queensland at the Gabba.

The wayward all-rounder edged a forward defensive push to a good length ball by Steve Magoffin, giving gloveman Luke Ronchi a regulation catch low down.

London, Jan. 31: Dancing On Ice star Jessica Taylor has said that her husband Kevin Pietersen''s shock resignation as England cricket captain, has left everyone in the family hurt, and added that it has not been easy to live with it.

"It's been tough. It hasn't been easy. It's never nice to see someone you love going through something hurtful," The Sun quoted her, as saying.

She said that she was proud that Kevin has returned to play for England.

Islamabad, Jan. 31: The Pakistan government has no objection over its cricket players taking part in the Indian Twenty20 cricket extravanza, the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Pakistan sports minister Aftab Jilani said it (Pak Sports Ministry) has no objection to its cricketers competing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

"We feel it's a private league in which Pakistan players compete in an individual capacity," The Daily Times quoted Jilani, as saying.

Perth, Jan. 31: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting and other senior players will seek to boost the confidence of the younger players following Australia''s 4-1 one-day series loss to South Africa.

Ponting said it is important that the team starts afresh for their five-game series against New Zealand, which begins in Perth on Sunday.