Brisbane, Nov. 22 : A struggling Australian opener Mathew Hayden appears to be seriously considering possible retirement from international cricket after his 100th Test.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Hayden has spent considerable time mulling his options over the past year, and while he insists the fire within still burns, he seems to know that at 37, his playing days are close being over.

Melbourne, Nov. 22 : Is it time for Australian opener Mathew Hayden to get sentimental about his time in the game and quit? The Telegraph certainly thinks so.

In article that has appeared in the paper, it says that though Hayden is known to come back from the brink, this time round, he needs to perhaps have a chat with his little mate (the Baggy Green) and determine the timing of his retirement.

Bangalore, Nov. 22: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was still angry last night at the injustice of England’s defeat.

All-rounder Freddie said the farcical conclusion of the third one-day international "left a bad taste in the mouth."

Former players who insisted the regulations must be changed to allow a proper game of cricket supported him, reports The Sun.

London, Nov. 22: England’s cricketers will have to make a hard choice between retaining their central contracts or signing up for next season’s Indian Premier League (IPL), said Hugh Morris, the managing director of the team.

Melbourne, Nov. 22: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is probably going through a phase in his sporting life that was something similar to what his predecessor Allan Border went through in the mid-1980s.

Former Indian Captain, Sourav Ganguly has been nominated as a member of the BCCI's Technical Committee. Gavaskar is the Chairman of the committee, which generally makes recommendations to the BCCI on the playing conditions and the structure of the domestic game. At a recent meeting in August, the committee had allowed state associations to pick four 'guest players' [those from areas outside their jurisdiction] in their squad, including one from overseas, from the 2008-09 season onwards. Earlier, only three such players were allowed.