London, Dec. 2 : England’s cricketers will be cautious about touring India in the wake of the recent terrorist strikes in Mumbai, feels former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan.

Khan is of the view that the terrorists in Mumbai said they wanted to kill Westerners, so England''s cricketers will be even more cautious.

This time the top brass on tour acted quickly to give the players the swift exit they sought, a rare concession given that it seemed to have come without any strings attached.

London, Dec. 2: Former England captain Graham Gooch doubts the England cricket team will return to India despite the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreeing to shift the venue of the first Test from Ahmedabad to Chennai.

"The players have returned home, they''ll have spoken to their families and young children and it''s a tremendous pull on the heart-strings," The Telegraph quoted Gooch, as saying.

Adelaide, Dec. 2 : Australian skipper Ricky Ponting''s amazing slip catch to dismiss New Zealand batsman Jamie How has been described by faster bowler Brett Lee as the best he has seen.

Ponting made a spectacular leap to a wide second slip after Lee had squared up How with a ripper delivery and took the catch one-handed.

"That was the best catch I have seen live. There''s obviously been a lot of great catches around since cricket has been on. Playing in games and watching a game live, that is the most amazing catch I have ever seen," the Herald Sun quoted Lee, as saying.

Ponting, 33, expressed his delight by setting off on a celebratory sprint and out sprinting his pursuing teammates.

Melbourne, Dec 2 : It looks like rumours of swimming sensation Stephanie Rice and Aussie actor Lincoln Lewis being an item are premature.

Recently, the pair was spotted looking very friendly at various social events, most notably the XBox soiree during the Gold Coast Indy.

However, Lewis''s manager Madonna Williams has dismissed reports of a love connection between the pair, insisting they are ‘very, very close friends’.

Los Angeles - Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport has been dropping hints that her tennis career could finally be over, with motherhood fast becoming a full-time occupation.

The 32-year-old has vowed to decide in the next few days whether she will prepare for the Australian Open, which begins January 19 in Melbourne.

Adelaide, Dec. 2 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has backed all-rounders Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson to fire at the WACA during the contest against South Africa, which begins from December 17.

Ponting has said that he will contact Perth curator Cameron Sutherland well before the first Test to uncover whether he plans to use an old strip or one of the WACA Ground''s recently relayed pitches.

The latter wickets have provided pace and bounce for domestic fast bowlers all season, and if Sutherland indeed intends to use a relayed surface for the match against South Africa, Krejza may be facing a third consecutive Test as Australia''s unlucky loser.