Global Cricket News Roundup

Cricket: Bracewell faces long goodbye

New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
The search for a new coach would be global and many prospective candidates
would need plenty of notice to free themselves up for the post. ...
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10509235>

Modi makes move on Sony India TV
Variety - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Initial ratings performance of IPL cricket on SET Max suggests it has a
winner, but SET and Singaporean World Sports Group had to commit $1 billion
for the ...
<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985412.html?categoryId=19>

Is today's lust for viewing figures pushing cricket towards the ...
Sportingo - Tel-Aviv,Center,Israel
But do we really need the Jackass, Fear-Factor-style mindset in cricket
today? Global culture is all about marketing. The bigger the numbers the
bigger the ...
<http://www.sportingo.com/cricket/a8517_todays-lust-viewing-figures-pushing-cricket-towards-gutter>


Spinning his way to Dubai?
7DAYS - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Cricket Council president Bilawar Mani is delighted that Dubai
has been linked with the global event, although he stressed the capital
would be ...
<http://www.7days.ae/en/2008/05/09/spinning-his-way-to-dubai.html>

New Zealand and the IPL
By Political Umpire(Political Umpire)
Hadlee, the chairman of selectors, told me: "I made my thoughts well known to New Zealand Cricket. I felt that the tour starts the day the players assemble and while I understand and accept the decision made - the compromise with the ...
<http://cricketandcivilisation.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-zealand-and-ipl.html>
Fora
<http://cricketandcivilisation.blogspot.com/>

Samsung expands 'Guru Series' - launches Samsung Guru200
By Maximus(Maximus)
This sleek and stylish entry level colour phone also offers multimedia features like MP3 Ring tones and Java Games (Cricket and Sudoku). Some of its other consumer friendly features include Emergency sms, Mobile tracker, 9hrs talk time ...
<http://justamp.blogspot.com/2008/05/samsung-expands-guru-series-launches.html>
Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
<http://justamp.blogspot.com/>