Cramped itinerary for New Zealand tour

India in New Zealand 2009

India face a gruelling schedule during their tour to New Zealand next year, with a possible 19 days of cricket to be played in a span of 33 days... more

Aug 28, 2008

Godleman and Meaker penalised by ECB

England & Wales Cricket Board

Middlesex's Billy Godleman and Surrey's Stuart Meaker have both received penalty points under the ECB's discipline code... more

Aug 28, 2008

India warm-up not ideal - Johnson

Australia in India 2008-09

Mitchell Johnson says having only one warm-up game in India before October's Test series is not ideal for Australia, who are still hoping another tour match can be arranged... more

Aug 28, 2008

Hussey finds form in warm-up match

Australians v Australian Institute of Sports, Darwin

Michael Hussey and Mitchell Johnson showed little rust after a seven-week break as Australia cruised to victory in their only warm-up match in Darwin as they prepare to take on Bangladesh... more

Aug 28, 2008

Tennis elbow ends Smith's tour

England v South Africa, 3rd ODI, The Oval

Graeme Smith will miss the three remaining matches of South Africa's one-day tour of England, and is unlikely to play again until the tour of Australia in December... more

Aug 28, 2008

West Indies board confident of resolution with Digicel

West Indies cricket

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is confident that the Stanford Twenty20 for 20 between England and a Stanford All Stars team will go ahead as scheduled... more

Aug 28, 2008

Asif wants hearing to be pushed back

Dope scandal

Mohammad Asif has asked for his preliminary hearing for testing positive for nandrolone, a banned anabolic steroid, to be pushed back from August 30, the scheduled date, to the middle of September... more

Aug 28, 2008

I worked hard with my limited ability - Vaas

Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo

Chaminda Vaas, who became the fourth bowler to reach 400 one-day wickets when he had Yuvraj Singh caught for a duck in the fourth ODI in Colombo, has said he thoroughly enjoyed playing cricket through his career and had no regrets whatsoever... more

Aug 28, 2008

Fleming holds off on committing to Wellington

New Zealand domestic news

Stephen Fleming will not make a decision on whether he continues to play domestic cricket for Wellington until he sees the season's fixture list... more

Aug 28, 2008

Gilchrist confident Tests will survive Twenty20 revolution

Centenary of Bradman's birth

Adam Gilchrist does not expect Twenty20 will ruin Test cricket despite the explosion of the new game... more

Aug 28, 2008

PCB to arrange tri-series in SA

Champions Trophy fallout

Board hopeful of tournament in South Africa with Sri Lanka as the third team... more

Aug 28, 2008

Jayawardene blames inconsistent batsmen

Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, blamed inconsistent batting for his side's defeat in the ODI series against India... more

Aug 27, 2008

van Jaarsveld keeps Kent afloat

Yorks v Kent, County Championship, Scarborough, 1st day

A round-up from the latest Championship matches... more

Aug 27, 2008

IPL success worked wonders for Raina

Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo

Suresh Raina credited his success in the Indian Premier League as crucial to his second coming at this level... more

Aug 27, 2008

Smith saves Durham as wickets tumble

County Championship round-up

A round-up from the latest Championship matches... more

Aug 27, 2008

Olympic cricket is 'inevitable' - Ponting

Twenty20's quick rise

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting believes it is only a matter of time before Twenty20 is part of the Olympics... more

Aug 27, 2008

Sweeping success

Plays of the day

Plays of the day for Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo, August 27, 2008... more

Aug 27, 2008

ICL signs deal for upgrading Sardar Patel Stadium

Indian Cricket League

ICL to revamp the stadium completely with playing facilities and infrastructure of international standards... more

Aug 27, 2008

Mehrab's all-round show seals crushing win

Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI v Bangladeshis, Darwin

An all-round performance from Mehrab Hossain Jnr, which included an attacking unbeaten 132 and a three-wicket haul, helped the Bangladeshis to a comprehensive 120-run victory... more

Aug 27, 2008

Ireland take series after washout

Ireland v Kenya, 3rd ODI, Belfast

Ireland's third ODI against Kenya was washed out in Belfast ... more

Aug 27, 2008

Mushtaq Ahmed quits county cricket

Sussex news

Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan legspinner, has announced his retirement from county cricket due to persistent knee trouble... more

Aug 27, 2008

India seal maiden series triumph in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo

India made the most of the toss, a vicious turner in the second innings and Sri Lanka's feeble batting to record their first bilateral one-day series triumph on the island... more

Aug 27, 2008

No new fixtures in Champions Trophy gap - BCCI

Indian domestic cricket

The Indian board wants to utilise the window in the international calendar created by the postponement of the ICC Champions Trophy to prepare for the "very important" home Test series against Australia... more

Aug 27, 2008

Bravo undergoes ankle surgery

Injury news

Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies allrounder, will undergo surgery on his left ankle in New York after being left out of the Tri-Nation series in Canada because of the injury... more

Aug 27, 2008

Haddin raring to take back the gloves

Bangladesh in Australia 2008

Brad Haddin is desperate to get back into Australian colours after breaking a finger on the recent Caribbean tour, just as he was settling into the role as the country's No. 1 wicketkeeper... more

Aug 27, 2008

'Bradman remains unassailable'

The Bradman centenary

Ricky Ponting has rated the achievements of Don Bradman above those of the Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz and sprinter Usain Bolt... more

Aug 27, 2008

'Our rhythm is not right' - Smith

England v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Trent Bridge

Graeme Smith says South Africa's embarrassing loss to England was one of the low points of his career but he believes giving his players a dressing-down is not the answer... more

Aug 26, 2008

Stanford match threatened by sponsor dispute

West Indies cricket

The injunction moved by Digicel relates solely to the proposed match between England and the Stanford Superstars to be held in Antigua on November 1... more

Aug 26, 2008

I didn't want captaincy without Woolmer - Younis

Pakistan cricket

Younis Khan has revealed he would have accepted Pakistan's captaincy had it not been for the death of Bob Woolmer... more

Aug 26, 2008

Legspinner Shah hands Pakistan comfortable win

Zim Board XI v Pakistan Academy, Harare, 4th day

Zimbabwe Board XI delayed the inevitable for a while before the Pakistan Academy sealed a 202-run win with 30 minutes to go before tea on Monday... more

Aug 26, 2008