Dhiman and Mashrafe get Bangladesh home

Australian Institute of Sports v Bangladeshis, Darwin

Mashrafe Mortaza and Dhiman Ghosh combined for an unbeaten 97-run eighth-wicket partnership that gave Bangladesh their first win on their Australian tour... more

Aug 20, 2008

McGain and Krejza get Australia A call-up

Australia A in India 2008-09

Bryce McGain, Victoria's 36-year-old legspinner, is one of three slow bowlers who will be trialled on the subcontinent before the selectors name the squad for October's Test tour to India... more

Aug 20, 2008

Lee rules himself out of Bangladesh series

Bangladesh in Australia 2008

Brett Lee will miss the one-day series against Bangladesh for family reasons... more

Aug 20, 2008

ACA denies ignoring Pakistan advice

Champions Trophy 2008

The Australian Cricketers' Association has rejected suggestions that it ignored a comprehensive report on the security situation in Pakistan when making its decision to advise Australia's players not to tour... more

Aug 20, 2008

Security doubts 'beyond logic' - PCB

Champions Trophy 2008

The Australian Cricketers' Association may have told its players not to tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in September, but concerns are growing in Pakistan that the decision was made based on hasty, possibly inaccurate security assessments... more

Aug 20, 2008

Kulasekara strikes peg India back

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Dambulla

Chasing a modest 143 to stay alive in the five-match series, India were jolted at the start by Nuwan Kulasekara's double strike in the half an hour's play before the scheduled interval... more

Aug 20, 2008

Ad-hoc committee could replace governing board

Pakistan cricket

The Pakistan government is set to install an ad-hoc committee to run national cricket affairs following the resignation of Pakistan board chairman Nasim Ashraf... more

Aug 20, 2008

Gayle vows no mercy on Bermuda

Associates Tri-Series in Canada 2008

Chris Gayle says West Indies will not be taking it easy when they meet Bermuda in the one-day tri-series in Canada on Wednesday... more

Aug 20, 2008

ICC president investigates cricket at the Olympics

But Morgan cautious over bid for 2020

David Morgan, the ICC president, believes Twenty20 could fit neatly into the Olympic schedule... more

Aug 20, 2008

Clarke warns Pietersen over Ashes talk

Australia prepare for 2008-09

Kevin Pietersen should focus on England's immediate challenges before predicting success in an Ashes series that is nearly a year away, according to Australia's vice-captain Michael Clarke... more

Aug 20, 2008

PCB does not want Champions Trophy moved

Champions Trophy 2008

The Pakistan Cricket Board is adamant the Champions Trophy will not be moved... more

Aug 20, 2008

'You need to be a hard coach sometimes'

Steve Rixon

The former New Zealand coach shares insights from a career in which he made a speciality of cracking tough nuts and getting hard cases to toe the party line... more

Aug 20, 2008

Stumps for Sourav

Peter Roebuck

For the Indian middle order, it has become a matter of survival, and Ganguly is the most vulnerable... more

Aug 20, 2008

Numerously number one

The List

Players who topped the runs and wickets charts in a series most often... more

Aug 20, 2008

Rankin named in Ireland squad

Kenya in Ireland 2008

Boyd Rankin will play for Ireland for the first time since the World Cup after being named in the squad to face Kenya... more

Aug 19, 2008

Rainy day blues for Hampshire

Hampshire v Somerset, County Championship, Rose Bowl

John Ward reports on the first day of the rain-affected match between Hampshire and Somerset in Southampton where Hampshire ended 113 for 4... more

Aug 19, 2008

ICC gives all clear but fears remain

Champions Trophy 2008

Doubts lingered over the fate of the Champions Trophy with the Australian Cricketers' Association telling its members not to travel to Pakistan even as the ICC said the the tournament will proceed as planned... more

Aug 19, 2008

Jones out for rest of season

County news

Simon Jones is likely to miss the rest of the season after damaging knee cartilage which will keep him out of action for up to four weeks... more

Aug 19, 2008

Women's Twenty20 opener postponed

England v South Africa, 1st women's Twenty20, Chesterfield

England women's opening Twenty20 against South Africa has been postponed from Wednesday to Saturday owing to rain at Chesterfield... more

Aug 19, 2008

Twenty20 called off a day early

England v South Africa, Twenty20, Chester-le-Street

England's one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa has been abandoned a day in advance because of heavy rain... more

Aug 19, 2008

Nagarajan replaces injured Dhar

India women in England, 2008

India's Rumeli Dhar has been ruled out of the forthcoming tour of England because of injury. Nirajana Nagarajan has been called up as a replacement and is set to make her tour debut... more

Aug 19, 2008

Siddons wants bowlers to improve

Bangladesh in Australia 2008

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, wants the bowlers to improve ahead of their second encounter against the Australian Institute of Sports... more

Aug 19, 2008

Asif's B sample tests positive

Dope scandal

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's B sample has tested positive for a banned substance, according to an AFP report... more

Aug 19, 2008

India's batting under scrutiny again

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Dambulla

Since the Asia Cup final, India's acclaimed batsmen have had to endure an ego hammering like no other, and there seems no quick solution in sight and time is certainly not at India's disposal with just a day's gap between games... more

Aug 19, 2008

Morgan concerned teams yet to confirm participation

Champions Trophy 2008

David Morgan, the ICC president, says he is "concerned" that, with the Champions Trophy "perilously close", some of the participating teams are yet to confirm their presence in Pakistan for the tournament starting on September 12... more

Aug 19, 2008

Dhoni likely to miss Champions League final

Champions Twenty20 League

To be released by Chennai Super Kings as dates clashing with Test against England... more

Aug 19, 2008

India need to fix opening problem

Sri Lanka v India, ODI Series

Injuries to Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have given India a major headache ahead of the remaining four matches - that of finding a solid opening combination... more

Aug 19, 2008

Amarnath appointed Bengal consultant

Bengal cricket

Mohinder Amarnath, the former Indian allrounder, has been appointed consultant of the Bengal team. Besides working with the senior team, Amarnath will also be in charge of the district cricket in the state... more

Aug 19, 2008

Centuries before lunch, and most Twenty20 runs

Ask Steven

Hundreds in the first session, the most run-outs in ODIs, the most consecutive Tests as captain ... more

Aug 19, 2008

Debutants star in Canada victory

Canada v Bermuda, Tri-Series, 1st match, King City

Canada's three debutants were the stars as their team opened the tri-series with a 25-run victory over Bermuda, who also relied heavily on a first-gamer... more

Aug 18, 2008