Lee opens up in style

Plays of the day

Plays of the day for the third day of the first Test between India and Australia... more

Oct 11, 2008

Peter Kirsten heads to Kenya as batting coach

Kenyan cricket

Former South African international Peter Kirsten, currently coaching Jersey, has taken up a short-term role as batting consultant with Kenya... more

Oct 11, 2008

Confusion over Lara's ICL status

Indian Cricket League 2008-09

The Indian Cricket League has confirmed that Brian Lara has withdrawn from the tournament, citing injury and other commitments... more

Oct 11, 2008

Dhaka Warriors launch ICL campaign

Dhaka Warriors v Chennai Superstars, ICL, Hyderabad

Sriram Veera previews the second match of the second ICL season between the Dhaka Warriors and Chennai Superstars... more

Oct 11, 2008

Ganguly denies comments in Bengali daily

Australia in India 2007-08

Sourav Ganguly has denied making the comments about his team-mates attributed to him in a Bengali daily, Russell Radhakrishnan, an official with the Indian team, said on his behalf... more

Oct 11, 2008

Queensland collapse but hold upper hand

Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 2nd day

Queensland were in big trouble at 6 for 20 in their second innings but importantly held an overall lead of 150 over Tasmania on the second day of an eventful match at the Gabba... more

Oct 11, 2008

Australia chip away at struggling India

India v Australia, 1st Test, Bangalore, 3rd day

India were edging towards avoiding the follow-on at tea on the third day in Bangalore, where Australia picked up two wickets in the second session to add to their four in the morning... more

Oct 11, 2008

Oram helps New Zealand level series

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Bangladesh bottled up just when they were in a position to seal a rare series win after restricting New Zealand to another modest target... more

Oct 11, 2008

All out for 12

1877

A look back to when Oxford University were bowled out for 12 - still the lowest first-class score on record... more

Oct 11, 2008

Player pages

Beyond Bat and Ball

Reading David Foot's warm, conversational profiles of cricketers is like sharing in the camaraderie of a dressing room... more

Oct 11, 2008

Stuttering back into life

T20 Canada 2008

Not everything went smoothly as Toronto hosted big-time cricket for the first time in nine years... more

Oct 10, 2008

One nomination for SA board president

South African cricket

Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka is the only nomination for president of Cricket South Africa's board of directors, which is due to be formed as part of a restructuring... more

Oct 10, 2008

Botham sets off on 12th charity walk

Beefy's Great British Walk

Sir Ian Botham has set off on his 12th fund-raising expedition for charity, walking through nine towns in as many days... more

Oct 10, 2008

Botswana win promotion to Africa's top flight

ICC World Cricket League Africa Division 2

Botswana have won the World Cricket League Africa Division 2 tournament, finishing unbeaten after their six-wicket win over Mozambique in Benoni... more

Oct 10, 2008

Butt and Shoaib star in Pakistan win

Canada v Pakistan, T20 Canada, King City

Canada fought hard in the field, but were blown away when they batted as Pakistan cranked themselves into life after a sluggish start... more

Oct 10, 2008

Hyderabad win after the lights go out

Hyderabad Heroes v Lahore Badshahs, ICL, Hyderabad

The opening game of the ICL came to an abrupt halt as the lights failed and the Hyderabad Heroes got an 18-run win by the VJD method... more

Oct 10, 2008

Gayle to lead Stanford Superstars

Stanford 20/20 for 20

Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, will lead the Stanford Superstars in the Stanford Super Series... more

Oct 10, 2008

Afghanistan storm to another promotion

World Cricket League Division 4 5th day round-up

Afghanistan's climb up the world stage continued as they sealed promotion from World Cricket League Division 4, moving into the final alongside Hong Kong, in Dar-es-Salaam... more

Oct 10, 2008

Sri Lanka made to work for victory

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, T20 Canada, King City

Sri Lanka opened the T20 Canada tournament in King City with a five-wicket win against Zimbabwe, but were made to work hard chasing 107 in a match reduced to 17 overs per side... more

Oct 10, 2008

Bangladesh aim for another upset

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Thursday's win over New Zealand would have brought much relief but the pressure will be on Bangladesh to play the 'perfect game' once more in the remaining two ODIs... more

Oct 10, 2008

Butcher faces second knee operation

County news

Mark Butcher, the Surrey captain, faces a second operation on his knee to try and save his career... more

Oct 10, 2008

Right rhythm, right time for Zaheer

India v Australia, 1st Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

Zaheer Khan took his first five-wicket haul in India... more

Oct 10, 2008

Hussey warns of variable bounce

India v Australia, 1st Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

Michael Hussey believes it will become increasingly difficult to conquer the tricky surface... more

Oct 10, 2008

Slips in the field

India v Australia, 1st Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

The average fielding of this Indian side stood exposed today like an old wound that, with the precise placement and sharp running of the Australian batsmen, bled runs right through... more

Oct 10, 2008

Australia's MVP

India v Australia, 1st Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

Michael Hussey must be the most calculating batsman in the game... more

Oct 10, 2008

Spin twins redundant?

India v Australia, 1st Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

It's time the selectors started thinking of doing away with outdated traditions. Playing three fast bowlers, and not two spinners, may just herald a new beginning... more

Oct 10, 2008

Reuters resumes tour coverage

Media accreditation row

International news agency Reuters has resumed coverage of Australia's tour of India after the BCCI dropped contentious accreditation terms... more

Oct 10, 2008

Ganguly will get 'more than he asked for' - Vengsarkar

Australia in India 2008-09

Dilip Vengsarkar, the BCCI's former chairman of selectors, has said he will respond to Sourav Ganguly's criticism of his selection committee at the end of India's series against Australia ... more

Oct 10, 2008

Scotland name winter squad

Scottish cricket

Scotland have named a 25-man winter training squad to prepare for next year's World Cup qualifiers... more

Oct 10, 2008

McLaren withdraws from South Africa squad

South African cricket

South Africa's move to bring Kent allrounder Ryan McLaren into the national side have failed after the county did not release him from his three-year contract... more

Oct 10, 2008