News Index

England v West Indies, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day

Bell chimes as Sammy lets England off

May 21, 2012: West Indies needed to go for broke in pursuit of a famous win but Darren Sammy curiously chose to address a slow over-rate instead

USA news

USACA faces membership defections

May 21, 2012: Approximately half of USACA's 47 leagues are now in the process of breaking away to form a rival governing body for cricket in the USA which is calling itself Cricket America

England v West Indies, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day

Welcome to fortress England

May 21, 2012: The England team are utterly professional, confident in their skills and exude an air of superiority over touring opposition

England v West Indies, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day

Sammy 'pleased' despite defeat

May 21, 2012: The West Indies captain was left to reflect on another Test defeat but one that offered signs of hope

England v West Indies, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day

West Indies hit with over-rate penalty

May 21, 2012: West Indies have been hit with a penalty for a slow over-rate during the first Test against England at Lord's

IPL 2012 stats analysis

Gayle, Narine, and more IPL stats

May 21, 2012: Stats highlights from the round-robin stage of IPL 2012

Australia news

James Pattinson close to full fitness

May 21, 2012: Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has said he is making good progress in his recovery from a back injury that ruled him out midway through the tour of the West Indies last month

West Indies in England 2012

They hurt me mentally - Sarwan

May 21, 2012: Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies batsman who has not played for his country since June 2011, has turned on national team's coaching set up for his continued non-selection

West Indies in England 2012

Sammy leaves Gayle door ajar

May 21, 2012: West Indies' captain Darren Sammy did nothing to quash talk after defeat at Lord's that Chris Gayle should be invited to strengthen his side in the rest of the Test series against England

IPL 2012

More spills than thrills

May 21, 2012: The amateurish fielding and a lack of bowling support for Dale Steyn left Deccan Chargers bottom of the table for most of the season

England v West Indies, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day

Gabriel gets KP

May 21, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the final day of the opening Test at Lord's

Delhi v Kolkata, 1st qualifier, IPL 2012, Pune

Pace v spin as teams target first final

May 21, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the first IPL qualifier match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders in Pune

IPL news

Dravid undecided about IPL future

May 21, 2012: Rahul Dravid, the Rajasthan Royals captain, has said that he is unsure about his role in the side in the future

IPL 2012 performance analysis

Narine's remarkable season

May 21, 2012: Analysis of individual batting and bowling performances in IPL 2012

England v West Indies, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day

Cook and Bell see England home

May 21, 2012: Alastair Cook and Ian Bell put on a stand of 132 to see England to victory at Lord's

IPL 2012

More holes than Gayle could plug

May 21, 2012: Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan could only do so much. Royal Challengers Bangalore's campaign suffered because their Indian players struggled

IPL 2012

Good, but not good enough

May 21, 2012: Rajasthan Royals showed you didn't need big stars to compete, but once again they fell just short

IPL news

I'm helping younger bowlers deal with pressure - Morkel

May 21, 2012: Morne Morkel, the Delhi Daredevils fast bowler, has said he has been helping the younger bowlers in his side to deal with pressure of performing in the IPL

England v West Indies, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day

The confounding West Indies

May 21, 2012: Wouldn't it be wonderful though for us to get carried away, however briefly, on the wings of victory today?

Deccan v Bangalore, IPL 2012, Hyderabad

Poor shot selection cost us - Kohli

May 21, 2012: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has said that his side erred in their shot selection in a low-scoring chase against Deccan Chargers on Sunday