Daryl Harper

The ICC has announced an unchanged elite panel of umpires for the coming season

Daryl Harper talks to Anand Vasu on the challenges that modern-day umpires face, and the moments that make all the effort worthwhile

If the West Indies win both matches in the two-match home series against Bangladesh starting on Friday it will improve its rating in the ICC Test Championship by just under a point

Third place in the ICC Test Championship table is up for grabs for England or New Zealand as the two sides prepare for the three-match npower Test series beginning on Thursday (20 May) at Lord's

Sri Lanka must win all five of its One-Day International matches in Zimbabwe to improve its rating in the ICC ODI Championship table

West Indies captain Brian Lara and England fast bowler Simon Jones have both been fined 50% of their match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test between West Indies and England

Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan has been reprimanded for a breach of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Code of Conduct following a gesture towards Australian batsman Damien Martyn in the deciding VB Series final at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Being an umpire is no picnic at the best of times, what with the endless television replays and commentators eager to scrutinise every decision, but the last few days have seen them under attack across the world

It turned out into a thrilling Test match but Sri Lanka departed fortress Galle without their now customary early series win

If South Africa fails to win its four Test home series against West Indies it could drop out of the top two in the ICC Test Championship for the first time since the official table was launched in May 2001

England goes into the three One Day International series against Sri Lanka aiming to hold onto third place in the official ODI ratings, starting in Dambulla on November 18

Pakistan could climb above India to fifth in the ICC Test Championship table if it beats South Africa in the two Test Match home series starting in Lahore this Thursday

Nine Australian umpires have been promoted to higher positions at international and domestic level following the release today of the Australian Cricket Board's (ACB) list of contracted officials for the next 12 months.