Ricky Ponting was impressed with the way Mitchell Johnson dealt with a hostile crowd to help Australia level the series in Auckland

Marcus North wants the national selectors to remember what he has done with the Test team over all 13 matches when they pick the squad for New Zealand

Dirk Nannes has always felt comfortable in India and is a definite starter in the IPL tournament beginning on Friday

A round-up of the semi-final matches of the RBS Twenty20 Cup

The PCB has confirmed the appointment of former fast bowler Waqar Younis as Pakistan coach, replacing Intikhab Alam

After his thrilling 70 off 49 balls nearly upstaged Australia in Auckland, Daniel Vettori has said the revised D/L target made the chase more difficult for New Zealand

Central Zone turned in a dominant performance to dump South Zone out of the Deodhar Trophy and progress to a semi-final clash against West Zone

Graeme Aldridge's incisive spell on the opening day and Kane Williamson's stroke-filled 170 paved the way for Northern Districts' nine-wicket win against Wellington at the Basin Reserve.

Victoria turned a first-innings loss into a 54-run outright success over Western Australia to regain top spot

India's young spinners levelled the series with a convincing 30-run win, bowling England out while defending a total of 126

Queensland confirmed their place in the Sheffield Shield final and kept the pressure on Victoria with a 94-run victory over South Australia

Shelley Nitschke's maiden one-day century stormed Australia to a six-wicket win that levelled the Rose Bowl Series in New Zealand

Tasmania dropped out of the race for the final as they were dismissed for 214 on the way to a 216-run home defeat

A round-up of matches from the sixth day of the RBS Twenty20 Cup

Cricket Scotland boss Roddy Smith has demanded the ICC makes changes to its eligibility rules after losing Craig Kieswetter to England

MCC have not put forward a bid to be part of one of the new IPL franchises after deciding their role lies in a "broader relationship" with the tournament

England face an anxious wait to see if Stuart Broad and Graham Onions will be fit for the Test series against Bangladesh although were boosted when scans showed no major back problems in the two pacemen

Victoria's lower order staged a powerful recovery to give them a strong chance of an outright victory over Western Australia

South Australia are battling to keep their season alive but Queensland still have the upper hand at the Gabba as they chase a home final

New Zealand's selectors have named five uncapped players in a 30-man probables squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 in the West Indies