Darren Lehmann has been ruled out of the Test series against New Zealand after the Australian board announced that he would need to undergo a surgery on his shoulder next week

The Dalai Lama will no longer inaugurate the the opening game of the series between India and Pakistan at Dharamsala due to Pakistan's apprehensions that the encounter could turn political

Clive Lloyd, the match referee in the ongoing one-day series between Australia and New Zealand, has defended Brett Lee's beam-balls as `unintentional'

Brad Hodge's prolific domestic form for Victoria looks likely to earn him a place in the Australian squad for the Test leg of their New Zealand tour

Wickets tumbled on the opening day of the Provincial Tournament final, with Ruchira Perera first jogging the memory of the selectors with a five-wicket haul that included a hat-trick and helped Central Province bowl out North Central Province for

Brian Luckhurst, the former Kent and England batsman, died on Tuesday at the age of 66

Allan Rae, the former West Indies batsman who went on to become a leading administrator, has died at a nursing home in his native Jamaica at the age of 82

Wickets tumbled on the opening day of the Provincial Tournament final, with Ruchira Perera first jogging the memory of the selectors with a five-wicket haul that included a hat-trick and helped Central Province bowl out North Central Province for

Ashish Nehra continued his wicket-taking spree in the Duleep Trophy tournament as a strong South Zone batting line-up was kept down to 327 for 9 on the opening day at Indore

Bad weather is hampering Pakistan's build-up to their series against India and is threatening to leave them with very little practice ahead of the opening Test on March 8 in Mohali

Jamie Cox, the former captain, has won a surprise recall for Tasmania's Pura Cup match against New South Wales starting at Bellerive Oval on Thursday

Graeme Smith will be rested for the final one-day international against Zimbabwe, and Nicky Boje will be his replacement as captain

Daryl Tuffey, the New Zealand fast bowler, is confident of fighting back in the squad after being dropped for the last two one-dayers against Australia

Sharad Diwadkar, the former Bombay allrounder and executive secretary to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has died in Bombay at the age of 69

Graham Gooch is taking up a new role with Essex after three years as head coach

Carl Simon, the medium pacer, led Leeward Islands to a comprehensive 130-run victory against Windward Islands in the eighth round of the Carib Beer series in Grenada

Brett Lee's intimidating one-day form is leading Australia to another seriously difficult decision when the Test series against New Zealand begins next week

Accusations that Brett Lee is delivering intentional bean balls are 'rubbish', according to Ricky Ponting

Queensland will take the same team that beat South Australia in three days into the grudge Pura Cup match against Victoria at the MCG starting on Thursday

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has signalled to India that Pakistan will seek to avenge last year's defeat at home