England's former offspinner, Robert Croft, has spent the night in hospital in Swansea, after the car he was driving was involved in a motorway collision with a lorry

Tom Moody, Worcestershire's director of cricket, has indicated his interest in taking on the England coaching job, if and when Duncan Fletcher chooses to step down from the role he has held since the end of 1999

Hampshire have signed Simon Katich as their second overseas player, enhancing their Australian connection

Ricky Ponting is certain that the upcoming Ashes series will not distract Australia during their six-week tour of New Zealand

Shane Bond will miss the one-day series against Australia because the matches are 'two weeks too early' for his return from a career-threatening back injury

The experience of Jamie Cox, the former captain, has won him a surprise place in Tasmania's squad for the ING Cup final against Queensland at the Gabba on Sunday

Those who warned that Twenty20 was a one-year wonder were left scratching their heads last summer as crowds increased, and there is no sign that interest will wane in 2005

Worcestershire have announced that Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has agreed a two-month contract for the early part of the 2005 season

Ehsan Mani, the president of the International Cricket Council, is disappointed with the confusion surrounding the venues for the forthcoming Pakistan tour of India and hopes that the issue gets resolved in an amicable fashion

Ehsan Mani, the president of the International Cricket Council, is disappointed with the confusion surrounding the venues for the forthcoming Pakistan tour of India and hopes that the issue gets resolved in an amicable fashion

Mark Waugh will be pushed as a possible national selector as New South Wales attempt to end 12 years without representation on the panel

Sourav Ganguly has been ruled out of the four-day Duleep Trophy match between East Zone and Central Zone due to a side strain which he suffered during the Challenger series in Mumbai

Phil Simmons, Zimbabwe's coach, has said that plans to restrict the amount of Test cricket played by Zimbabwe and Bangladesh would harm the game in the two countries

Ashish Nehra powered North Zone to a strong position against West Zone while Jai P Yadav's five wickets helped Central Zone peg back East Zone.

Jeff Wilson's transition from Black Cap to All Black and back became another step closer today when he was named in New Zealand's squad for the first two one-day matches against Australia

Shoaib Akhtar has been reprimanded by the Pakistan Cricket Board and fined US$500 for displaying

Waqar Younis is likely to be named the bowling coach of Pakistan for their tour of India

Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper, is confident his team's fast bowlers will be able to perform well in India, aided by the SG balls that will be used in the forthcoming three-Test and five-ODI series

Guyana beat Trinidad and Tobago by 148 runs in the round-six Carib Beer match at Albion

Worcestershire have announced that Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has agreed a two-month contract for the early part of the 2005 season