The Australian Under 19s were indebted to an innings of 113 not out in the second youth "Test" against England in Melbourne

The row over England's scheduled World Cup match in Harare took a new turn when the players' representative, Richard Bevan, managing director of the Professional Cricketers Association, read out a statement on their behalf

Amid much press speculation that the England players have come out strongly against fulfilling their World Cup fixture in Harare on February 13th, ECB chief executive Tim Lamb and players' representative Richard Bevan have both indicated the

With all the attention of politicians currently centred on Zimbabwe and the ICC poised to examine security aspects of staging World Cup matches there and in Kenya, another serious instance of politics interfering with cricket has come to light

England Under 19 captain Bilal Shafayat, who was totally confident of success for his side on their tour of Australia, led by example on day one of the first Test against Australia Under 19s in Adelaide

After a drubbing at the hands of Sri Lanka in their last match, to say nothing of defeat in the final Ashes Test, Australia got back to winning ways in the latest VB Series encounter with a tense victory over England in Hobart

After a drubbing at the hands of Sri Lanka in their last match, to say nothing of defeat in the final Ashes Test, Australia got back to winning ways in the latest VB Series encounter with a tense victory over England in Hobart

International Cricket Council president Malcolm Gray has met the new chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, David Morgan, and the result could be a reprieve for the ECB from their dilemma over going to Zimbabwe for the scheduled World Cup

English cricket did not go looking for trouble over the proposed World Cup match in Harare, and the Government stumbled on the problem almost by accident

The England and Wales Cricket Board has been informed by the Government that it will not receive financial compensation if it follows official advice to boycott England's World Cup match in Zimbabwe

There were Australian hopes that this outstanding team might break all known records and come back to complete a whitewash in Sydney

There were Australian hopes that this outstanding team might break all known records and come back to complete a whitewash in Sydney

If Australia are to achieve their coveted five-nil Ashes whitewash by winning the fifth Test in Sydney, they need to score 363 runs on the final day with seven wickets in hand

If Australia are to achieve their coveted five-nil Ashes whitewash by winning the fifth Test in Sydney, they need to score 363 runs on the final day with seven wickets in hand

Indian Test leg-spinner Anil Kumble has turned down the opportunity to appear for his third English county

It might not have escaped Nasser Hussain's attention that the only time he has led England to a Test success against Australia was at Headingley in 2001 when Mark Butcher recorded a magnificent hundred and the captain himself shared a third wicket

During the press conference at the close of play of the first day of the Sydney Test, it emerged that England wicket-keeper Alec Stewart went into this match with suspected chicken-pox

It might not have escaped Nasser Hussain's attention that the only time he has led England to a Test success against Australia was at Headingley in 2001 when Mark Butcher recorded a magnificent hundred and the captain himself shared a third wicket

Australian physiotherapist, Errol Alcott has confirmed that fast bowler Andrew Bichel has suffered a slight fracture to the tip of his left index finger

The Kenyan selectors can hardly be accused of throwing untried youngsters into the World Cup fray