Cricket News

The stage is set for another battle between the Senate's Standing Committee on Sports and the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) top brass today with the focus of Senators shifting towards the board's finances

England allrounder Luke Wright has joined the ranks of players who have turned down offers from IPL franchises

MCC members have voted almost unanimously in favour of re-writing Law 6 to ensure handles are made primarily from wood, cane and twine

Trevor Barsby, the former opening batsman, will begin coaching Queensland immediately

The loss of some of the best Australian players in history has not convinced Michael Clarke that the side is about to slide

The West Indies coach John Dyson is about to face his toughest assignment against the world champions

Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has warned the authorities not to get "too silly" with the ICC's proposals for umpire referrals on disputed decisions

A round-up from the first day in the latest County Championship matches

John Ward reports on the first day of Lancashire v Durham at Old Trafford where 20 wickets fell

Marlon Samuels is expected to face a WICB ethics and disciplinary committee on Friday to answer charges of inappropriate conduct

The two most high-profile teams, Kolkata and Bangalore, with the two most flamboyant owners, meet up for the second time in the tournament

The Chennai Super Kings, after three consecutive losses, will be desperate for a win when they face the Delhi Daredevils in the first return match of the tournament

Scotland are set to begin their first national Twenty20 tournament later this month after the first game was washed out on Thursday

Ireland's physiotherapist, Iain Knox, has quit, citing the team's increased playing schedule as the reason behind his decision

A preview to the England Lions match against New Zealand where fringe England players will be aiming to impress the selectors

The MCC has submitted a planning application to Westminster City Council for six floodlights at Lord's to be installed at the start of each season from 2009 for five years

A slew of medium-pacers mixed bouncers, slower balls and cutters to restrict Rajasthan to a paltry 103 on a two-paced pitch at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai

Shaun Pollock, the former South Africa captain, has joined the MCC's World Cricket Committee. He is currently playing in the Indian Premier League and accepted the invitation from Tony Lewis, the cricket committee chairman

Charu Sharma, the former CEO of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, has said that he was "summarily dismissed", and that he did not step down as the IPL franchise said

With a number of counties under attack for packing their sides with Kolpak players, David Smith, the Leicestershire chairman, has hit back