Cricket News

Shoaib Malik says he has the full backing of his players

The hope Bangladesh held out early was however frittered away towards the end

Upul Tharanga is recovering fast from his foot injury but he may not be rushed into the second Test

A groin injury has sidelined Ian Bell ahead of England's upcoming Twenty20 internationals against West Indies starting Thursday

Cathryn Fitzpatrick has been given her first permanent coaching position, taking the reins of Victoria Spirit for 2007-08

Tom Moody has ruled out a return to international coaching in the immediate future and he is looking forward to "three to five years" with Western Australia

Mitchell Johnson will use a trip to India's pace foundation to prepare for Australia's seven-match one-day series in the country starting in September

The West Indies Players' Association has accused the West Indies Cricket Board of attempting to widen the gulf between players and the board by censuring Chris Gayle for his comments made on his Cricinfo blog

A round-up from the three Twenty20 matches on Tuesday evening, with Luke Wright's 44-ball hundred taking Sussex through to their first Twenty20 win of the season

A fine allround performance from Marlon Samuels gave the West Indians a much needed boost with a comprehensive 56-run win over a PCA Masters XI at Arundel

Jacques Kallis, the South Africa captain, was proud of the way his side came through a testing run chase against India at Stormont

Ireland have delayed announcing their squad for next month's quadrangular series to allow Boyd Rankin time to secure his release from Derbyshire

Kyle Coetzer, the 23 year old Durham batsman, has been recalled to the Scotland squad for their one-dayer against Pakistan on Sunday, July 1

Sir Tom Finney, the legendary former England and Preston North End footballer, will receive his first cricket award on Saturday, June 30, when he is made an honorary life member of Preston Cricket Club

Cricinfo can reveal that Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain, is talking to the board about a possible return to the Zimbabwe team

The County Ground at Worcester is underwater after unseasonal rains caused the Severn and Teme rivers to break their banks

Paul Jan-Bakker, Netherlands' newly appointed coach, says his team will be going all out to win the ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in Toronto, starting on Thursday

Chris Gayle, the one-day captain, was condemned by the West Indies Cricket Board for refusing to back down from his recent criticism of the team's shambolic tour arrangements

Sri Lanka have lost a long-standing cricket umpire on Tuesday following the death of Stanley Kuruppu, father of former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Brendon Kuruppu

Middlesex's Twenty20 Cup match against Hampshire at Southgate yesterday was marred by thieves stealing "several players'" wallets from Middlesex's dressing room