Cricket News

The turnaround in James Kirtley's career continues after he was called up to the England A squad in Bangladesh

Liam Plunkett has been banned from driving for 20 months and fined £2000 after admitting a drink-drive charge which occurred before he left for tour in Australia

A round-up from the past week in South Africa domestic cricket

Peter Ingram, Gareth Hopkins and Michael Parlane all scored hundreds in the opening day of the latest round of State Shield matches

Australia's decision to rest two of their star players had made winning in New Zealand a huge task, according to Brad Hodge

New Zealand have rested Shane Bond and Daniel Vettori for the final match of the Chappell-Hadlee series

Ramesh Powar, the Indian offspinner, has said he did not expect to be picked for World Cup after not getting enough opportunities to prove himself in the lead-up matches

Queensland's chances of winning their first limited-overs title in nearly a decade improved with the news Matthew Hayden, Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson and James Hopes would all play in the final against Victoria at Melbourne on Sunday

Australia's one-day crown will be in danger of slipping even further if their bowlers fail to contain the batsmen in the middle overs

Michael Hussey, the stand-in captain, says Australia can't afford to panic despite their horror loss to New Zealand at Eden Park

Australia's poor run of form should not be taken as proof they will struggle to defend their World Cup title in the West Indies, according to Glenn McGrath

India made it back-to-back victories as they beat England by 69 runs after Duckworth-Lewis decided the result in Kuala Lumpur

Tatenda Taibu has denied that he has been approached by anyone from Zimbabwe Cricket with a view to making a return to the side ahead of the World Cup

England A's bowlers were given a taste of performing on the subcontinent as the BCB Academy came within one run of their first-innings total on the second day Mirpur

Piyush Chawla tied Malaysia in knots as India eased to a seven-wicket win in their tri-series match at Kinrara Oval

England warmed-up for their quadrangular tournament in Chennai with a 97-run win against India B at the India Pistons Ground

A round-up of the ninth day in the 2007 Ranji One-Day Trophy

Bangladesh believe they have a realistic chance to progress beyond the first round in the World Cup, due to begin from March 13.

Shaun Pollock has experienced his fair share of World Cup highs and lows, but is confident South Africa can finally go all the way after they took Australia's spot at the top of the one-day rankings

Two thumping wins over the best team in the world and a neighbour with whom you share a spicy rivalry is reason enough for joy