Cricket News

England lead by 501 with two days remaining in the Napier Test. Jeetan Patel, however, believes that New Zealand can save the match

Andrew Strauss, speaking after scoring first hundred after 16 Tests, said his unbeaten 173 was long overdue

The Pakistan board is all set to send a formal proposal to the South Africa board for a three-Test match series to be played after the Champions Trophy in September

Pakistan have delayed announcing their squad for the Under-15 World Cup, which begins in April in the West Indies, because several players were found to be overage after wrist tests were conducted on the 37 probables

Arjuna Ranatunga, the CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket, has held talks with Canadian Cricket Association officials about how his board could assist the development of the sport in the country

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the third day of the third Test

The battle for No. 2 might turn out to be a mere filler, but it does have plenty of sub-plots

Sunil Gavaskar has hit out at England and Australia, describing their approach to the global game as being akin to "dinosaurs".

Andrew Strauss guaranteed himself a place in England's Test side for the foreseeable future with a career-best 173 on the third day in Napier as McLean Park finally produced the sort of run-scoring that had been expected

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, says his players must push hard for a result after batting themselves into an almost unbeatable position after two days of the first Test against West Indies

Somerset survived a late wobble to beat Sussex by four wickets in the Pro ARCH Trophy in Abu Dhabi

The Lahore Badshahs extended their domination in the tournament, posting a massive eight-wicket win over the Delhi Giants

A distinctly subcontinental surface allowed Mahela Jayawardene his first hundred against West Indies and Chaminda Vaas a fifty before Sri Lanka declared on 476 for 8

Stephen Harmison, the England fast bowler, has struck back at Geoffrey Boycott after the former opening batsman had launched a scathing attack at him in a column for Daily Telegraph

Jacques Kallis feels only a collective bowling effort - from both the quicks and the spinners - would win them the series

In a match between the two bottom-placed sides, South Zone emerged triumphant over North Zone in Visakhapatna

Jacques Kallis hopes that the task of choosing the side is left solely to the selectors in the future

Jacques Kallis has joined the chorus urging the ICC to have a separate window for the Indian Premier League

Sri Lanka opener Malinda Warnapura said playing a practice game at the same ground was a huge help and played down the pressure of replacing big names

"Every dog has his day," was how Ryan Sidebottom modestly brushed aside his latest team-carrying achievement