Cricket News

Amit Varma and Anand Vasu discuss a resurgent West Indies, and whether the Indian team is headed in the right direction

The West Indies have retained the nucleus of the one-day series squad for the first Test against India beginning in Antigua on Friday

A round-up from the latest C&G Trophy matches

After leading England to a convincing victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test at Edgbaston today, and hitting the winning runs, Andrew Flintoff paid tribute to Kevin Pietersen whose 142 in England's first innings set them up for victory

Michael Vaughan is set to make his long-awaited return to competitive cricket when he turns out for Yorkshire this week

If it looked like a commanding victory by England, it didn't feel like it

West Indies completed a 4-1 rout of India with a 19-run win in the final ODI at Trinidad. Virender Sehwag fought valiantly during his 95 but his dismissal effectively ended the Indian chase of this one-day series

The bat used by Don Bradman in his first Test against England at Brisbane's Exhibition Ground in 1928-29 has been sold at auction in Sydney to an undisclosed buyer for $58,000

A report in Zimbabwe's Independent newspaper claims that Zimbabwe Cricket are trying to lure club sides from Asia to give the domestic game a desperately-needed fillip

Shane Warne, Hampshire's captain, made clear his frustration over Kent's lack of co-operation on the final day of the Championship match at The Rose Bowl

Led by a powerful new-ball bursts from Liam Plunkett and Andrew Flintoff, England crushed Sri Lanka's resistance on the fourth day at Edgbaston, completing a six-wicket win to take a 1-0 lead in the series

The Duckworth-Lewis method is likely to replace the VJD system to work out targets in shortened one-day games in the 2006-07 Indian domestic season

Tom Moody, the Sri Lanka coach, believes that a target of over 130 to 140 could pose a challenge for England in the second Test at Edgbaston, especially with Muttiah Muralitharan to contend with

West Indies' superb series win in the ODIs against India could spark off the long-awaited revival

A star-studded Pakistan XI won both its exhibition matches against an Asian XI in Jeddah earlier this week

This one promises to be special. West Indies v India will take a backseat for a while as Trinidad gears up to toast one of its most famous sons.

When play finally started at 4.45pm, the Edgbaston crowd was somehow almost full. For nearly six hours, Birmingham's hardiest, most fanatical (or drunk?) cricket-lovers remained in their seats, or at least in the bar

Ian Blackwell, Somerset and England's allrounder, is to undergo surgery after injuring his shoulder in Somerset's Championship match against Leicestershire

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Ross Emerson took his three young children to the Perth Water Slides on Friday, as far away from the WACA and another confrontation with the Sri Lankans as he could find in his home city and the perfect place to begin the rest of his life