Cricket News

Bangladesh are hoping to play three one-day internationals in Kenya en route to their tour of Zimbabwe which is due to happen in July and August

Pakistan newspaper The News has claimed that Asia's successful bid to host the 2011 World Cup relied on a deal done with the West Indies Cricket Board

Asia have won the bid to host the 2011 World Cup by beating a joint bid by Australia and New Zealand by ten votes to three

Shahriar Nafees, the Bangladesh opener, has been fined 20% of his match fees for dissent during the third one-day international against Australia at Fatullah

Powered by a disciplined bowling performance which shot out Bangladesh for a disappointing 124, Australia chased down the meager target in style to complete a whitewash

The ICC used the launch of the 2006 Champions Trophy to try to quell suggestions that the event is not a priority for some teams

The recent one-day batting collapses have left both Habibul Bashar and Ricky Ponting searching for answers.

Andrew Symonds produced a confidence-coated hundred as Australia recovered from a three-wicket burst from Mashrafe Mortaza to get to 250

Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladesh's middle-order batsman, has been dropped from the squad for the second one-day international against Australia at Fatullah tomorrow

Habibul Bashar has admitted that losing quick wickets at the top, which deprived Bangladesh of some valuable runs, made the difference between victory and defeat in the end in the first one-dayer at Chittagong

Batsmen from both teams struggled - Bangladesh against subtle change of pace and Australia against left-arm spin - but Adam Gilchrist's brutal brilliance made the difference and spurred Australia to victory

A preview of the first one-day international between Bangladesh and Australia at Chittagong on April 23

A little over thirty minutes before lunch on the final day Australia wrapped up a crushing win in the second and final Test at Chittagong

Bangladesh selectors recalled Tushar Imran, the middle-order batsman for the three-match one-day series against the visiting Australians

A memorable maiden double-hundred by Jason Gillespie, the first-ever by a nightwatchman, and a strokeful 182 from Michael Hussey charged Australia to a dominant position at tea on the fourth afternoon at Chittagongg

The designated nightwatchman Jason Gillespie blended austerity with moments of indulgence: 45 scoring shots out of 300 balls faced, to charge Australia to a position of dominance at tea on the third day

Ricky Ponting has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC code of conduct during the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong

The Australians, no doubt stung by that embarrassment at Fatullah, hit back with vengeance as Bangladesh collapsed to 197