Cricket News

Michael Holding has joined the Stanford 20/20 board after initially refusing the posting due to his commentary obligations

The Lord's slope was not the only lop-sided aspect of the opening day of England's international season. Despite the alarming speed with which the summer has tagged along behind an interminable winter, the main man of the match so far has had a leisurely

The USA is no closer to being readmitted to world cricket than it was almost three months ago when it was suspended by the ICC

Alastair Cook's century guided England into a strong position on a truncated opening day at Lord's

Brian Lara believes West Indies will now have a chance to rebuild their ailing fortunes without being overshadowed by his presence

West Indies are hoping to travel to Canada in August to play a series of Twenty20 matches and also revealed they will be sending an A team to Zimbabwe in July

As he left the Caribbean for his first tour as West Indies captain, Ramnaresh Sarwan preached the benefits of compromise

Two new coaches, two new captains, an entirely new environment and a change of format to boot. If ever two teams wished to draw a line under the inadequacies of their recent performances, then the first Test of the English season provides the perfect oppo

The tourists are expected to struggle and are expected to be beaten, not just in the opening Test, but also in the remaining three matches, unless inclement weather plays a significant role

The ICC has reacted to the publication of a survey by the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations conducted during the World Cup which claimed to show that the majority of cricketers are critical of the way it runs the game

Chris Gayle says that West Indies need to put their disastrous World Cup behind them, but he's unimpressed with the curfew

A survey shows the ICC has lost the confidence of the majority of international players and is under pressure to review its "outdated" structure

West Indies were once again left cursing the English weather as the final day of their only warm-up match was washed out at Taunton

Heavy rain has hit West Indies' chances of further match practice ahead of the first Test at Lord's with the second day of their match against Somerset washed out

Clive Lloyd, the former West Indies captain, has said that he will try and convince Duncan Fletcher to take over the position as coach of West Indies

Potentially, Chris Gayle can be the most influential member of the West Indies squad that is in England

Michael Vaughan will miss the first Test against the West Indies on Thursday, according to his Yorkshire team-mate, Deon Kruis, who said the England captain's finger hasn't healed in time

Runako Morton and Shivnarine Chanderpaul put on a fine, aggressive stand of 151 to rescue West Indies from capitulation on the opening day of their warm-up against Somerset at Taunton

Scotland will join West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland for a quadrangular tournament in Stormont during July, a spokesman from the Ireland Cricket Union confirmed to Cricinfo today

West Indies had struggled on their last two tours to England, and it looks likely that this tour could be another difficult one