Cricket News

England must keep faith in their ability to swing the Kookaburra ball and risk a fuller, attacking length against Bangladesh, according to two coaches not involved with the set-up

Sri Lanka's away matches against Australia have always loomed as a trial-by-pace for the top order, but although the opposition bowlers are quick, that does not necessarily make them menacing, according to Mahela Jayawardene

Kevin Pietersen has been offered an unlikely route back into English cricket after an audacious bid from Leicestershire.

Shaun Marsh and Sam Whiteman both raised hundreds during a 255-run stand for the fifth wicket, as Western Australia compiled a mammoth 7 for 417 against Queensland before declaring

A 94-run partnership between Steve O'Keefe and Peter Nevill guided New South Wales to within 11 runs of Tasmania's first-innings score of 237

A century from David Hussey, followed by a four-wicket burst from Peter Siddle helped Victoria take firm control of their clash against South Australia in Adelaide

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that his team will need to get rid of AB de Villiers early if they are to triumph against South Africa in Auckland

Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Akram, Adam Gilchrist, Viv Richards, and MS Dhoni are the leading contenders for the crown of the greatest one­-day cricketer of all time, in a poll conducted by the Cricket Monthly

If it has only been three matches since Aaron Finch made a compelling century against England in the World Cup opener at the MCG, it has also been three weeks

India were given their first scare of the World Cup when West Indies reduced them to 78 for 4 and 134 for 6 in a chase of 183, but MS Dhoni shepherded them through to an eventually comfortable win with four wickets in hand and 10.5 overs to spare

Misbah-ul-Haq hopes his gradual phasing out of international cricket will coincide with the ushering in of a new era for Pakistan, in which a new leader will receive continued support as he finds his feet

Ireland will know that victory against Zimbabwe would give them a good chance of progressing to the knockouts; Zimbabwe's chances are much slimmer even if they win this encounter, but that will not stop them from trying

The match against the in-form South Africans will be both a pressure test and an opportunity for Pakistan to get their World Cup hopes up again

A proposal may be presented to the working committee for Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) treasurer Biswarup Dey to be appointed as executive assistant to the board president Jagmohan Dalmiya

Ian Harvey will return to Gloucestershire as assistant head coach this summer. Harvey, the former Australian allrounder, is a legend in the Westcountry having played a key part in the one-day success Gloucestershire enjoyed at the turn of the century.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said that the decision to retain eight specialist batsmen in their line-up against Scotland was in anticipation of a top-order collapse.

A round-up of the latest round of the Logan Cup

Lancashire's bid to bounce straight back to Division One of the County Championship has been given a pre-season boost with the signing of Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle.

Leicestershire have signed New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott as their second overseas player for the NatWest T20 Blast.

A round-up of the National Cricket League matches which ended on March 5, 2015