Cricket News

Michael Beer is Australia's incumbent Test spinner, but he knows he has plenty of work to do to hold his place

Michael Beer hoping to hold his Test spot

31-May-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Amit Bhandari retires at 32

Amit Bhandari, the Delhi seamer, has announced him retirement from first-class cricket at the age of 32

Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has backed Ireland to become tough opponents in their home conditions after his team played them in two one-day internationals in Belfast

Waqar impressed with Ireland

Michael Hussey has given a cautious thumbs-up to some of the proposed new rules for next season's Big Bash League

Hussey not averse to Big Bash rule changes

Paul Collingwood says he is unsure whether he can continue playing if he fails to regain his place in England's one-day sides

Collingwood considers his future

30-May-2011•Jon Culley

Dernbach called up to Lord's squad

The Surrey fast bowler Jade Dernbach has been named in England's squad for Friday's second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's, after James Anderson was ruled out due to a side strain suffered while bowling on the second day of the series opener in Cardiff.

30-May-2011•Andrew Miller in Cardiff

Shocked Dilshan urges regroup

If the first Test match played at Cardiff is now remembered for some over-my-dead-body batting on the final day, the second will be remembered for an extraordinary collapse

Ben Stokes cracked an unbeaten hundred - his third of the Championship - to guide Durham to the relative safety of 279 for 3 on the second day at Chester-le-Street

Stokes century grabs the attention

30-May-2011•Jon Culley at Chester-le-Street

Shahid Afridi 'quits' international cricket

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's recently axed one-day captain, has announced his "conditional" retirement from the international game, as a mark of protest against the way he has been "humiliated" by the PCB

Kent's England offspinner James Tredwell bagged 4 for 46 as 13 wickets fell during an action packed day of Championship cricket against Leicestershire in Tunbridge Wells

Wickets tumble in Tunbridge Wells

Ed Young's maiden half-century for Gloucestershire and a five-wicket haul for Essex seamer David Masters were the highlights of a rain-hit second day in the County Championship Division Two match at Bristol

Masters takes five on truncated day

Murray Goodwin made the highest score of the season so far as Yorkshire's bowlers were made to toil again

Goodwin builds huge Sussex total

County Championship Division Two leaders Northamptonshire were left frustrated as the second day of their top-of-the-table clash against Glamorgan

Northamptonshire left frustrated by the weather

Derbyshire's hopes of tightening their grip on their County Championship match against Surrey at Derby were frustrated by rain

Rain hits Derbyshire's hopes

Graeme Swann and Chris Tremlett bowled England to an extraordinary innings-and-14-run victory as Sri Lanka collapsed in a barely believable 24.4 overs on the final day in Cardiff

Tremlett and Swann secure incredible victory

30-May-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Afghanistan must play more at home - Latif

Afghanistan need to develop their infrastructure and play competitive matches with more regularity, coach Rashid Latif has said

The Sri Lankan sports minister, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, has named a three-member panel to look into Upul Tharanga's failed doping test

SL ministry to investigate Tharanga's failed doping test

A brilliant, belligerent century by Paul Stirling wasn't enough to take Ireland to victory over Pakistan in the second ODI

Pakistan edge past fighting Ireland

30-May-2011•The Bulletin by Gerard Siggins

No pace to Gayle was key - Ashwin

R Ashwin, who took three wickets for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL final, said taking pace off the ball was the key to dismissing Chris Gayle in the first over of Royal Challengers Bangalore's chase