Cricket News

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will on Tuesday receive full written judgments on the verdicts and sanctions they were handed on Saturday but whether the judgment becomes public is not yet clear

ICC judgement may not be made public

07-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin

MacLaurin slams 'crazy' England schedule

Lord MacLaurin, the former chairman of the ECB, has laid into the "crazy" schedule that England's cricketers have been subjected to in Australia this winter, but believes it will have little bearing on their performance in the World Cup

07-Feb-2011•Andrew Miller

Praveen undergoes fitness test for elbow injury

India's Praveen Kumar underwent a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy to determine whether he can participate in the World Cup

The PCB has expressed its support for the process followed by the ICC tribunal, calling the sanctions against the three Pakistan players "regrettable and a sad reality which must be faced"

Player sanctions a sad reality - PCB

Kumar Sangakkara has said Sri Lanka's lack of practice at the country's World Cup venues, which are yet to be completed, will rob them of some home advantage during the tournament

Sangakkara rues lack of practice at World Cup venues

Shane Watson has confirmed himself as Australia's most important player by winning his second consecutive Allan Border Medal in Melbourne, where he also scooped the one-day and Test awards

Watson wins second Allan Border Medal

Usman Khawaja has capped off a summer in which he made his Test debut by being named the State Player of the Year at the Allan Border Medal night in Melbourne

Khawaja and Copeland win state awards

A round-up of the third day of the first round of the Regional Four Day Competition

England Lions, CCC record comfortable wins

South Africa captain Graeme Smith has said that his team is better prepared for the 2011 World Cup, than the side he led to the 2007 edition

South Africa better prepared this time - Graeme Smith

Australia's World Cup squad will get on a plane on Wednesday with injuries a concern, but the coach Tim Nielsen hopes the selectors don't risk sending too many unfit men to defend the title

Australia wait on World Cup injured

Australian cricket's future could be transformed at a board meeting in Melbourne tomorrow, where Cricket Australia's directors are expected to launch a review of the failed Ashes campaign while also making radical changes to the domestic scene

Cricket Australia set to launch Ashes review

A round-up of matches from the second week of the Standard Bank Pro20

Dolphins win two in three days

06-Feb-2011•Firdose Moonda

Chatara's five give Mountaineers a point over Tuskers

A round-up of of the latest action from the Logan Cup, Zimbabwe's domestic first-class competition

A round-up of the semi-finals of the Faysal Bank One Day National Cup Division One

HBL and NBP set up final clash

A round-up of the World Cup warm-up matches played on February 6 in Dubai

Kenya, Zimbabwe convincing in warm-up games

Andrew Strauss has said Eoin Morgan is a doubt for the World Cup as he has sustained a "substantial" fracture to the middle finger of his left hand

Morgan doubt for World Cup

06-Feb-2011•Andrew McGlashan at the WACA

White desires further improvement after England thrashing

Cameron White insisted Australia will have to improve further if they are to challenge for a fourth consecutive World Cup title despite completing a 6-1 drubbing over England

06-Feb-2011•Andrew McGlashan at the WACA

ICC satisfied with spot-fixing verdict - Lorgat

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has said the bans imposed on Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt should act as a deterrent against corruption in cricket

A round-up of the second day of the first round of the Regional Four Day Competition

Kieswetter gets century as England Lions dominate