Cricket News

Mohammad Yousuf has called on Pakistan to give more respect to the achievements of Danish Kaneria

'Kaneria doesn't get the respect he deserves' - Yousuf

The new year ushered in New Zealand Cricket's new domestic Twenty20 competition, the HRV Cup, and in the opening game Northern Districts snuck a five-run win over Auckland

ND launch Twenty20 season with victory over Auckland

02-Jan-2010•Cricinfo staff

Ponting casts doubt over Big Bash expansion

Ricky Ponting has cast doubt over Cricket Australia's dreams of an expanded Twenty20 domestic tournament that includes the country's A-list players

For a team that has just lost an opening Test to Australia by a not too inconsiderable margin, Sydney finds Pakistan in surprisingly robust spirits

Pakistan's spirit willing, despite Aamer blow

Mohammad Yousuf believes hiring a specialist fielding coach for Pakistan will not make much of a difference to the side's continued problems in the area

Fielding coach futile, says Mohammad Yousuf

Heavy rain over the Christmas period has not set back the SCG surface for Sunday's second Test, but the curator predicts there will be more in the surface for the fast men over the first half of the game

Curator pitches for fast men at SCG

Ricky Ponting has warned his side to be prepared for a Pakistan backlash in the second Test at the SCG following the one-sided result in the opening match

Ponting braced for Pakistan backlash

Australia's injury curse has seeped into the New Year with Phillip Hughes being flown back from Melbourne to cover for the opener Simon Katich

Phillip Hughes on standby for Simon Katich

Alex Brown previews the first Test match of 2010

Pakistan look to tighten up their act

02-Jan-2010•The Preview by Alex Brown

Mickey Arthur guarded over Makhaya Ntini's fate

Mickey Arthur has confirmed South Africa are set to make changes for Newlands

01-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

Paul Collingwood 50-50 for Newlands - Andy Flower

Paul Collingwood is rated 50-50 to be fit for the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town

01-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

India missing a bowling coach - MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni has said India are missing a bowling and fielding coach

01-Jan-2010•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

All-round Naved downs Western Australia

A phenomenal all-round performance from Naved-ul-Hasan led Tasmania to a remarkable victory over Western Australia in the New Year's first Big Bash clash at Bellerive Oval

01-Jan-2010•Alex Malcolm

Danish Kaneria set for SCG Test

Danish Kaneria has said he is likely to play the second Test against Australia in Sydney after recovering from a finger injury

Left-handed batsman Fawad Alam and fast bowler Abdur Rauf have been asked to fly back home to leave Pakistan with a 15-man squad for the remaining two Tests

Fawad Alam, Abdur Rauf to fly back home

Pitches such as the one used in the high-scoring draw between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad were unfit for cricket, Harbhajan said

Harbhajan criticises lifeless pitches

Simon Katich and Shane Watson were only united at the top of the Test batting order midway through the Ashes series, but already they are eyeing their 1000th partnership run

Simon Katich and Shane Watson enjoying opening role