Cricket News

Anil Kumble, the former India captain, has said the ICC's match referees don't seem to punish the instigators of on-field spats severely enough

Instigators not punished enough - Anil Kumble

Western Australia completed their domination of South Australia with a 104-run win that moved them off the bottom of the table

Knowles rushes Warriors to victory

The New Zealand captain has put off surgery in his bowling shoulder, fearing that it could keep him out of cricket for upto 12 months

Daniel Vettori willing to play through pain

Phillip Hughes has won a recall to the Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test

Hughes and Siddle in Boxing Day squad

The offspinner Saeed Ajmal picked up four wickets and the Pakistanis' top order had another hit out before the three-tour game ended in a draw

Saeed Ajmal finds form in drawn tour game

Chris Gayle is convinced Doug Bollinger is the best bowler in Australia's attack

Bollinger gives selectors Boxing Day headache

21-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale

Ponting wary of 'dangerous' Pakistan

Australia have less than a week to adjust to their new Test opponents

21-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale

Smith questions England celebrations

Graeme Smith has suggested that England over-celebrated their last-gasp draw in the opening Test at Centurion

For a moment, Paul Collingwood thought he'd made a fatal decision that would cost England the first Test at Centurion

Collingwood relieved after great escape

The ICC should be very grateful to England. Whether they are winning, losing or drawing, it's rarely dull

England keep Tests interesting ... too interesting

The plays of the day from the fifth and final day at Centurion

The Red Bull in a china shop

Dudnath Ramkessoon has urged the WICB to reconsider the decision to use pink balls in the upcoming first-class season

Pink balls met with apprehension in West Indies

Wayne Parnell, the uncapped left-arm seamer, has been dropped from South Africa's squad for the next two Tests against England in Durban and Cape Town

Parnell dropped from South Africa Test squad

Virender Sehwag is confident his fast bowlers will come up with a plan to restrict Tillakaratne Dilshan

Our pacers can trap Tillakaratne Dilshan early - Virender Sehwag

West Indies didn't win a Test and failed to regain the Frank Worrell Trophy but the contest was much tighter than the 2-0 Australian victory suggests

Challenging West Indies earn respect

20-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

Key players ruled out as teams start afresh

Preview for the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Cuttack

20-Dec-2009•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran

England escape in grandstand finale

Kevin Pietersen injected England's innings with some much-needed confidence following the early dismissal of both overnight batsmen

20-Dec-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

MS Dhoni's absence may hurt India - Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka's captain believes the absence of his Indian counterpart for the third ODI in Cuttack is likely to hurt the home side

A summary of the third round of matches in New Zealand's domestic one-day competition

Corey Anderson and Chris Martin sink Wellington