Cricket News

Ricky Ponting is close to finalising his preferred line-up

It is being reported that several members of the England squad have been fined for what was described as a "breach of discipline" following Friday's defeat by New Zealand

Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, insists all is not lost for England, despite losing comprehensively to New Zealand in their opening match on Friday

Gavin Ewing, who spurned an approach by Zimbabwe Cricket to play in the World Cup, has signed up for English club side Paignton, who play in the ECB Devon Premier League

Steven Price reports on the problems facing the average Zimbabwean wanting to watch his team play in the World Cup

A magnificent performance from Ireland, and an innings of real class from their wicketkeeper, Niall O'Brien, sent Pakistan crashing out of the World Cup

Bangladesh administered the first big upset of the tournament, beating - not trouncing - India by five wickets

The World Cup may be less than a week old but we already have a must-win game for England as they take on Canada in St Lucia on Sunday knowing victory is their only option if they are to make it through to the Super Eight stage

Sachin Tendulkar has hinted at playing the 2011 World Cup in the subcontinent if his "body holds good"

Dav Whatmore, Bangladesh's coach, hopes his players won't be overawed at the presence of India's cricketers when both sides meet in their opening match of the World Cup

Michael Vaughan insists he isn't about to give someone a game for the sake of getting practice as England turn their focus to Canada in their second Group C match on March 18 in St. Lucia

Scott Styris, the New Zealand allrounder, has said that the pressure to retain his place in the squad motivated him to raise his performance and guide his side home

The sudden spurt of interest in cricket in Ireland will push the side to perform creditably against Pakistan

The SA batsman on his world-record feat

Herschelle Gibbs leads the Plays of the Day

Michael Di Venuto could next week take the unwanted honour of being the only man to play in all of Tasmania's four Pura Cup final losses

India and Bangladesh meet in one of the few group games that could produce an upset

Brian Belle, who played for Oxford University and Essex in the years immediately before the Second World War as a top-order batsman, has died at the age of 92

Herschelle Gibbs's six sixes off Dan van Bunge's fourth over was a record for international matches

Hemang Badani's patient 48 steered Tamil Nadu to a hard-fought four-wicket win over Assam in a low-scoring tussle at Dharamsala