Cricket News

Buoyed by New Zealand's first win of the CB Series, Stephen Fleming believes his team is poised to build momentum as the World Cup approaches

If Australian and New Zealand fans thought they were facing problems in obtaining visas for the World Cup in the West Indies, then they should spare a thought for their Pakistani counterparts. Fans from Pakistan will have to apply to an embassy in India

The Bangladesh Cricket Board have announced a 15-man squad for the tour of Zimbabwe. The side, which leaves next week, will play four ODIs

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who has been at the centre of a political storm after claims that she was racially abused on the British TV show Big Brother, is being lined up to present a reality cricket programme in the UK

Buchanan has claimed he fears for his side when the World Cup gets underway in two months' time ... because England and New Zealand are simply not good enough

Nathan Hauritz has been recalled to the New South Wales Pura Cup squad to take on Tasmania as a late replacement for Beau Casson

Martyn Ball has shocked Gloucestershire by announcing his retirement from professional cricket after 19 years with the club

Darren Pattinson could make his first-class debut against South Australia at Melbourne on Friday

Shoaib Akhtar has been fined by Pakistan's team management in South Africa for his role in a televised spat with Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, during the second Test at Port Elizabeth, as details of what actually transpired emerge.

Herschelle Gibbs' appeal against the ban imposed by Chris Broad following an incident during the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at Centurion has been rejected by Richie Benaud

Duncan Fletcher, England's under-fire coach, has blamed injuries and a loss of confidence among the batsmen for his team's dismal one-day performances in Australia

Prasun Mukherjee, the Kolkata Police Commissioner, has been elected President of the Cricket Association of Bengal

South Africa will make several key changes for the final Test against Pakistan at Cape Town beginning on Friday

Bermuda have left for the World Cricket League in Nairobi without allrounder OJ Pitcher who is suffering from a groin strain. His place in the squad was taken by Kwame Tucker

A round-up of the first day's play of the fourth round of matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2006-07

Yuvraj Singh, who has been declared fully fit, and Anil Kumble are back in the Indian one-day squad for the remaining two one-day internationals against West Indies at Chennai and Vadodara respectively.

Ricky Ponting has called for a greater effort from the Australia batsmen after his side was seriously challenged in their last two CB Series games. Michael Hussey carried Australia home in both matches after the top order struggled to chase small totals

A stunning turnaround in form earned Victoria Spirit the right to host this year's Women's National Cricket League finals but to make the most of their chance the Spirit will need to defy history

Duncan Fletcher would like to rest the struggling Andrew Strauss but said he was hamstrung by the England squad's lack of replacement batsmen

Brad Hogg's disappointment at not getting a game in the CB Series has been intensified by the fact he considers himself to be in the best form of his life