Cricket News

The series-deciding Test entered an engrossing phase on the third day at Newlands, as South Africa refused to surrender and kept India's lead down to 41

John Howard, the Australian prime minister, has announced $25 million in Federal Government funding for the SCG's new grandstand

Aaqib Javed, the former Pakistan fast-medium bowler, has been appointed chief coach of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced

Scyld Berry, the cricket correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph, has been appointed editor of the 2008 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Berry will take over while Matthew Engel has a sabbatical

Queensland have confirmed their high opinion of Chris Hartley, handing him the captaincy for Friday's Twenty20 match against New South Wales at Brisbane

Kenya' preparation for the World Cup have been boosted by the return of Ravi Shah, considered by many to be, along with team-mate Steve Tikolo, among the best batsmen outside Test cricket

Brett Lee believes he is prepared to take over from Glenn McGrath as the leader of Australia's fast-bowling attack and he said Stuart Clark was the perfect man to help him fill the hole left by McGrath

Shane Warne's scriptwriters have stretched credulity to the limits in this series, but today one of their plotlines was deemed just that little bit too ludicrous for publication

Shane Warne's local club has proposed renaming its ground in honour of his achievements in the game. The board of St Kilda want to rename the Junction Oval - the ground where Warne made his first-class debut in 1991 - to the Shane Warne Ground

Shaun Pollock was delighted by the manner in which South Africa fought back on the second day at Newlands, but he wasn't about to take anything for granted with his side still 270 adrift on first innings

Dinesh Karthik played his part behind the stumps, and will certainly have a bigger role to play once Anil Kumble settles in on a pitch that already has significant rough patches

Rajesh Sharma, the young Punjab offspinner, has been reported to the Board of Control for Cricket in India for having a suspect bowling action

Himanshu Jadhav was involved in a controversial dismissal when the umpires ruled him out for obstructing the field

Round-up of the second day of the sixth round matches of the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy Super League

Baroda took their time on the second day to literally inch closer to Uttar Pradesh's 269, which would get them two points that would take them closer to a semi-final spot in the Ranji Trophy Super League

A summary of Round 4 of the State Shield matches

A summary of Round 3 of the State Shield matches

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has denied all speculation that Shoaib Akhtar's exclusion from the touring squad to South Africa had anything to do with personal differences between the two

Gloucestershire have announced that Ashley Noffke, the Australian seamer, has been lined up to replace Umar Gul for the start of the 2007 season.