Cricket News

On a day when England needed to be firing on all cylinders to prevent Australia taking control of the fifth and final Test, Andrew Flintoff's contribution with the ball was a cause of concern

It was a good day at the office for Steve Harmison. He bowled 16 overs for 34, and picked up two important wickets as well

Glenn McGrath believes the farewell party is on track after two days of the SCG lap of honour

There were allround contributions from the Indians, while Graeme Smith led from the front and was ably supported by Hashim Amla as South Africa reached 144 at stumps losing just one wicket.

Sir Richard Branson's company Virgin Atlantic is under contract to fly the urn back to England when the series ends, but in a comical performance, in which he was flanked by Ian Botham and Allan Border, he requested it stay in Australia

Kyle Mills, Scott Styris and Jacob Oram, injured New Zealand bowlers, have not been included in the squad 14-man squad to tour Australia for the Commonwealth Bank series beginning January 12

Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, will return to the side for the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka at Auckland on Saturday

Haydn Sully, who played for Northamptonshire and Somerset as an offpsinner between 1959 and 1969, has died at a hospital in Exeter after a short illness. He was 67

England's bowlers did their level best to atone for another underwhelming batting display, reducing Australia to 4 for 155 in reply to 291

David Byas has left his post as Yorkshire's director of cricket by mutual consent after weeks of discussions with the board, ending a 20-year association with the club

Mickey Arthur, South Africa's coach, expressed his disappointment at the Newlands pitch, but insisted that his side would go all out for the win that will clinch the series

At the end of the day's play Wasim Jaffer spoke to the media about his splendid vibes with Dinesh Karthik, his surprising opening partner, and how he was determined not to repeat the mistakes from Durban

Uttar Pradesh were bowled out for 269 on day one of their Ranji Trophy clash against Baroda with Rajesh Pawar, a left-arm spinner, and not Irfan Pathan, getting five wickets on the flat Baroda wicket

A team of Royal Marines were emphatically beaten today by the Afghan National Army, in a match to celebrate New Year and Eid

Round-up of the first day of sixth round matches of the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy

The ICC have revealed David Morgan, the chairman of the ECB and Sharad Pawar, the BCCI president, as the two nominees to succeed Percy Sonn as president of the board

Michael Yardy, the Sussex allrounder, has been handed the England A captaincy for the tour of Bangladesh after he was overlooked for the main one-day squad in Australia

Ian Bell made his fourth half-century in nine innings this series, but once again failed to go on to a hundred, as England were made to struggle for their runs on the first day of the fifth Test at Sydney. He fell for 71 to Glenn McGrath, as England reach

Australia have discussed Steve Waugh's series-long goodbye in 2004 as a way of helping the team cope with the final match of three of their longest-serving players

India dominated the first day of the third and final Test at Newlands, Cape Town, as Wasim Jaffer made a fluent 116.