Cricket News

Bangladesh won the first of two ODIs against Scotland, cruising to a six-wicket win with more than 20 overs to spare after bowling the Scots out for 153 at Chittagong

Victoria have been boosted by the addition of Brad Hodge and Mick Lewis to their 12-man squad for the Ford Ranger Cup match against New South Wales at the MCG on Wednesday

Shane Harwood and Mick Lewis justified Victoria's decision to field first, taking all ten wickets between them and restricting New South Wales to 249

A pair of wickets for Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis handed South Africa a slight advantage on a curtailed, yet absorbing, opening day at the Wanderers in Johannseburg

Jason Gillespie proved as dangerous as ever with a five-wicket haul that made a mess of the Queensland top order before the Bulls limped to 192 with a late recovery

Once again, time is running out for the USA Cricket Association to live up to its basic responsibilities. And this time, there are not likely to be any further reprieves

Aaron Bird, the New South Wales fast bowler, has been reported for a dubious bowling action and faces a ban from state cricket unless tests prove his action is legal

A round-up of the second day's play of State Championship matches from December 14 - 17, 2006

Kevin Pietersen has refused to back down from his claim that racism in South African cricket forced him to pursue his career in England, despite being reprimanded by the ECB

Younis Khan is unavailable for selection for the final one-day international against West Indies at Karachi on Saturday because of his brother's death last week

Australia built a commanding position on the second day at the WACA extending their first-innings advantage of 29 to an imposing 148 with strong innings from Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara dominated the first day at the Basin Reserve with an unbeaten century before Lasith Malinga's high-class spell of genuinely quick bowling burst left New Zealand struggling on 66 for 4

Scotland suffered an inauspicious start to their tour of Bangladesh, going down by 33 runs to a Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy XI in a warm-up match at Chittagong

An allround effort from Shashikala Siriwardene lead Sri Lanka to a facile seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the second game of the Women's Asia Cup

Graeme Smith spoke to the media ahead of the first Test at Johannesburg

Few people give them a chance against a side that have lost only 13 of 72 home Tests since readmission but India remain quietly confident that they can spring a surprise when the series gets underway

Cricinfo takes a look at some of the key contests that might well decide the fate of the three-match series.

It has been an article of faith ever since the squad for this Ashes series was announced. Regardless of what mood he might find himself in on tour, Steve Harmison was bound to have one matchwinning spell lurking somewhere up his sleeve

Statshighlights from the first day at Perth

David Morgan has been re-elected as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board for a further two years.