Cricket News

Matthew Elliott extended South Australia's lead with an unbeaten 61 after a gallant Tasmania tail fell 44 runs short of stealing first-innings points

Younis Khan's further participation in the ODI series against West Indies is uncertain after his elder brother, Farman Khan, passed away from a prolonged ailment in Germany on Thursday at the age of 40

Set 147 to win after yet another disciplined bowling attack, Bangladesh cruised through to their fourth win on the trot against a hapless Zimbabwe at the newly inaugurated Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka

On a day of shocks for Australian cricket the selectors produced two more by picking Andrew Symonds and Adam Voges in the 13-man squad for the third Test

What they said about Damien Martyn

Damien Martyn rated his centuries in India and Sri Lanka during 2004 as the best of his career. Here are five of his most impressive efforts from his 67 Tests

A round-up of the third day's play in the fourth round of the Patrons Trophy

Damien Martyn, who was often unpredictable with the bat, has made a surprising call by announcing his retirement from both international and domestic cricket

Luke Ronchi blasted 89 from 49 balls and Adam Voges impressed with 71 after his surprise Test call-up as the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI easily accounted for the England XI at Lilac Hill in Perth

It may have been for all intents and purposes a picnic game to open the Australian tour, but England were probably looking for a more decisive victory than the one they scored yesterday

Shane Bond ripped through Sri Lanka during an extraordinary day of Test cricket to leave New Zealand on the verge of victory in the opening Test

Sylvester Joseph's half-century was not enough to save West Indies A from sliding to a 20-run defeat to Sri Lanka A in the opening one-dayer of the five-match series at St Kitts yesterday

On a day when Sourav Ganguly and Irfan Pathan saved Indian blushes, it was Harbhajan Singh - whose cavalier 47 in the final session exasperated the bowlers - that came to address the media

A big century by Qaiser Ali was not enough to save Canada - or even to take them to a fourth day - as Netherlands completed victory at Pretoria

Straight off the plane, Ganguly was tired but focused and middling the balls

Paul Adams, the left-arm spinner, has been recalled to the South African squad for the three-Test series against India, starting at Johannesburg on December 15

England coach Duncan Fletcher has ruled out the possibility of Michael Vaughan featuring in this Ashes series.

Monty Panesar has told Cricinfo that he is "raring to go" and is "itching to bowl" as speculation grows that he will be picked for next week's third Test at Perth.

Rory Hamilton-Brown will captain England under-19's squad for their tour of Malaysia in January and February 2007

The England winter training squad has been announced - there is no place for Ashes winner Jo Watts, while Nikki Shaw is injured