Cricket News

A round-up of the third day's play of Ranji Trophy Plate Division matches

A seven-hour 165 from Simon Katich was not enough to earn New South Wales the lead against Western Australia after Brad Hogg wrapped up the Blues' innings with 38 runs still required

An astounding display of power hitting from Justin Kemp lit up Cape Town and utterly transformed what seemed like a disastrous day for South Africa into a glorious one as they thumped India by 106 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

Peter English with some behind-the-scenes action from the fourth day of the Brisbane Test

Victoria face an uphill battle to avoid defeat after their injury-depleted attack struggled to capitalise on a deteriorating MCG pitch against Queensland

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the Brisbane Test

West Indies A survived the attack of Sri Lanka A's openers to hold their own after day two of the four-day match at Guaracara Park

Steve Harmison has admitted he "froze" on the opening day of the Ashes at the Gabba

A recurring back injury prevented Ricky Ponting from fielding throughout the fourth day, but he is expected to return as Australia attempt to finish off England at the Gabba on Monday

Uganda are warming up for the World Cup qualifiers with a 22-player training camp at Lugogo

Nuwan Kulasekera five-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka A reduce West Indies A to 130 for 6 on the first day at Guaracara Park

Record crowds have packed the Gabba for the first three days of the opening Ashes Test, beating the previous record set during the Bodyline series

Sourav Ganguly, the Bengal captain, has been cautioned for showing dissent to an umpiring decision during the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at Mohali

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

The Asian Cricket Council has approved special development projects worth $5.6 million to promote cricket in China

The off-field dramas involving England fans have continued after Queensland Cricket was forced to apologise for playing a derogatory song during the tea break at the Gabba

Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood showed some belated fight for England on the fourth afternoon at the Gabba, combining brilliantly in a 153-run stand for the fourth wicket that went some way towards redressing the psychological imbalance of the first

Greg Chappell, India's under-fire coach, has been given a vote of confidence by Sharad Pawar, the board president

Another important tournament for three of the associate nations begins in South Africa on Sunday as Canada, Netherlands and Bermuda take part in a triangular series as part of their preparation for the World Cup

India's defeat in Durban triggered off the sort of hysterical over-reaction that has become a sad accompaniment to the country's cricket, but Rahul Dravid was philosophical when asked about the viciousness of some of the criticism