Cricket News

Brett Lee may be losing his race to be fit in time for the opening Test against Sri Lanka, which starts on Monday

England swept to an innings and 85-run victory on the second day in Kingston, as the Vice-Chancellor's XI was bundled out for 70 in just 24 overs of their second innings

John Dyson, Sri Lanka's coach, has reasserted his pre-series belief that Sri Lanka can beat Australia if they play to their potential

Only nine overs of play were possible in the Pura Cup game between New South Wales and Queensland at Sydney, as rain washed out most of the third day

The first one-dayer between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh at Bulawayo has been washed out without a single ball being bowled

John Dyson, Sri Lanka's coach, has reasserted his pre-series belief that Sri Lanka can beat Australia if they play to their potential

An aggressive 144 from Mark Cosgrove wasn't enough to give South Australia the first-innings lead, as they were bowled out for 300, 35 behind the Western Australian total at the Adelaide Oval

An aggressive 144 from Mark Cosgrove wasn't enough to give South Australia the first-innings lead, as they were bowled out for 300, 35 behind the Western Australian total at the Adelaide Oval

Andrew Strauss, the Middlesex captain and opener, has been called up to the England Test squad in the Caribbean as cover for Mark Butcher, who injured his ankle in the first match of the tour, and Graham Thorpe, who has suffered a recurrence of his

Until the end of the Indian tour of Pakistan, we will be running a daily Paper Round of what newspapers in India and Pakistan, and from around the world, are saying about this series

Geoff Boycott is likely to become the coach of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore

Pakistan have won the Under-19 World Cup, after beating West Indies in a tight finish in Dhaka

Roshan Mahanama and Jeff Crowe are among the four new inductees in ICC's Elite Panel of Referees, while Wasim Raja's contract has not being renewed

With only one round of matches to go in the ICC Six Nation Challenge, five teams were still in with a chance to take the single berth on offer for the Champions Trophy, to be held in England in September

Yuvraj Singh's 11th-hour inclusion in the North Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy final has led to speculations and rumours with Yuvraj making it clear that he had been forced to play the match despite a bad shoulder

A 108-run partnership between Steve Waugh - playing his last game at the Sydney Cricket Ground - and Michael Bevan rescued New South Wales and helped them to a respectable 4 for 177 at close of play on the second day of the Pura Cup match against

Brad Hodge scored a superb 125, but Tasmania's bowlers struck at regular intervals at the other end to reduce Victoria to 7 for 252 at the Bellerive Oval, still 89 runs in the arrears

Shahid Afridi and Saqlain Mushtaq have been recalled for Pakistan's first two one-day internationals against India, as Pakistan opted for experience

Brad Hodge scored a superb 125, but Tasmania's bowlers struck at regular intervals at the other end to reduce Victoria to 7 for 252 at the Bellerive Oval, still 89 runs in the arrears

England have been further isolated in their stance on Zimbabwe, after it was announced that Sri Lanka will be taking part in a two-Test and five one-day international tour of the country in April