Cricket News

Courtney Walsh, the former West Indies fast bowler and the leading Test wicket taker in the world, has been asked by the West Indian board to help prepare their fast bowlers for the forthcoming Test series against England

Quotes from Australia's victory in the third ODI in Colombo

Alistair Cook recorded his second century in consecutive matches, and Luke Wright made 79, as England booked their place in the semi-finals of the U19 World Cup

Australia bounced back from their one-run defeat at Dambulla, and thedistraction of Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds' disciplinary inquiries, to reclaim the advantage in this five-match series with a comfortable five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka

Ireland joined Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Plate Championship after hammering Canada by 155 runs at Chittagong

Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, admitted his side were struggling on the unfamiliar New Zealand wickets as they crashed to their third successive one-day defeat today at Dunedin

Quotes from Australia's victory in the third ODI in Colombo

Quotes from Australia's victory in the third ODI in Colombo

Quotes from Australia's victory in the third ODI in Colombo

As the England squad yesterday prepared to leave the sweeping London rain for the warmer climes of the Caribbean, Michael Vaughan and his men were, according to Wednesday's national newpapers, in a quietly confident mood of what lies ahead

Australia's women have secured an unassailable 4-1 lead in the six-match Rose Bowl series, by defeating New Zealand by 40 runs in the fifth encounter at Melbourne

As India prepare to tour Pakistan for the first time in 14 years, the Pakistan Cricket Board has responded to the massive demand for tickets by launching an online service for customers all round the world

Pakistan made light work of batting under the Bangabandhu lights, as they dispatched New Zealand by eight wickets to secure their passage to the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup

Quotes from Australia's victory in the third ODI in Colombo

A look at what the newspapers are saying about the India-Pakistan series - February 25, 2004

Australia bounced back from their one-run defeat at Dambulla, and thedistraction of Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds' disciplinary inquiries, to reclaim the advantage in this five-match series with a comfortable five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka

With the logistical preliminaries finally out of the way, the sense of relief in Pakistan is palpable

The Sri Lankan selectors have retained the same 15-man squad for the third andfourth one-dayers, both of which are to be played at the traditionally spin-friendly Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo

Rain stopped barking and finally took a bite out of the series, with the fourth one-dayer in Dunedin being called off, and a replay scheduled for the next day

Mark Tagg has been named as Northamptinshire's new chief executive, replacing the long-serving Steve Coverdale, who has left after 19 years