Twitter round-up

'I don't cry often but Wind Beneath My Wings is amazing'

Jun 19, 2014: Favourite songs, football excesses, and a bully on the loose in this Twitter round-up

Australia news

SACA fined over BBL breaches

Jun 19, 2014: South Australia have escaped Cricket Australia's Big Bash League recruitment investigation with a bloody nose as their former high performance chief Jamie Cox looks for work following his pre-emptive sacking for the Adelaide Strikers' recruitment activiti

West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port of Spain, 3rd day

Partnerships key for NZ, says Sodhi

Jun 19, 2014: Ish Sodhi, the New Zealand legspinner, has said that the side would have to form partnerships and better their batting effort in the first innings to create the possibility of a win on the fifth day of the Trinidad Test

Life outside the cricket stadium

Jun 19, 2014: Most fans are familiar with far-flung corners of the globe but often we don't know much about those places apart from the fact that they are cricketing venues

'My confidence goes up when Dhoni throws me the ball in tough situations'

Jun 19, 2014: Mohit Sharma, whose impressive performances in the IPL earned him an India call-up, talks about earning his captain's trust, and bowling variations

Corruption in cricket

Ashraful banned for eight years

Jun 18, 2014: Mohammad Ashraful has been banned for eight years by the anti-corruption tribunal for his involvement in fixing in the 2013 season of the BPL

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley

Plunketts enjoying second life

Jun 18, 2014: A second chance at Test cricket is something that neither Liam Plunkett or his father Alan thought they would ever see.

Middlesex v Somerset, NatWest T20 Blast, The Oval

Denly breaks Middlesex horror run

Jun 18, 2014: Middlesex have been so rotten in the NatWest T20 Blast that Lord's refused to host their latest match. Well, not exactly

USA news

ACF secure sponsorship deal

Jun 18, 2014: The American Cricket Federation (ACF), the unofficial governing body of cricket in America, has struck another blow in the on-going battle for relevance and authority within the country

Sussex v Yorkshire, Arundel, 3rd day

Bairstow rewarded for hard graft

Jun 18, 2014: Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten 161 as Yorkshire build a strong lead over Sussex to give them a chance of pushing for victory

ICC news

USA, Nepal set to be given ICC warning

Jun 18, 2014: Nepal are among five Associate and Affiliate members set to be given formal warnings at the ICC Annual Conference in Melbourne

Bangladesh v India, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Streak backs Bangladesh's 'ability' to turn around fortunes

Jun 18, 2014: Heath Streak, Bangladesh's bowling coach, when asked what change he wanted to see from his batsmen said: "It's just about backing their ability and playing according to the conditions"

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Headingley

Silva's granite toughness aids Sri Lanka

Jun 18, 2014: For much of his Sri Lanka career, Kumar Sangakkara has had no equal at pre-match training but Kaushal Silva is offering a challenger for that crown

Bangladesh news

No regrets about confessing - Ashraful

Jun 18, 2014: Mohammad Ashraful has said he wanted a clean break from his involvement in fixing, which was why he confessed his wrongdoings to the ACSU in 2013

Ian Bell's 100th Test

Bell recalls career turning point

Jun 18, 2014: As Ian Bell sat in the dressing rooms at Edgbaston in May 2009 and watched his former England colleagues take the field in a Test against West Indies, the prospect of a 100th Test cap seemed almost impossibly distant

Durham v Lancashire, Chester-le-Street, 4th day

Rushworth helps Durham resist Buttler

Jun 18, 2014: It has not been the smoothest of fortnights for Chris Rushworth who received Twitter abuse after a recent T20 match, but he was Durham's hero against Lancashire

Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, Wantage Road, 4th day

Woakes, Patel finish off Northants

Jun 18, 2014: Chris Woakes and Jeetan Patel finished off Northamptonshire at Wantage Road as Warwickshire recorded an innings victory.

Leicestershire v Worcestershire, Grace Road, 4th day

Mesmeric Ajmal does it again

Jun 18, 2014: Saeed Ajmal took six wickets for 13 runs in a magical 36-ball spell to give Worcestershire a 234-run victory over Leicestershire on the final day of their LV= County Championship Division Two game at Grace Road

Bangladesh cricket

Bangladesh's disgraced boy hero

Jun 18, 2014: Mohammad Ashraful was thrust into the harsh glare of international cricket at a young age and given a long rope. There were several thrilling innings, but his career was dogged by inconsistency and ended in corruption

West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port of Spain, 3rd day

NZ resist after West Indies' 239-run lead

Jun 18, 2014: A half-century on debut from 22-year-old Jermaine Blackwood was the key performance on the third morning, during which West Indies stretched their first-innings lead to 239 in the Trinidad Test