Sri Lanka news

Sumathipala's SLC presidency nomination rejected

Mar 26, 2013: Sri Lanka's sports ministry has rejected MP Thilanga Sumathipala's nomination for the position of board president, after an inquiry found that Sumathipala fell afoul of Sri Lanka's sports law on three counts

Australia news

Clarke out of the IPL, saved for the Ashes

Mar 26, 2013: Michael Clarke will forsake the IPL in order take much-needed rest at home as the best remedy for back and hamstring problems

Pakistan's batting is in a crisis

Mar 26, 2013: The tour of South Africa was disappointing, not least because of perplexing selections and an out-of-sorts top order

Debut stands, Patto's improvement

Mar 26, 2013: Also: old Indian debutants, fastest to 100 ODI wickets, most runs against Australia, and a quiz question

Cricket's elusive Shangri-La

Mar 26, 2013: The possibility of China playing international cricket has excited fans, administrators and marketers, but they're not quite there yet

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland, 5th day

Prior helps England hold on for heart-stopping draw

Mar 25, 2013: It may not have been pretty, it may not have been assured and it may have owed rather more to fortune than they would have liked, but England's last pair somehow clung on to seal a draw on the final day of the Test series against New Zealand in Auckland

County news

Kent declare substantial loss

Mar 25, 2013: Kent have become the latest county to record a substantial fianncial loss from last season, declaring a deficit of £628,054 for the year ending October 2012.

MCC v Warwicks, Champion County Match, Abu Dhabi, 2nd day

Wright burst leaves MCC in deep trouble

Mar 25, 2013: A burst of four wickets in 14 balls by Chris Wright tore apart the MCC batting and left Warwickshire in charge in Abu Dhabi

England news

Barnett pleads guilty to harassment charge

Mar 25, 2013: Kim Barnett, the former county stalwart and briefly England batsman, has been found guilty of harassing his ex-wife and fined £380.

Australia in India 2012-13

Dhoni, young brigade energise India

Mar 25, 2013: India's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Australia

ICC news

De Villiers joins Amla at the top of ODI rankings

Mar 25, 2013: AB de Villiers has joined Hashim Amla at the top of the ICC ODI rankings following an excellent series with the bat against Pakistan, which South Africa won 3-2

South Africa news

Kallis likely to be available for Champions Trophy

Mar 25, 2013: Jacques Kallis is close to committing himself to South Africa's Champions Trophy squad despite not playing an ODI in over a year

Australia in India, 2012-13

Spin, top-order batting make the difference

Mar 25, 2013: In the strongest test of their ability to play spin, Australia's inexperienced top-order batsmen were found wanting in alien conditions

Pakistan cricket

Exploring Pakistan's famous cricketing families

Mar 25, 2013: The Dawn's Sohaib Alvi explores the famous cricketing families in Pakistan's team, and looks at a more recent example - The Akmals

India news

BCCI chief plays down IPL disruption threat

Mar 25, 2013: N Srinivasan, the BCCI president, said that the concerns surrounding the participation of Sri Lankan players in the IPL were an "operational issue" and would be handled

Australia in India 2012-13

Clarke leads the way on disappointing tour

Mar 25, 2013: Australia's marks out of ten, for the Test series against India

Bangladesh news

Shakib hopeful of being fit for Zimbabwe tour

Mar 25, 2013: Shakib Al Hasan has expressed confidence of being fit and available before Bangladesh's tour to Zimbabwe in April

Sri Lanka news

Ashley de Silva appointed acting CEO of SLC

Mar 25, 2013: The SLC have appointed Ashley de Silva, their former director of cricket operations, as their acting CEO, before making a permanent decision

Legends

The incredible legacy of WG Grace

Mar 25, 2013: In the space of eight days in 1876, WG Grace scored 839 runs, including two triple hundreds. He shaped the game we know today, inventing technique and influencing bowling

Australia in India 2012-13

Four-nil means no more 0-4s?

Mar 25, 2013: Samir Chopra investigates the dominant nature of India's 4-0 result over Australia, and how it has bucked the trend of previous results