England in New Zealand 2012-13

Bracewell could bolster tiring NZ attack

Mar 18, 2013: Doug Bracewell, the New Zealand seamer, will be added to the New Zealand squad for the final Test in Auckland if he gets through Central Districts' Ford Trophy game against Canterbury on Wednesday unscathed

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 5th day

Australia left to find dignified departure

Mar 18, 2013: The Border-Gavaskar trophy may be lost but Australia have one more game to regain some pride. But that will be easier said than done

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Sangakkara expects tough finish

Mar 18, 2013: Sri Lanka want to wrap up Bangladesh early so they can avoid batting on an already deteriorating pitch in Colombo

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

What will Sri Lanka do without Herath?

Mar 18, 2013: After Murali's retirement, the responsibility to win Tests has again fallen on the shoulders of a lone spinner

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 5th day

India exert a rare dominance

Mar 18, 2013: By taking a 3-0 lead against Australia in Mohali, India have produced a sequence of sustained dominance that is rare in their Test history

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Bangladesh learning batting nuances from Sangakkara

Mar 18, 2013: Though there was much to appreciate about the performance of the Bangladesh openers, Tamim Iqbal spoke about how different, and effective, Kumar Sangakkara's approach was during his century

County news

Notts take pre-season title

Mar 18, 2013: Success on pre-season tours has been the precursor to good performances during the season for many counties in previous years, so Nottinghamshire can take heart from winning the Barbados T20 cup.

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 5th day

'We believed we could win the Test' - Clarke

Mar 18, 2013: Australia's captain Michael Clarke has said that a defensive, time-wasting mindset never entered his thinking as India slowly cruised to a six-wicket victory that won them the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Mohali

Canada v Kenya, Intercontinental Cup, Dubai

Nitish leads solid day for Canada

Mar 18, 2013: Nitish Kumar made a controlled 89 as Canada built a solid total on the first day of the bottom-of-the-table encounter with Kenya.

UAE v Ireland, World Cricket League Championship, Sharjah

Composed Wilson brings Ireland home

Mar 18, 2013: Gary Wilson allayed Irish fears of playing spin in Asian conditions with a composed half-century to bring Ireland home in their opening World Cricket League Championship match of this tour.

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

We want to set a target of at least 250 - Tamim

Mar 18, 2013: Tamim Iqbal, the top-scorer of Bangladesh's second innings so far, said the team needed to stage a strong recovery on the fourth day and was aiming at setting a target of at least 250

Cricket

Big money in global sport: the importance of man management

Mar 18, 2013: With big money floated around in world sport, it has become increasingly important for man-management skills to keep the best talent from frittering away their international careers, to play in cash-strapped domestic leagues

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 5th day

Injured Dhawan doubtful for Delhi

Mar 18, 2013: India opener Shikhar Dhawan is unlikely to play the fourth Test against Australia because of an injury sustained in the field

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 5th day

Clarke uncertain for Delhi Test

Mar 18, 2013: Michael Clarke has never missed a Test match due to his ongoing back injury but faces an enormous challenge to prove his fitness over the next three days after struggling through the Mohali Test

India news

'I have learnt how to control my anger' - Praveen

Mar 18, 2013: Praveen Kumar, the India seamer, has expressed regret and guilt over the episode that resulted in him being suspended by the BCCI for all matches run by the board

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

Ashraful's nimble catching act

Mar 18, 2013: Plays of the day from third day's play of the Colombo Test

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 5th day

We felt the pressure during chase - Dhoni

Mar 18, 2013: MS Dhoni said he did not want to gamble by launching into his signature big hits, even though Australia had packed the inner ring with single-saving fielders, during the chase

Bangladesh news

Nadir Shah banned for ten years on corruption allegations

Mar 18, 2013: Nadir Shah, the Bangladesh umpire, has been handed a ten-year ban by the BCB on charges of corruption alleged by a TV sting operation in 2012

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 5th day

Battling Hughes unfairly undone

Mar 18, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the final day in Mohali

Kim Hughes: Shots out of heaven

Mar 18, 2013: Australian cricket should have treated Kim Hughes much, much better and left him alone to do what he did best: play the most dazzling cricket strokes imaginable