Faysal Bank One-Day Cup 2012-13

Multan go to top with big win

Mar 15, 2013: A round-up of the Faysal Bank One-Day Cup matches on March 15, 2013

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 2nd day

Mohali pitch presents alternative reality

Mar 15, 2013: Though the final scoreline followed the familiar script, the pitch and the performers during the first day in Mohali were distinctly different from the rest of the series

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 2nd day

Jadeja happy to be Clarke's bane

Mar 15, 2013: Ravindra Jadeja was pleased to dismiss Australia captain Michael Clarke for the fourth time in the series

India news

Fletcher gets one-year extension as India coach

Mar 15, 2013: Duncan Fletcher has been handed a one-year extension to his term as India coach

BYC

Chuckling at the Aussie crisis

Mar 15, 2013: The Beige Brigade panel look ahead to the Wellington Test, Tony Blain differentiates between the pull and the hook, and Ewen Chatfield is the topic of the Archives

UAE v Ireland, Intercontinental Cup, Sharjah, 4th day

Cautious Ireland focus on prize ahead

Mar 15, 2013: Despite getting a first innings lead of 229 runs, Ireland declined to enforce the follow-on against United Arab Emirates, and finished on 188-3 in their second innings as the match descended into a tedious draw

Canada v Kenya, 1st T20I, Dubai

Canada scrape to five-wicket win

Mar 15, 2013: Canada scraped to a five-wicket win over Kenya in the first Twenty20 match between the two sides in Dubai

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo

'Last Test is history' - Mushfiqur

Mar 15, 2013: Bangladesh's captain Mushfiqur Rahim has called upon his senior players to make use of a rare opportunity to succeed against a higher-ranked side in Test cricket, ahead of the second Test in Colombo

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 2nd day

Cowan progresses, Hughes regresses

Mar 15, 2013: While Ed Cowan has found the answer to what works for him in spinning Indian conditions in this Test series, Phillip Hughes seems to have less and less of an idea of the same with every passing innings

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Centurion

Irfan, Misbah star as Pakistan draw level

Mar 15, 2013: Pakistan's decision to include an extra pace bowler yielded rich rewards as Mohammed Irfan extracted significant bounce from the Centurion surface to dismantle South Africa's top order

County news

Ian Blackwell announces retirement

Mar 15, 2013: Ian Blackwell, 34, has announced his retirement from cricket after struggling with a shoulder problem and losing a contract with Durham in January

Western Australia v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 2nd day

Cockley and Co. keep WA on top

Mar 15, 2013: Western Australia compensated for a first day wash-out by rushing through Queensland's batting then pushing to within sight of first-innings points on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the WACA ground

England cricket

Success, the Nick Compton way

Mar 15, 2013: Richard Compton shares insights on the growth of Nick Compton as a cricketer

New South Wales v South Australia, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 2nd day

Sayers' five-for keeps contest even

Mar 15, 2013: South Australia's batsmen handed back to New South Wales the fighting chance they had been given by another fine display from Chadd Sayers on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo

Fit Tamim, Rubel likely to return in Colombo

Mar 15, 2013: A fully fit squad, with Tamim Iqbal and Rubel Hossain having recovered from their injuries, means Bangladesh will make a few changes to the playing XI for the second Test in Colombo

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 2nd day

Hughes breaks the spin deadlock

Mar 15, 2013: Plays of the Day from the first day of the third Test between India and Australia in Mohali

Tasmania v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Hobart, 2nd day

Bowlers give Tasmania control

Mar 15, 2013: Victoria's batsmen failed to take proper advantage of the start their openers Chris Rogers and Rob Quiney had provided as Tasmania fought back on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo

Sri Lanka mull change in bowling strategy

Mar 15, 2013: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews suggested his side needed to stray from their traditional Test match strategy at home to give themselves the best chance of beating Bangladesh in the second Test

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo

Reputation at stake for Sri Lanka

Mar 15, 2013: Preview for the second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Wellington, 2nd day

Martin makes his wait worth it

Mar 15, 2013: Bruce Martin, with nine wickets in a Test-and-a-half, is comfortably the most successful stand-in spinner they have had since the tour of West Indies last year