Afghanistan v Scotland, ICC Intercontinental Cup, Abu Dhabi, 1st day

Afghanistan take lead after bowlers dominate

Mar 12, 2013: Izatullah Dawlatzai took career-best figures of 6 for 57 to dismiss Scotland for a paltry 125 in the Intercontinental Cup in Abu Dhabi

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, 5th day, Galle

One of Bangladesh's best Test results

Mar 12, 2013: For a side that has lost an overwhelming majority of their Tests, a draw - whether on a featherbed or not - is a result to savour

Australia's troubled tour

Clarke's cultural decree

Mar 12, 2013: Without Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting around to set a cultural example, Michael Clarke has been moved to enforce one by decree

South Africa news

'I'd love to add to my one Test cap' - McLaren

Mar 12, 2013: After receiving his second CSA contract McLaren knows he is being primed for a Test recall - something that's been in the back of his mind for a long time

Australia in India, 2012-13

Where to for Watson?

Mar 12, 2013: Shane Watson is Australia's vice-captain but he needs to lift his game off the field and on it

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day

No bite, no contest

Mar 12, 2013: The uncharacteristically flat track in Galle led to a snoozefest which denied Sri Lanka a chance of going 1-up at their most bankable venue

Australia in India 2012-13

Countdown to Chandigarh

Mar 12, 2013: A chronological list of the slide of Australia since the summer of 2012 till the four players were axed in the middle of the Indian tour

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, 5th day, Galle

Mushfiqur thrilled with Bangladesh effort

Mar 12, 2013: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has called the team's first-ever drawn Test match against Sri Lanka "a huge achievement"

South Africa news

McLaren among five to get new CSA contracts

Mar 12, 2013: Ryan McLaren, Dean Elgar, Rory Kleinveldt, Marchant de Lange and Aaron Phangiso have been awarded new national contracts by Cricket South Africa

West Indies v Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Barbados, 1st day

Windies lose two after Zimbabwe make 211

Mar 12, 2013: For a side playing its first Test in over a year, Zimbabwe began promisingly in the morning against searing pace bowling but completely lost their way after lunch, a solid 100 for 2 turning into 211 all out

Australia's troubled tour

Howard doesn't know the real me - Watson

Mar 12, 2013: Shane Watson challenged Australia's team performance manager Pat Howard to research his reputation as a team man and denied he had any major problems with the captain Michael Clarke

Australia's troubled tour

The vagueness behind Australia's crisis

Mar 12, 2013: The danger with writing an opinion piece so early on in the life of an evolving story is that not all facts are known yet, nor might they ever be revealed. Hindsight will no doubt reveal inaccuracies and mistaken assumptions on my part

Australia in India 2012-13

Inexperience rife for Australia in Mohali

Mar 12, 2013: There were 16 Australian players at training in Mohali on Tuesday but as few as 12 might be available for the Test starting on Thursday

South Zone v West Zone, Deodhar Trophy, semi-final

In-form Yusuf puts West in Deodhar final

Mar 12, 2013: Vijay Zol, Yusuf Pathan and Kedar Jadhav struck half-centuries to take West Zone into the final of the Deodhar Trophy with a comfortable five-wicket win over South Zone in Guwahati

County news

Sussex hit by Wernars' withdrawal

Mar 12, 2013: Kirk Wernars has announced he is to take a break from cricket and will not be available for Sussex for the 2013 season

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Wellington

Full circle for Anderson and Broad

Mar 12, 2013: In 2008, after an embarrassing defeat in Hamilton, the bowling attack that would lift England to the top of the rankings began to take shape in Wellington

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day

Shahadat gets a message

Mar 12, 2013: Plays of the day from the fifth day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Australia's troubled tour

'This is a hit on Watson'

Mar 12, 2013: Jarrod Kimber talks to Gideon Haigh about Shane Watson, Cricket Australia's good front page publicity and why Shane Warne is staying quiet

Australia's troubled tour

'Captain and vice-captain must sort their issues out' - Pat Howard

Mar 12, 2013: Australia's vice-captain, Shane Watson, has been given a less than glowing endorsement from Cricket Australia's general manager of team performance Pat Howard, who has said Watson is "sometimes" a team player

England news

Shut out the Ashes talk

Mar 12, 2013: n the Guardian, Mike Selvey analyses England's problems at the start of an overseas series