South Africa news

Amla quits vice-captaincy, steps away from T20

Feb 20, 2013: Hashim Amla, currently South Africa's limited-overs vice-captain, has asked not to play any Twenty20 cricket in 2013

Sri Lanka news

Chaminda Vaas appointed Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach

Feb 20, 2013: Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed Chaminda Vaas as national fast bowling coach for two years, after weeks of negotiations with the former left-arm fast bowler

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Centurion

Centurion will test Pakistan's learning

Feb 20, 2013: Although defeat in the series, Pakistan put in a much-improved display at Newlands on a surface that was more favourable to their game. However, coming back to the Highveld will be a different story again

Bangladesh Premier League 2013

The BPL XI

Feb 20, 2013: ESPNcricinfo selects the BPL's best eleven, keeping in mind the tournament's stipulation of having only five overseas players in a team

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

Shahid Afridi makes ODI comeback

Feb 20, 2013: Shahid Afridi has made a comeback to Pakistan's ODI squad for the series in South Africa, after being omitted for the tour of India in December last year

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013

Pathan blitz gives Baroda easy win

Feb 20, 2013: A round-up of the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches on February 20, 2013

Women's World Cup 2013

The most competitive World Cup

Feb 20, 2013: The Women's World Cup was memorable because the powerhouses were challenged by lesser teams, but the game needs significant investment immediately

Bangladesh news

Corey Richards gets additional coaching role

Feb 20, 2013: Bangladesh's newly appointed fielding coach, Corey Richards, will also act as the team's batting coach in the interim, while the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) look to appoint someone permanently for the role soon

Australia news

Ponting fined for throwing bat

Feb 20, 2013: Ricky Ponting has been fined $250 by Cricket Australia for breaching the Code of Behaviour while playing a one-day match for Tasmania against Western Australia

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

Du Plessis appointed full-time T20 captain

Feb 20, 2013: Faf du Plessis has been appointed full-time Twenty20 captain, beginning with the matches against Pakistan, after AB de Villiers requested to stand down from the role

England news

Stokes, Coles dismissed from Lions tour

Feb 20, 2013: Ben Stokes, the Durham allrounder, and Kent quick bowler Matt Coles have been sent home from England Lions' tour of Australia for unprofessional conduct.

Victoria v Qld, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Bushrangers grind down Bulls

Feb 20, 2013: Cameron White and Michael Hill ground Queensland's injury-affected attack into the MCG dust but the Bulls' openers gave the visitors a chance of escaping with a draw

SA v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

Redbacks glimpse 3-day win over Blues

Feb 20, 2013: South Australia's tail wagged all the the way to a significant first innings lead before Chadd Sayers and Joe Mennie again confounded the New South Wales batsmen

IPL 2013

Virat Kohli to lead Bangalore

Feb 20, 2013: Virat Kohli has replaced Daniel Vettori as captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for this year's IPL

Australia in India 2012-13

Henriques to debut in Chennai

Feb 20, 2013: Moises Henriques will make his Test debut in Chennai after beating Glenn Maxwell for the allrounder's position in Australia's line-up

Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

Mashrafe praises young talent

Feb 20, 2013: Mashrafe Mortaza, captain of Dhaka Gladiators, said that the strength of individual players pushed his team to a second BPL trophy, in spite of the pressure of expectations weighing heavily on them

Home advantage?

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Australia in India 2012-13

On the captain's back

Feb 20, 2013: Michael Clarke's successful management of degenerative back trouble has been a triumph of meticulousness. But it will only get harder from here

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai

Warner confident of playing first Test

Feb 20, 2013: David Warner is preparing to bat with a splint - and through pain - in the first Test in Chennai as he continues his recovery from a fractured thumb

New Zealand v England, 2nd ODI, Napier

Anderson and Root deliver big win

Feb 20, 2013: England marched to a business-like eight-wicket win at Napier to square the series at 1-1