A different kind of commentary

Oct 11, 2010: Tired of the clichés you get on television? Test Match Sofa offers an entertaining alternative

Australian domestic news

Ben Cutting waits for green light

Oct 11, 2010: Ben Cutting is used to aiming for the corridor of uncertainty instead of being stuck in it after an off-season spent wondering when he will return from a bad case of fast bowler's ankle

The IPL mess

An opportunity for a clean-up

Oct 11, 2010: The scrapping of two IPL franchises just may be the opportunity the league needs to fashion itself as a world-class enterprise, but will the BCCI take it up?

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

Tendulkar's 49th century grinds Australia down

Oct 11, 2010: Only a man blessed with immense powers of endurance could sustain a 20-year Test career and Sachin Tendulkar displayed exactly that quality on a day of Indian dominance in Bangalore

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Spinners set up Bangladesh's 2-0 lead

Oct 11, 2010: After days of rain, the weather in Mirpur improved to allow a full one-day international and it was Bangladesh's spinners who shone, dismissing New Zealand cheaply to secure a seven-wicket victory

Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 4th day

Rain-ruined contest called off

Oct 11, 2010: More heavy rain finally drowned the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and Tasmania at the Gabba in which only 31 overs were delivered in four days.

Why cricket can't pardon its sinners

Oct 11, 2010: The real world may accept the corrupt, even welcome them, but sport cannot because they break the principle sport hinges on

Zimbabwe A v New Zealand A, 1st unofficial Test, Harare

Flynn, Chakabva, Franklin star in high-scoring draw

Oct 10, 2010: Lively scoring rates and sporting declarations were not sufficient to generate a result in the first unofficial Test between New Zealand A and Zimbabwe A in Harare

ICC Women's Cricket Challenge round-up, 4th day

South Africa win fourth match in a row

Oct 10, 2010: A round-up of the action from the fourth day of the ICC Women's Cricket Challenge where West Indies, South Africa and Pakistan all recorded victories

India Red v India Blue, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, Indore

Dhawan, Rahane put India Blue in final

Oct 10, 2010: India Blue rose to the pressure of a must-win game with a flawless performance to upstage India Green and set up a final showdown against the same opposition on Monday

The IPL Mess

Questions galore following IPL decisions

Oct 10, 2010: The BCCI's decision to terminate Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, two of the original IPL teams, and put the new Kochi franchise on notice, has raised plenty of questions

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

North savours satisfying century

Oct 10, 2010: The middle-order batsman has had starting trouble, but once he gets set he usually makes a big score

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

Sreesanth's agony, and a sporting crowd

Oct 10, 2010: Plays of the day from second day of the second Test between India and Australia in Bangalore

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Match prospects improve with the weather

Oct 10, 2010: If Bangladesh win the third ODI against Mirpur, they will have not lost an ODI series against major opposition for the first time ever

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

Tendulkar better than ever

Oct 10, 2010: Sachin Tendulkar has been in awesome form in 2010, and the journey from 13,000 to 14,000 runs has taken him the fewest number of innings

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

Sehwag undone by well-laid plan

Oct 10, 2010: Ben Hilfenhaus, the most skilled of the Australian bowlers, out-thought the most destructive batsman in world cricket

Faysal Bank T-20 Cup 2010-11, 1st day

Winning starts for Multan, Lahore and Sialkot

Oct 10, 2010: Round-up of the opening day's action in the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup 2010-11

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Kimberley

Duminy propels South Africa to series win

Oct 10, 2010: JP Duminy smashed Zimbabwe's insipid lengths to all corners in an entertaining, unbeaten 95 to launch his side to 194, a total that his bowling colleagues defended after a few hiccups, to give their side a 2-0 series win.

The IPL Mess

'Are IPL franchisees slaves?' - Vijay Mallya

Oct 10, 2010: A number of IPL franchises have questioned whether the BCCI respects the rights of all the league's stakeholders after the board ejected Punjab and Rajasthan from the IPL

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, 2nd day

North produces a career-saving knock

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