2010 Women's Elite Player Series

Women's Elite Player Series gets Japanese flavour

Aug 25, 2010: Wet weather forced the abandonment of the match between Hong Kong Women and Japan Women.

Warwickshire v Essex, Edgbaston, 1st day

Seamers leave Essex in deep trouble

Aug 25, 2010: Warwickshire took control of their relegation dogfight with Essex on a rain-shortened first day in the County Championship Division One match at Edgbaston

Sri Lanka tri-series 2010

Play Dinesh Karthik in the middle order

Aug 25, 2010: India should stop using Dinesh Karthik as back-up for multiple purposes and give him a run in his natural role - that of a middle order batsman

England v Pakistan, 4th npower Test, Lord's

Pakistan chase unlikely series draw

Aug 25, 2010: England's Test season has been given an unexpectedly high-octane finish as they head to Lord's trying to reassert their authority over Pakistan and prevent the visitors pulling the series back to 2-2

Somerset v Durham, Taunton, 2nd day

Rain hits Somerset's title push

Aug 25, 2010: No play was possible on the second day of title-chasing Somerset's County Championship match with Durham at Taunton

Sri Lanka tri-series 2010

Knee injury sends Jacob Oram home

Aug 25, 2010: Jacob Oram is set to miss the remainder of the Sri Lanka tri-series due to a recurring patella tendon injury in the knee that is affecting his ability to bowl

England v Pakistan, 4th npower Test, Lord's

Uphill for Pakistan

Aug 25, 2010: A stats preview of the fourth Test between England and Pakistan

India v New Zealand, tri-series, 6th ODI, Dambulla

Sehwag, seamers lead India into final

Aug 25, 2010: A combination of belligerent hitting by Virender Sehwag and potent seam bowling helped India storm to the final of the tri-series

Australian domestic season 2010-11

Split-innings matches head to the country

Aug 25, 2010: Split-innings one-day matches will be taken to Townsville, Bunbury and Burnie after Australia's domestic fixture list was released

Harbhajan announces Ntini's retirement

Aug 25, 2010: Indian offspinner claims mantle of leading current wicket-taker in Tests easily

Tweet talk

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West Indies news

WIPA muddling facts and delaying arbitration - WICB

Aug 25, 2010: The West Indies Cricket Board has questioned the West Indies Players Association's defence of its rejection of the ICC/FICA offer to end the disputes between the two Caribbean bodies

2010 Champions League Twenty20

Wayamba confident ahead of Champions League

Aug 25, 2010: Wayamba, the Sri Lankan domestic Twenty20 champions, could surprise some of their more famous competitors in the 2010 Champions League

Australian news

Hughes learns the Langer way

Aug 25, 2010: Phillip Hughes has found out the hard way how Justin Langer sweated and fought to play 105 Tests

India slip where they shouldn't

Aug 25, 2010: The Indian team has failed to fulfill its duties, especially those concerning the media, on several occasions under MS Dhoni's leadership

Derbyshire v Middlesex, Clydesdale Bank 40, Derby

Wagg and Footitt demolish Middlesex

Aug 25, 2010: Derbyshire celebrated their 1,000th one-day game with a crushing 81-run victory over fellow strugglers Middlesex in the Clydesdale Bank 40 league under the County Ground floodlights

The word is respect

Aug 25, 2010: The nebulous idea of the spirit of cricket is hard to sustain in our fractious times. Better to think in terms of respect for opponents, perhaps

The sub-30 bowling machines

Aug 25, 2010: Bowlers with averages of less than 30 against every team they played, and in all countries they played in

Australian news

Clarke tips big things from Ponting

Aug 24, 2010: Michael Clarke believes Ricky Ponting's tendency to fire in the biggest contests will be the spark to overcome a long-term period as a batting mortal

England v Pakistan, 4th npower Test, Lord's

Finn unfazed by heightened pressure

Aug 24, 2010: Steven Finn believes that his first taste of defeat as an England Test cricketer will help to make him a better player in the long run