England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 4th day

Pakistan seal victory in tense finish

Aug 21, 2010: From being down and out two weeks ago Pakistan kept the series alive but not without a few frayed nerves as they had to overcome a late wobble before securing a four-wicket victory at The Oval

South Africa news

Botha to succeed Smith as SA Twenty20 captain

Aug 21, 2010: Offspinner Johan Botha has been named captain of South Africa's Twenty20 team, replacing Graeme Smith, who stood down earlier this week

Pakistan news

Naved's appeal adjourned to September 25

Aug 21, 2010: Pakistan fast bowler Naved-ul-Hasan's appeal against the one-year ban imposed on him by the PCB has been adjourned to September 25 by the appellate tribunal headed by retired Justice Irfan Qadir

Ireland in Canada 2010

Alex Cusack ruled out of Canada tour

Aug 21, 2010: Ireland allrounder Alex Cusack has been ruled out for the tour of Canada which includes two ODIs and an Intercontinental Cup match

Playing on the Bach foot

Aug 21, 2010:

MAK Pataudi

A princely state

Aug 21, 2010: Pataudi brought to Indian cricket a dash of hauteur and a touch of heroism

No. 29

Packer's circus

Aug 21, 2010: The circumstances were already in place. The Australian media magnate simply triggered the explosion

Australian news

Ponting tells of 'bruising' meeting over IPL safety

Aug 20, 2010: The Australian captain has revealed details of an argument between the team's past and present players over safety concerns in the lead up to this year's IPL

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, tri-series, 4th ODI, Dambulla

Sangakkara cleared of offence after collision

Aug 20, 2010: Kumar Sangakkara was found not guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct after colliding with offspinner Nathan McCullum during the abandoned ODI against New Zealand in Dambulla

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 3rd day

Cook puts substance over style in ton

Aug 20, 2010: On a day in which Cook's 110 proved to be almost exactly 50% of a fragile team total of 221 for 9, the value of a player who puts substance ahead of all other attributes feels immeasurable

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 3rd day

Pakistan poised for redemption

Aug 20, 2010: On August 20, 2006 Pakistan forfeited a match after ball tampering allegations were levelled against them. On August 20, 2010 they stand tall and clean

Kent v Lancashire, Canterbury , 3rd day

Wickets dent Kent's hopes

Aug 20, 2010: Kent face an uphill battle on the final day of their County Championship clash with Lancashire at Canterbury

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, tri-series, 4th ODI, Dambulla

Mills punished for breaching warm-up rule

Aug 20, 2010: Kyle Mills was bizarrely banned from bowling for half an hour in Friday's rained-out game after breaching a little-known rule which states that a warm-up delivery can't bounce on the pitches in the middle

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 3rd day

Cook rides his luck before Amir and Ajmal's blitz

Aug 20, 2010: Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval

Sri Lanka tri-series 2010

Teams need large pool of bowlers - Eric Simons

Aug 20, 2010: Eric Simons, India's bowling coach, has stressed the need for teams to have a large pool of bowlers to stay competitive in top-level cricket

ICC WCL Division Four, 6th day

USA and Italy secure promotion to Division Three

Aug 20, 2010: A round-up of matches from the sixth day of the ICC World Cricket League Division Four

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, tri-series, 4th ODI, Dambulla

Camera tricks, and Dilshan breaks a trend

Aug 20, 2010: Plays of the Day from the fourth tri-series match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Dambulla

Essex v Somerset, Colchester, 3rd day

Trego and de Bruyn seal victory

Aug 20, 2010: Somerset boosted their title hopes, with a convincing 219-run victory over Essex at Colchester moving them up to second place in the County Championship table

Sussex v Derbyshire, Horsham, 3rd day

Panesar puts Sussex back on top

Aug 20, 2010: Sussex are back on top of County Championship Division Two after wrapping up a crushing victory against Derbyshire at Horsham by an innings and 109 runs, with more than four sessions to spare

County news

Mervyn Westfield released by Essex

Aug 20, 2010: Mervyn Westfield, the Essex pace bowler who was questioned by police over spot-fixing allegations along with Danish Kaneria, has been released by the county