County news

Handscomb set for Gloucestershire stint

Mar 4, 2015: Gloucestershire have signed Victoria wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Handscomb as one of their overseas players for 2015

West Indies news

Gayle admits possibility of Test retirement

Mar 4, 2015: West Indies opener Chris Gayle has raised the possibility of retiring from Test cricket if his fragile back cannot cope with the increasing workload in a crammed cricket calendar

County news

Nottinghamshire call on Sammy

Mar 4, 2015: Darren Sammy has agreed a short-term deal with Nottinghamshire to play in this season's NatWest T20 Blast

Pakistan v UAE, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Tauqir lauds 'Sir Viv' Anwar

Mar 4, 2015: UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir believed the fact that his side had played out the full 50 overs in a steep chase against Pakistan was a big positive for the side

County news

Anderson is Somerset's big hit for the Blast

Mar 4, 2015: Corey Anderson will join Somerset for the latter stages of the NatWest Blast after a busy schedule which includes a World Cup, IPL and Newe Zealand's tour of England

World Cup 2015: India

Journalist lodges ICC complaint against Kohli

Mar 4, 2015: A journalist with the Hindustan Times, a leading Indian newspaper, has formally complained to the ICC that Virat Kohli verbally abused him without provocation during India's training session at Murdoch University in Perth on Tuesday

Australia v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Perth

'Big decision' to drop Watson - Rod Marsh

Mar 4, 2015: Rod Marsh, the Australia chairman of selectors, has said that dropping Shane Watson for James Faulkner was a "big decision" that had to be taken because of the former's disappointing recent form

England news

Yorkshire debts will toughen Graves' resolve to shake up game

Mar 4, 2015: Yorkshire's worsening financial position, and the dilapidated state of Headingley, will only serve to toughen the resolve of the incoming ECB chairman, Colin Graves, to consider any option to sort out the finances of the professional game

Bangladesh v Scotland, World Cup 2015, Group A, Nelson

Mommsen targets 'weaknesses' in death bowling

Mar 4, 2015: Preston Mommsen has said he expects Bangladesh to field a spin-heavy attack before adding that Scotland had worked hard to improve that area of their game over the past few months

World Cup 2015

Tendulkar calls for 25-team World Cup

Mar 4, 2015: Sachin Tendulkar has condemned the ICC's decision to reduce the number of teams in the 2019 World Cup as "a backward step" in the global expansion of cricket

World Cup 2015: Zimbabwe

Injured Chigumbura to miss Ireland game

Mar 3, 2015: Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura has been ruled out of his team's next group B game, against Ireland on March 7, because of a grade three tear to the quadriceps muscle in his left leg

West Indies news

Lara 'ready' for WICB involvement

Mar 3, 2015: Former West Indies captain Brian Lara is open to standing for the post of WICB president in future

World Cup 2015: England

Broad admits to nightmares over Aaron blow

Mar 3, 2015: Stuart Broad has admitted that he has received psychological help for nightmares he has suffered since taking a blow in the face from India's fast bowler Varun Aaron at Old Trafford last summer

Pakistan news

PCB accepts Moin casino explanation

Mar 3, 2015: Moin Khan has apologised for visiting a casino in New Zealand while with the Pakistan team at the World Cup but there will be no action taken against him, according to the PCB chairman, Shaharyar Khan

Ire v SA, Group B, Canberra

Pace our biggest shortcoming - Porterfield

Mar 3, 2015: Ireland captain William Porterfield chose not to dwell on the dropped chance early in the innings that allowed Hashim Amla to soar to yet another ODI century, but he did admit that coping with accurate bowling at high pace was the greatest struggle for As

Ireland v South Africa, World Cup 2015, Group B, Canberra

Amla to the fore as SA do it their way

Mar 3, 2015: Hashim Amla played down his achievements after becoming the fastest man to 20 ODI hundreds in South Africa's win over Ireland

World Cup 2015

Jurgensen joins Scotland as consultant

Mar 3, 2015: Shane Jurgensen has joined Scotland as a consultant ahead of their game against Bangladesh on March 5

Aus v Afg, Group A, Perth

'I feel really good, thank you' - Clarke

Mar 3, 2015: In yet another press conference dominated by questions regarding his fitness, Michael Clarke reiterated that he was "as fit and as healthy as I've felt in at least five years"

County news

Stevens talks of 'brutal' corruption tangle

Mar 3, 2015: Darren Stevens has spoken openly for the first time about the circumstances that caused him to become embroiled in the Bangladesh anti-corruption enquiry which saw Mohammad Ashraful banned for eight years

Pakistan v UAE, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Misbah hopes confidence can prop brittle top order

Mar 3, 2015: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq is hoping to fill a misfiring batting line-up with confidence in order to improve their performance in a shaky campaign