Pakistan news

Kaneria asked to produce tapes of inquiry

Aug 18, 2011: Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, will have to wait at least another month to gain clearance to play for Pakistan

Ireland news

Ireland announce squad for England ODI

Aug 18, 2011: Ireland have announced a 14-man squad for the one-off ODI against England in Dublin on August 25

News

Nepal TV deal underlines cricket's popularity

Aug 18, 2011: The appeal of cricket in Nepal has been underlined by the news that national broadcaster Nepal Television has renewed its deal to cover all the country's international matches

Sri Lanka news

Dilshan named captain till end of the year

Aug 18, 2011: Tillakaratne Dilshan has been named as Sri Lanka captain in all formats of the game until the end of the year

Anura Ranasinghe 1956-1998

Anura Ranasinghe dies in his sleep

Aug 18, 2011: Anura Ranasinghe, who died in his sleep on Monday night was one of the finest all-round cricketers produced by Sri Lanka and the first schoolboy to play in the World Cup

Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

Chandimal and Herath dropped

Aug 17, 2011: Sri Lanka have dropped promising batsman Dinesh Chandimal, allrounder Thisara Perera and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath from the squad for the final two one-dayers against Australia

South Africa news

Donald wants South Africa to topple England

Aug 17, 2011: Allan Donald, South Africa's new bowling coach, is looking forward to the challenge of playing England next year and thinks South Africa has a chance of toppling the new No. 1 side

County cricket

Ali Brown announces retirement

Aug 17, 2011: Nottinghamshire batsman Ali Brown has confirmed he will finish his 22-year career at the end of the season

County cricket

North signs two-year Glamorgan deal

Aug 17, 2011: Marcus North, the Western Australia captain, will take his tally of English counties that he has represented to six after signing a two-year deal as Glamorgan's overseas player

England v India, 4th npower Test, The Oval

Pressure on Bopara as Taylor shines

Aug 17, 2011: Graham Thorpe, the England Lions batting coach, believes James Taylor would be ready for the challenges of Test cricket should a chance arise

Pakistan Women in West Indies 2011

Rabiya Shah returns for West Indies tour

Aug 17, 2011: Pakistan have recalled 19-year-old batsman Rabiya Shah for the upcoming tour of the West Indies

West Indies women's news

Fifteen-year-old Quintyne in Windies squad

Aug 17, 2011: Fifteen-year-old legspinner Shaquana Quintyne has been included in West Indies Women's 14-woman squad for their home one-day series against Pakistan that starts later this month

ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011

Ten teams for World Cup qualifier

Aug 17, 2011: The Women's World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh later this year will feature 10 teams and be played at four venues in Dhaka

County cricket

Yorkshire suffer Gale blow

Aug 17, 2011: Yorkshire have been dealt a blow after their captain, Andrew Gale, was ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken wrist

India in England 2011

My first instinct was I had not hit it - Dravid

Aug 17, 2011: Rahul Dravid has said he wishes he had reviewed the decision that ruled him out caught-behind in the second innings of the Edgbaston Test, and that it was confusion that led him to walk off without contesting

Australia news

Ashes autopsy report close at hand

Aug 17, 2011: Australian cricket's reckoning for a disastrous Ashes series, and the decline from greatness to mediocrity that preceded it, is belatedly at hand

County news

O'Brien extends Northants contract

Aug 17, 2011: Niall O'Brien has extended his contract with Northants to 2013, while the on-loan Kyle Coetzer will remain at the county until the end of the season, and seamer David Lucas is set to be released after five seasons

Australia news

Twilight Sheffield Shield matches in front-ended schedule

Aug 17, 2011: Twilight Sheffield Shield matches will be tried again as part of the push towards night Test cricket in an Australian domestic schedule heavily influenced by the expansion of Twenty20

India news

Former India batsman Ramesh Saxena dies

Aug 17, 2011: Ramesh Saxena, the former India batsman, has died of a brain haemorrhage, in Jamshedpur at the age of 66

Sri Lanka v Australia, 3rd ODI, Hambantota

Clarke critical of Australian top order

Aug 17, 2011: Australia's captain Michael Clarke pointed to the failure of his top order batsmen to set a platform as the primary reason for a heavy loss to Sri Lanka in the third limited overs match