Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Harare

Alan Butcher hails 'significant' win

Aug 16, 2011: Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has said the ODI series triumph over Bangladesh is a major boost to the confidence of a team that experienced tough times in the past

England news

Anderson winning fitness race

Aug 16, 2011: England's spinner Graeme Swann is confident that his team-mate James Anderson will be passed fit in time to face India in the fourth and final Test

ICC World Cup 2015

Strong named 2015 World Cup chairman

Aug 16, 2011: Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have appointed businessman James Strong as the chairman of the organising committee of the 2015 World Cup which will be held in Australia and New Zealand

Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

Nervous Copeland enters the unknown

Aug 16, 2011: Trent Copeland is sustained by the strong belief that his methodical bowling can extract wickets on all surfaces

New Zealand news

EPT experience will benefit players - Bradburn

Aug 16, 2011: The New Zealand A team has greatly benefited from being part of the recently-concluded Emerging Players Tournament in Queensland, according to A-team manager Grant Bradburn

India news

Cricketers can become selectors five years after retirement

Aug 15, 2011: Retired cricketers can now become selectors in the BCCI's senior selection committee five years post-retirement as opposed to ten years as was the case earlier, a source has told ESPNcricinfo

England news

Onions called up to England squad

Aug 15, 2011: Graham Onions has been called up to the England squad for the final Test against India at The Oval

Pakistan news

Malik, Kaneria meet PCB integrity committee again

Aug 15, 2011: Shoaib Malik's and Danish Kaneria's long drawn-out battle to gain clearance from the PCB continued on Monday when they appeared before its integrity committee again

England news

Flower to miss Ireland game

Aug 15, 2011: Andy Flower will miss his first match since taking over as England team director when he sits out the one-day international against Ireland in Dublin

East Africa news

Kenya prepare for new superleagues

Aug 15, 2011: Cricket Kenya's latest initiative to help develop the strength of the country's domestic game gets underway later this week with the start of the new regional Twenty20 and 50-over franchise competitions

India in England 2011

Srikkanth says fatigue not an issue

Aug 15, 2011: Chief selector Kris Srikkanth has blamed India's collective batting failure for their poor performances, and said it had nothing to do with fatigue or poor preparation in the lead-up to the series

Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

Ponting 'fresher' without captaincy burden

Aug 15, 2011: Ricky Ponting has said he is enjoying his new batsman-only role after giving up the captaincy following Australia's disappointing World Cup earlier this year

Australian news

Noffke, Love, Seccombe round out Bulls support staff

Aug 15, 2011: Queensland have signed a trio of former stalwarts in Ashley Noffke, Martin Love and Wade Seccombe to round out the coaching and support staff for the Bulls and the Brisbane Heat

England's rise to Test No. 1

Short-term goals will keep England at top - Flower

Aug 14, 2011: Andy Flower says that England will seek to defend their new status as the world's No. 1 Test side by attacking a series of short-term goals, starting with the winter tours of Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Harare

Shakib blames batsmen's mindset for defeat

Aug 14, 2011: Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh captain, blamed his misfiring batting line-up for his side's latest setback in Zimbabwe as they slumped to a 0-2 scoreline in the five-match ODI series

England news

Cook surges to third spot in Test ratings

Aug 14, 2011: Alastair Cook's marathon 294, that helped England dethrone India from the No. 1 spot in Tests, has catapulted him to a career-best third spot in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen

ICC news

Isaac backs Indian board on DRS

Aug 14, 2011: The ICC vice-president Alan Isaac has backed the BCCI's stance on the DRS, claiming he too isn't convinced the technology works "well enough"

England v India, 4th npower Test, The Oval

Tremlett available but Trott still injured

Aug 14, 2011: Jonathan Trott will not make it back in time for the fourth Test, so Ravi Bopara will have another opportunity in the England side at The Oval

England v India, 3rd npower Test, Edgbaston, 4th day

Former captains fear slide for India

Aug 14, 2011: India's dismal performance in England has seen them lose the No. 1 ranking in Tests, and several former captains and players concur that it could be a while before they regain the position

England v India, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day

Dhoni calm amid the storm

Aug 13, 2011: This was Dhoni's first series loss as captain. Yet he did not let his emotions get the better of him