India in England 2011

Dravid makes surprise ODI comeback

Aug 6, 2011: Rahul Dravid has made a surprise comeback into India's limited-overs plans, after two years in the wilderness, while the injured duo of Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh are the notable omissions

South Africa news

Norman Gordon first Test cricketer to 100

Aug 6, 2011: Norman Gordon, the lone survivor from the final timeless Test, has become the first Test cricketer to have lived 100 years

County news

Collingwood commits to Durham

Aug 5, 2011: Paul Collingwood has ended months of speculation about a possible move away from Durham by signing a three-year contract that will commit him to Chester-le-Street until at least the end of 2014

India in England 2011

Fitness main concern before ODI selection

Aug 5, 2011: India's laundry list of injuries in the Test series in England will test the selectors when they assemble on Saturday to pick the team for the limited-overs leg of the tour

Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

Lee watches Twenty20's rise from joke to juggernaut

Aug 5, 2011: Having witnessed the evolution of Twenty20 from its formative days, Australia seamer Brett Lee admits that his team's attitude towards the format has evolved over the years

Big Bash League news

Hartley joins Brisbane Heat

Aug 5, 2011: Chris Hartley, the Queensland wicketkeeper, has signed with the Brisbane Heat for the Twenty20 Big Bash League

India in England 2011

Mental fatigue is a concern for players - Upton

Aug 4, 2011: Paddy Upton, India's former mental conditioning coach, has suggested that the increasingly relentless schedules could be draining the players and leaving them with little mental energy

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, Only Test, Harare, 1st day

Zimbabwe make progress with small victories

Aug 4, 2011: Only one day of this Test match has been played, but already, there have been four small victories for Zimbabwe

England news

Swann declares himself fit for Edgbaston

Aug 4, 2011: Graeme Swann has declared himself fit for the third Test against India at Edgbaston following the blow he took to his left hand in Nottingham

England v India, 3rd Test, Edgbaston

England better than in 2005 - Flintoff

Aug 4, 2011: Andrew Flintoff, the man whose greatest years as a Test cricketer coincided with England's last sustained run of excellence in five-day cricket, believes the team of 2011 is a better outfit than the 2005 side that won six series in a row

Glamorgan cricket

Allan Watkins dies aged 89

Aug 4, 2011: The former Glamorgan allrounder, Allan Watkins, died in hospital in Kidderminster on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 89

ICC news

Woolf to chair ICC's governance review

Aug 4, 2011: Lord Harry Woolf, the former Chief Justice of England and Wales, has been named chairman of the independent governance review of the ICC

Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

Ponting's local knowledge in demand

Aug 4, 2011: A consequence of Simon Katich's removal from the Australian team is that Ricky Ponting is the only member of the Sri Lanka tour squad to have played a Test match on the island.

Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

Clarke forecasts Sri Lanka success

Aug 4, 2011: Australia's new captain Michael Clarke refused to concede his team may be facing some painful days ahead as he departed for the tour of Sri Lanka

India in England 2011

India bank on Sehwag for turnaround

Aug 3, 2011: India's own Rocket Man has finally turned up on the tour during which the sun has gone down fairly rapidly on India's No.1 Test ranking

Zimbabwe news

ZC rejects Taibu allegations

Aug 3, 2011: Tatenda Taibu's place in the Zimbabwe starting line-up is secure, despite his flagrant criticism of administrators on the brink of the country's return to Test cricket

County cricket

Ramprakash angry at Surrey ban

Aug 3, 2011: Mark Ramprakash has expressed disappointment at the one-match suspension he has been handed by Surrey following his reaction to being given out obstructing the field

Champions League Twenty20 2011

Airtel pulls out as Champions League title sponsor

Aug 3, 2011: Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecom company, has pulled out as title sponsors of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament

England news

Young talent given chance to impress

Aug 3, 2011: A group of England's talented young players have been given a chance to impress the selectors after a development squad was named to face Sri Lanka A

England v West Indies, Twenty20 series

ECB confirm two extra Twenty20s

Aug 3, 2011: The England & Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that it will be staging two extra Twenty20 fixtures against West Indies at The Oval in September