Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

Hussey braced for spinning surfaces

Aug 3, 2011: David Hussey, the Australian batsman, has counselled his team to be prepared for a succession of slow pitches and a spin-laden Sri Lankan bowling attack

India in England 2011

Injured Yuvraj and Harbhajan out of Test series

Aug 3, 2011: Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh have been ruled out of the remainder of the England Test series on account of injuries sustained during the second Test at Trent Bridge

West Indies news

Sarwan focussed on comeback

Aug 3, 2011: Ramnaresh Sarwan has said that he considered quitting the international game "as recently as eight months ago" but is now focussed on fighting for his place in the West Indian team

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Flower denies double standards over run-out reprieve

Aug 2, 2011: England's coach, Andy Flower, believes his team was right to ask India to rethink their controversial run-out of Ian Bell at Trent Bridge

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2011

Test toddlers face off once more

Aug 2, 2011: Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have grown accustomed to playing each other in limited-overs cricket in recent years, but have not met in a Test for more than five years

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge

Injured Yuvraj to consult hand specialist

Aug 2, 2011: Yuvraj Singh is expected to travel to London tomorrow to show his injured left hand to a specialist

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge

Ganguly rips into India's build-up

Aug 2, 2011: Sourav Ganguly has slammed India's preparations for the England series, saying the amount of cricket being played could not be used as an excuse

Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2011

Intikhab replaced as Pakistan manager

Aug 2, 2011: Intikhab was appointed manager in October 2010 for the series against South Africa in UAE and his position will be taken by Naveed Akram Cheema, a member of the PCB's governing board

Zimbabwe news

Taibu slams board on eve of Test return

Aug 2, 2011: On the eve of Zimbabwe's return to Test cricket, Tatenda Taibu has said that a lack of funds and poor professional structures are crippling the game in the country

Kenya news

Otieno named Kenya national selector

Aug 2, 2011: Kennedy Otieno, the former Kenya wicketkeeper-batsman, has been appointed as a national selector by Cricket Kenya

Sri Lanka news

Former Sri Lanka captain Gamini Goonesena dies at 80

Aug 2, 2011: Gamini Goonesena, a former Sri Lanka captain and allrounder who also played for Cambridge University and Nottinghamshire, has died at the age of 80 in Canberra

New Zealand news

Bradley Scott decides to stay at Northern Districts

Aug 2, 2011: Bradley Scott, the Northern Districts left-arm seamer, has opted out his move to Otago this season

India news

Ojha set to play for Surrey

Aug 2, 2011: Pragyan Ojha, the India left-arm spinner, is set to play for Surrey in the County Championship and in the CB40 one-day competition in England

Pakistan news

I went from hero to zero - Afridi

Aug 2, 2011: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has said that he was not part of the selection meetings for the final two one-dayers against West Indies in May earlier this year, despite being captain

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge

Vaseline cannot affect Hot Spot - BBG Sports

Aug 2, 2011: The company behind Hot Spot, BBG Sports, have said the application of Vaseline to the edge of a bat has no discernible effect on the technology

Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

Bollinger on the outer

Aug 2, 2011: Doug Bollinger, the Australian fast bowler, believes he is fit enough for Test cricket, contrary to the views of the national selectors

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Dhoni faces up to huge challenge

Aug 1, 2011: Trying to come back from being 2-0 down in the series presents MS Dhoni with his toughest challenge as captain

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Dhoni's move should set an example - Strauss

Aug 1, 2011: Andrew Strauss hopes that MS Dhoni's gesture to allow Ian Bell to resume his innings following the controversial run-out, at tea on the third day at Trent Bridge, will prompt other captains to uphold the spirit of cricket.

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2011

We have a few surprises for Bangladesh - Taylor

Aug 1, 2011: Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor believes his team could spring a few surprises on Bangladesh in the one-off Test which starts on Thursday

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

'We had to dig very deep' - Strauss

Aug 1, 2011: Andrew Strauss singled out his team's capacity to fight themselves out of a corner as the most pleasing aspect of England's crushing 319-run victory at Trent Bridge