New Zealand news

Close appointed New Zealand physio

Jul 29, 2011: Paul Close and Chris Donaldson have been appointed physiotherapist and strength and conditioning coach for New Zealand

Big Bash League 2011-12

Hodge worried about longer format's future

Jul 29, 2011: Brad Hodge is concerned that young players will stop focusing on Test cricket as their ultimate goal as Cricket Australia's pushes its resources into the Big Bash League

South Africa news

Parnell announces conversion to Islam

Jul 28, 2011: Wayne Parnell, the South Africa left-arm seamer, has announced that he has converted to Islam

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge

Determined England taking nothing for granted

Jul 28, 2011: England are 1-0 up in their Test series against India, but are determined to continue to show the ruthlessness that can take them to the top of world

Kenya v UAE, Intercontinental Cup, Nairobi, 1st day

Bowlers give Kenya the advantage

Jul 28, 2011: Kenya took first-day honours against UAE in their Intercontinental Cup fixture in Nairobi

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge

England sweat on Tremlett fitness

Jul 28, 2011: England will wait until Friday morning to decide whether Chris Tremlett is fit enough to take his place for the second Test at Trent Bridge

Pakistan in Zimbabwe 2011

Raja, Cheema, Sohail included in squad for Zimbabwe

Jul 28, 2011: Pakistan have included three uncapped players - top-order batsman Rameez Raja, legspinner Yasir Shah and seamer Aizaz Cheema - in their squad for the tour of Zimbabwe that starts on August 28

England v India, 2nd npower Test, Trent Bridge

Gambhir doubtful for second Test, Zaheer ruled out

Jul 28, 2011: Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of the second Test which begins in Nottingham from Friday, MS Dhoni has said

Big Bash League news

Hip hopes for BBL

Jul 28, 2011: Dance anthems blared, Mojito glasses clinked and complimentary KFC was in garishly plentiful supply as Australian cricket grasped for a semblance of edginess at the BBL launch

Big Bash League 2011-12

Warner to captain Sydney Thunder

Jul 28, 2011: David Warner will captain the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League, which was launched in Sydney on Wednesday night

West Indies news

Umpire Clyde Duncan dies of cancer

Jul 27, 2011: West Indies and Guyana umpire Clyde Duncan has died in Trinidad, where he had been undergoing treatment for cancer

India in England 2011

Anderson confident after Lord's display

Jul 27, 2011: James Anderson declared that England were ready for taking over the world No. 1 Test ranking after a bowling display at Lord's which he believed surpassed their victorious Ashes campaign

England v India, 1st npower Test, Lord's

'Many factors' in over-rate rule saved Dhoni from possible ban

Jul 27, 2011: MS Dhoni escaped the trip-wires of the over-rate through the somewhat open-ended ICC rules that depend on "many factors on the ground" and their interpretation

India in England 2011

Flower unhappy with limited DRS

Jul 27, 2011: Andy Flower has said the ICC should have over-ruled India's insistence on using a watered-down DRS for the ongoing Test series

India in England 2011

'Cannot have a player using a Test to warm-up'

Jul 26, 2011: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has questioned India's approach to handling the fitness of the players and has strongly suggested a review of the entire process

South Africa news

Was 'prepared' to lose T20 captaincy - Botha

Jul 26, 2011: Johan Botha, the South Africa allrounder, has admitted to being "disappointed but prepared" after being stripped of the national Twenty20 captaincy earlier this year

ICC rankings

Trott and Anderson into second place

Jul 26, 2011: Jonathan Trott has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara to be rated the second best Test batsman in the world

Pakistan news

Kaneria told to produce Essex police inquiry transcript

Jul 26, 2011: Danish Kaneria has been asked by the Sindh High Court to produce a transcript of the Essex police inquiry that cleared him of criminal charges in a spot-fixing case last year

County cricket

Brooks commits to Northamptonshire

Jul 26, 2011: Northamptonshire have managed to fight off interest from at least four other counties and secure Jack Brooks, the pace bowler, on a new two-year contract

Australia in Sri Lanka 2011

'Give Lyon an extended run' - Berry

Jul 26, 2011: Nathan Lyon's state coach, Darren Berry, hopes the offspinner is given an extended run in the Test side after being named in Australia's squad to tour Sri Lanka