India news

Should be fit for England - Sehwag

May 17, 2011: India batsman Virender Sehwag, who underwent surgery on his injured shoulder in London last week, is likely to be fit for India's upcoming tour of England

Australian news

Spin coach not essential - Hauritz

May 17, 2011: The absence of a specialist spin-bowling coach in Australia's full-time touring setup is not a major problem, according to the offspinner Nathan Hauritz

Australian news

McDermott brings empathy to the job

May 17, 2011: Australia's new pace bowling coach Craig McDermott believes empathy can be his most valuable addition to the dressing room, after a career he admits had plenty of "bad days at the office"

England news

Bresnan likely to miss Sri Lanka series

May 16, 2011: Tim Bresnan is likely to miss the three-Test series against Sri Lanka after suffering a torn calf muscle

Sri Lanka in England 2011

Law lays down England challenge

May 16, 2011: Stuart Law, Sri Lanka's interim coach, has labelled England the "best Test team in the world" but promises his team won't take a backward step during the upcoming series

Indian Premier League 2011

RCA, Rajasthan Royals to meet over Warne comments

May 16, 2011: The Rajasthan Cricket Association and Rajasthan Royals will meet in Mumbai on Tuesday in a move prompted by the BCCI to find a solution to their public conflict

Indian Premier League 2011

IPL TV ratings continue to plunge

May 16, 2011: The 2011 IPL continued to take a beating in the television ratings stakes, with the average rating for the first 49 games dropping 25.52% from the previous year across six key markets

UAE news

Nasir Aziz's action found to be legal

May 16, 2011: The bowling action of Nasir Aziz, the United Arab Emirates offspinner, has been found to be legal by the Emirates Cricket Board after an analysis

County news

Player power forced Morris exit - Sutton

May 16, 2011: Luke Sutton, the Derbyshire captain, has said that player power was the reason why coach John Morris and his assistant, Andy Brown, were told they were no longer wanted by the club

Australia news

Stuart pushes case for hard graft

May 16, 2011: Anthony Stuart reckons Australian cricket must develop a greater appetite for hard work if major success is to follow.

Australian news

Recovering Hauritz aims for Sri Lanka tour

May 16, 2011: Australia's forgotten spinner Nathan Hauritz is facing a tough challenge to be fit for this year's tour of Sri Lanka, as he continues his recovery from a serious shoulder injury

West Indies v Pakistan, 1st Test, 4th day, Providence

We had the belief - Sammy

May 15, 2011: "This is what West Indies cricket is about," Darren Sammy, the team's captain, said after a morale-boosting win over Pakistan in the first Test in Providence

Pakistan news

'Karachi players deliberately ignored'

May 15, 2011: The secretary of the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA), Ijaz Farooqui, has accused the PCB of deliberately neglecting players from Karachi when selecting the national team

Sri Lanka in England 2011

Sri Lanka attack backed to surprise

May 15, 2011: Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake is confident that his young and inexperienced charges can spring a surprise on England in the upcoming three-Test series

Pakistan news

Kaneria fights for national return

May 15, 2011: Danish Kaneria has resubmitted a communication from his former county Essex to the PCB's integrity committee in the hope that it will be enough to clear him to be selected once again for Pakistan

IPL news

Rajasthan to discipline Warne

May 15, 2011: Rajasthan Royals have decided to take disciplinary action against Shane Warne for the comments he made to Sanjay Dixit, the Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary

Pakistan news

Former Pakistan offspinner Raza arrested

May 15, 2011: Former Pakistan offspinner Akram Raza was arrested on charges of betting on Indian Premier League matches in Lahore on Sunday

WI v Pakistan, 1st Test, Providence, 3rd day

One wicket away from win - Rampaul

May 15, 2011: West Indies pace bowler Ravi Rampaul has said that his team are one wicket away from the "breakthrough" they need to win the first Test against Pakistan

New Zealand news

Didn't pay above the odds for Murali - Larsen

May 14, 2011: Gavin Larsen, chief executive of Cricket Wellington said that the province hadn't "paid above the odds" to secure the services of former Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan

IPL news

Vettori to miss Kolkata game

May 14, 2011: Daniel Vettori, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, has flown back to New Zealand to see a doctor about his ongoing knee problem