Sri Lanka v New Zealand, tri-series, 4th ODI, Dambulla

Mills punished for breaching warm-up rule

Aug 20, 2010: Kyle Mills was bizarrely banned from bowling for half an hour in Friday's rained-out game after breaching a little-known rule which states that a warm-up delivery can't bounce on the pitches in the middle

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 3rd day

Cook rides his luck before Amir and Ajmal's blitz

Aug 20, 2010: Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval

Sri Lanka tri-series 2010

Teams need large pool of bowlers - Eric Simons

Aug 20, 2010: Eric Simons, India's bowling coach, has stressed the need for teams to have a large pool of bowlers to stay competitive in top-level cricket

County news

Mervyn Westfield released by Essex

Aug 20, 2010: Mervyn Westfield, the Essex pace bowler who was questioned by police over spot-fixing allegations along with Danish Kaneria, has been released by the county

West Indies news

Benn, Sammy in line for enhanced central contracts

Aug 20, 2010: Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn and allrounder Darren Sammy have been identified by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as possible candidates for enhanced central retainer contracts for the 2010-11 season

Canada news

Associate teams under pressure to perform - Umar Bhatti

Aug 20, 2010: Canada medium-pacer Umar Bhatti has admitted Associate countries, like his own, are under pressure to perform well in the 2011 World Cup

Kenya news

Collins Obuya calls for improvement from Kenya

Aug 20, 2010: Kenya allrounder Collins Obuya has called on his team to step up after a series of losses in their preparation for the 2011 World Cup

IPL 2011

No decision on number of IPL matches yet

Aug 20, 2010: The IPL Governing Council has not taken a decision on the format of the 2011 tournament, instead devoting its meeting in Mumbai on Friday to examine the league's accounts for 2009-10

ICC Intercontinental Shield

ICC confirms decision to stay away from Uganda

Aug 20, 2010: The ICC's announcement confirming an earlier decision to move the Intercontinental Shield tie between Uganda and Namibia to Windhoek was greeted with predictable dismay in Kampala

India news

Sreesanth hoping for comeback in Corporate Trophy

Aug 20, 2010: Sreesanth, who injured his knee in Sri Lanka, is hoping to come back to match fitness for the BCCI Corporate Trophy, which begins on September 1

India news

Airtel wins India corporate sponsorship rights

Aug 20, 2010: Bharti Airtel, has won the corporate sponsorship rights for all international series played in India for the next three years

Australian news

Age does not worry Katich and Co

Aug 19, 2010: Simon Katich turns 35 on Saturday but believes age will not be a factor as long as he continues to play well

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 2nd day

Sober Swann England's linchpin

Aug 19, 2010: Graeme Swann was sober, in every sense of the word, as he faced up to the media at The Oval on Thursday night

England v Pakistan, 3rd npower Test, The Oval, 2nd day

Swann's milestone and Yousuf's shining example

Aug 19, 2010: Plays of the Day from the second day of the third Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval

Afghanistan news

Dispute with board ends Kabir Khan's coaching tenure

Aug 19, 2010: Kabir Khan, the former Pakistan fast bowler whose tenure as Afghanistan coach recently came to an abrupt end, has said a dispute with the officials of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) forced him to leave the team

South Africa news

Kumble urges SA's young spinners to work hard

Aug 19, 2010: Anil Kumble has encouraged South Africa's young spinners to work hard and stay positive if they hoped to make it big

Bangladesh news

Ashraful in provisional squad for New Zealand series

Aug 19, 2010: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has included Mohammad Ashraful and Tamim Iqbal in a 26-strong provisional squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand.

ICC World Cup 2011

Australia to play India, South Africa in World Cup warm-ups

Aug 19, 2010: World ODI champions Australia clash against India and South Africa their two warm-up matches, in Bangalore, ahead of World Cup 2011

IPL News

IPL Governing Council to review number of matches

Aug 19, 2010: The IPL Governing Council will meet in Mumbai on Friday to discuss an agenda that includes the format of the 2011 tournament

ICC Cricketer of the Year Award

ECB complaint leads to Swann inclusion

Aug 19, 2010: Graeme Swann has been included in the ICC's Cricketer of the Year longlist having been initially overlooked, much to the surprise of many who thought him to be one of the key factors in England's rise over the last year