County news

Lancashire unable to retain Faf du Plessis

Mar 1, 2010: Lancashire have confirmed they will not be able to retain Faf Du Plessis for the 2010 season after losing an appeal following changes in immigration criteria

West Indies v Zimbabwe, only Twenty20 international, Trinidad

We didn't take Zimbabwe for granted - Gibson

Mar 1, 2010: Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, expressed disappointment after his side's embarrassing 26-run defeat against Zimbabwe in the Twenty20 game in Trinidad, but insisted that his side had not taken the opposition lightly.

Sheffield Shield 2009-10

Hussey returns to lead Victoria

Mar 1, 2010: David Hussey will return to captain Victoria for their Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia in Perth this week as they aim to move a step closer to securing a home final

IPL 2010

Kotla pitch improvements on course for IPL

Mar 1, 2010: Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, the chairman of the IPL cricket committee has expressed satisfaction over the repair work done on the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch

Indian Premier League 2010

Ravi Bopara delays departure to India

Mar 1, 2010: Ravi Bopara, who plays for the Kings XI Punjab, has delayed his departure to India for the IPL, which begins on March 12, due to security concerns

Sheffield Shield 2009-10

Queensland call on Lynn for Sheffield Shield debut

Mar 1, 2010: Queensland will have at least one debutant for their important Sheffield Shield match this week after the teenage batsman Chris Lynn was named for his maiden first-class game

Sheffield Shield 2009-10

Clark to return from back injury

Mar 1, 2010: Stuart Clark is set to make his comeback after a near three-month lay-off due to a back injury that kept him out of contention for most of Australia's international matches this summer

Bangladesh v England, 1st ODI, Dhaka

Tamim rues another missed chance

Feb 28, 2010: Tamim Iqbal rated his blistering 125 from 120 balls in the first ODI against England at Mirpur as "one of his best" performances

ICC World Cricket League Division 5

Rahul Vishwakarma reprimanded for misconduct

Feb 28, 2010: Vishwakarma was found to have breached Section 12 Article 2.1.6 of the ICC Code, which relates to "pointing or gesturing towards the pavilion by a bowler or other member of the fielding side upon the dismissal of a batsman"

Indian Premier League 2010

Australian players told IPL threat 'not credible'

Feb 28, 2010: Australia's players could be a step closer to taking part in the IPL after receiving advice that the terrorist threat from the 313 Brigade was not credible

Australia in New Zealand 2009-10

Marsh ruled out of New Zealand ODI tour

Feb 28, 2010: Shaun Marsh has failed to recover from a back injury in time to take part in the Chappell-Hadlee Series

India v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Ahmedabad

Kallis calls for improvement from South Africa

Feb 27, 2010: Stand-in captain Jacques Kallis has expressed his disappointment at South Africa losing the one-day series in India

India v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Ahmedabad

'Don't judge bench strength on one game' - Kirsten

Feb 27, 2010: Indian coach satisfied youngsters got an opportunity to test themselves against a strong tem

Bangladesh v England, 1st ODI, Dhaka

Proud Cook warns against complacency

Feb 27, 2010: Alastair Cook has done all the right things in preparation for his first full series as England captain

ICC World Twenty20 2010

Kemp among South Africa's probables

Feb 27, 2010: South Africa have named allrounder Justin Kemp in their initial squad of 30 for the ICC World Twenty20

Zimbabwe in West Indies 2009-10

WI must move on from Australia debacle - Gibson

Feb 27, 2010: Ottis Gibson, the newly-appointed West Indies coach, has emphasised the need to move on from the winless debacle in Australia to prepare for success against Zimbabwe

Pakistan news

Waqar Younis offered Pakistan coaching job

Feb 27, 2010: Waqar Younis has been offered a contract by the PCB to coach the Pakistan side until December 2011

New Zealand v Australia, 2nd Twenty20, Christchurch

Johnson calls for more Australian domination

Feb 27, 2010: Mitchell Johnson wants Australia to continue dominating New Zealand after their strong performance in the opening Twenty20

England in Bangladesh 2009-10

Stuart Broad confident in his latest new captain

Feb 26, 2010: Stuart Broad is confident that Alastair Cook is ready to withstand the pressures of the England captaincy

Nepal v United States of America, ICC WCL Division 5, Kirtipur

Crowd power pulls Nepal through

Feb 26, 2010: The home fans' displeasure with their team's performance ensured that enough time was wasted to bring Duckworth-Lewis into play and upset the very delicate net-run-rate (NRR) calculations