Pakistan news

Pakistan coach '99%' certain to be local - PCB

Feb 23, 2010: Pakistan's next full-time coach is "99%" certain to be a local man, according to PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, though a tweaked coaching set-up may also look at incorporating inputs from foreign coaches as and when required

Deodhar Trophy 2009-10

Dinesh Karthik to lead South

Feb 23, 2010: Dinesh Karthik, who led South Zone in the finals of the Duleep Trophy, has retained the leadership responsibility the South squad for the Deodhar Trophy

West Indies cricket

'Unity and strength' key for West Indies - Gibson

Feb 23, 2010: Ottis Gibson, West Indies' incoming coach, believes there is sufficient talent in the region to turn the fortunes of Caribbean cricket around

Indian Premier League 2010

IPL not moving out of India, Modi insists

Feb 23, 2010: Lalit Modi has reacted to security concerns over the IPL by insisting that the tournament will stay in India, and that he is not concerned by the possibility of a boycott by international players

England news

MCC Women on historic Windies tour

Feb 23, 2010: MCC Women are embarking on a historic first tour of the West Indies, and will leave Lord's for Trinidad & Tobago today.

Australia v New Zealand Women, 3rd T20, Hobart

New Zealand make it three in a row

Feb 23, 2010: New Zealand achieved a clean sweep of the Twenty20s against Australia with a seven-run victory in the third match in Hobart

Australian news

Lee retires from Tests but aims for 2011 World Cup

Feb 23, 2010: Brett Lee has retired from Test cricket after admitting his body could no longer handle the demands of the five-day game

Indian Premier League 2010

Players concerned about IPL security - Smith

Feb 23, 2010: South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes his country's ongoing tour of India is not an indicator that the players, who are scheduled to feature in the IPL soon after, are comfortable with security arrangements for the tournament

Australia tour of New Zealand

Hussey wins Twenty20 reprieve after Marsh injury

Feb 23, 2010: Shaun Marsh's lingering back injury has given Michael Hussey a chance to gatecrash the World Twenty20 after he was called into Australia's squad

Pakistan news

Waqar Younis favourite to coach Pakistan

Feb 23, 2010: Waqar Younis has emerged as the favourite to take over the coaching role of the Pakistan side

County news

Nottinghamshire sign Hashim Amla

Feb 23, 2010: Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsmen, has been signed by Nottinghamshire for the first seven weeks of the 2010 county season

Indian Premier League 2010

Australian players will send safety demands to IPL

Feb 23, 2010: The Australian Cricketers' Association will help formulate a list of security demands for IPL organisers

Test cricket

Fixed calendar can save Tests in India - Dravid

Feb 22, 2010: Rahul Dravid has called for India to follow a set domestic calendar within which they would play their annual quota of home international games to secure the future of Test cricket

Brett Lee

Lee set to quit Tests to prolong career

Feb 22, 2010: Brett Lee could be set to follow in the footsteps of Andrew Flintoff, Jacob Oram and a number of other high-profile cricketers by retiring from Test cricket in a bid to prolong his one-day and Twenty20 career

England in Bangladesh 2009-10

Kieswetter shocked by speedy call-up

Feb 22, 2010: Paul Collingwood has been named England's vice-captain for the tour of Bangladesh

County news

MCC to trial pink ball on Middle Eastern tour

Feb 22, 2010: MCC will use pink balls in all their games ahead of the historic match against Durham in Abu Dhabi

India news

Yuvraj Singh to undergo treatment in Australia

Feb 22, 2010: Yuvraj Singh, the Indian batsman, will be off to Australia for treatment on the ligament tear he suffered on his left wrist during the tour of Bangladesh

County news

Yorkshire sign Gibbs for Twenty20

Feb 22, 2010: Yorkshire have signed South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs as their second overseas player for the coming season's Friends Provident Twenty20 competition.

England women in India 2009-10

India pick Naik and David for remaining ODIs

Feb 22, 2010: India have called up Sulakshana Naik and Diana David for the remaining ODIs against England, to replace Nooshin Al Khadeer and Thirush Kamini in the squad of 14

Indian Premier League 2010

Australian players to meet ACA over IPL threats

Feb 22, 2010: Australia's IPL players are set to meet the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) in Sydney on Tuesday as concerns grow over player security at the event