Florida to stage Twenty20 matches

USA to host New Zealand v Sri Lanka internationals

Feb 12, 2010: New Zealand and Sri Lanka will cross a new frontier when they meet each other in three Twenty20 internationals in the USA in May

England news

Peter Wright elected to ECB board

Feb 12, 2010: Peter Wright, the Nottinghamshire chairman, has been elected to the ECB board of directors by 28 votes to eight

RBS one-day competition, 2nd day

Multan Tigers make it two in two

Feb 12, 2010: A round-up of matches from the second day of the RBS one-day competition

India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Kolkata

Wright bats for Laxman at No. 3

Feb 12, 2010: In the absence of Rahul Dravid, the stage is set for Laxman to bat again at No. 3, ahead of Murali Vijay, who batted one-drop at Nagpur and has the attitude but not the experience

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2009-10, 2nd round

Tiwary fined for dissent and damaging dressing-room

Feb 12, 2010: Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal captain, has been handed a one-match suspension and fined his match fees for his angry reaction on being dismissed lbw in the match against Jharkhand.

England in Bangladesh 2009-10

Cook defends Strauss decision

Feb 12, 2010: At the end of a week that has seen Lalit Modi flexing his muscles over the Champions League and the launch of cricket's first global Twenty20 franchise, England's tour of Bangladesh looks increasingly insignificant to the game's changing landscape.

County news

Head groundsman leaves Somerset

Feb 12, 2010: Somerset have confirmed that head groundsman Phil Frost has been made redundant after 22 years at the club

Pakistan news

Malik denies interest in Pakistan captaincy

Feb 12, 2010: Shoaib Malik, Pakistan's Twenty20 captain for the two games against England, has said he has no interest in leading the side and would prefer to play and perform as a normal member of the side

India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Kolkata

Momentum is with us - de Villiers

Feb 12, 2010: AB de Villiers is confident that South Africa have the upperhand 48 hours ahead of the final Test of the two-match series, starting at the Eden Gardens on Sunday

South Africa in India 2009-10

South African spinners deserve more respect - Harris

Feb 12, 2010: South African left-arm spinner Paul Harris has spoken out against the criticism spinners get in the country if they don't perform to expectations

India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Kolkata

Graeme Smith sustains finger injury

Feb 12, 2010: The South African captain sustained a finger injury while training at the Eden Gardens in the build-up to the second and final Test on Sunday

The future of cricket

Cricket gets Olympic approval

Feb 12, 2010: Twenty20's push to be part of the 2020 Olympics has received a fillip with news that the IOC has voted to have the ICC approved

Indian Premier League 2010

Former ICL players named in IPL

Feb 12, 2010: A slew of former ICL players, as well as a few who turned in successful Ranji Trophy seasons, have found themselves picked in the final IPL squads for the third season starting next month

Zimbabwe in West Indies 2009-10

Greg Lamb and Shingirai Masakadza called up

Feb 12, 2010: Two uncapped players - the batsman Greg Lamb and allrounder Shingirai Masakadza - have been included in a 15-man squad for Zimbabwe's upcoming five-ODI tour of the Caribbean

Pakistan news

USA may be new venue for Pakistan matches

Feb 11, 2010: PCB chairman Ijaz Butt and chief operating officer Wasim Bari met officials from the USACA led by CEO Don Lockerbie on the sidelines of an ICC meeting on Wednesday and are believed to have held discussions

County news

Worcestershire sign Steven Smith

Feb 11, 2010: Worcestershire have signed Steven Smith, the Australia legspinner, as an overseas player for the English Twenty20 Cup

County news

Northants lose van der Wath and Wessels

Feb 11, 2010: Northamptonshire have failed in their bid to retain Johan van der Wath and Riki Wessels for the 2010 season following the change in immigration criteria

Zimbabwe news

Harvey hopes use Twenty20 experience

Feb 11, 2010: Ian Harvey is hoping to bring some of his Twenty20 expertise and success to the Zimbabwe domestic scene as he begins his stint with the Southern Rocks

Australia v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Sydney

Roach targets Ponting once again

Feb 11, 2010: Kemar Roach is confident about getting Ricky Ponting's scalp in the remaining ODIs and even believes that West Indies can turn things around to win the series

Afghanistan v USA, World Twenty20 Qualifiers

'We are the Rocky of world cricket' - Hamid Hassan

Feb 11, 2010: Afghanistan's battle against adversity during their rise up the cricket ranks has all the makings of a Hollywood script