England v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Edgbaston

Strauss excited by team potential

May 27, 2009: The England Test captain is confident the team can continue their early-season success in the World Twenty20

ICC World Twenty20 2009

Twenty20s deserve respect - Nielsen

May 27, 2009: Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has called on cricket's administrators to show greater respect to the Twenty20 format and end its "exhibition" status at international level.

The Ashes 2009

ECB set to snub Australian request

May 27, 2009: Australia's request to make their two pre-Ashes warm-up matches 2-a-side games set to be turned down

Sri Lankan news

Sri Lankan team sign record sponsorship deal

May 27, 2009: The Sri Lankan team have signed a whopping US$4.85 million sponsorship deal with the country's mobile service provider Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel for the next four years. The sponsorship will take effect from the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month

Pakistan news

Pakistan's women issue writ against PCB

May 27, 2009: The Pakistan board has been served with a notice by the Lahore High Court over what is claimed to be its discriminatory attitude against the Pakistan Women's Cricket Control Association

2009-10 Australian schedule

Hobart to host its first January Test

May 27, 2009: Australia will host a six-Test summer in 2009-10 after Cricket Australia released the schedules for the tours by West Indies and Pakistan

Twenty20 Cup 2009

Strauss rested from Twenty20 duty

May 26, 2009: England's Test captain will play no part in Middlesex's Twenty20 Cup campaign

Indian Cricket League

Yousuf says he's been released from ICL

May 26, 2009: Mohammad Yousuf has said that he has obtained a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the rebel Indian Cricket League, paving the way for him to return to international cricket for Pakistan

Champions Twenty20 League

Pakistan not consulted over Champions League exclusion

May 26, 2009: Pakistan's cricket authorities have said they weren't contacted at all with regard to their ouster from the pool of teams that form the lucrative Champions League, to be held later this year in India, a further worrying indicator of their increasing isola

Twenty20 Cup

Crowd numbers suggest Twenty20 overkill

May 26, 2009: Has the public's waning interest in Twenty20 registered on the ECB's radar?

RBS Twenty20 Cup

Shoaib barred from domestic Twenty20 tournament

May 26, 2009: Shoaib Akhtar has been barred from playing in the national Twenty20 tournament by the Pakistan board

The Ashes 2009

Lee and Clark no certainties for first Test

May 26, 2009: Brett Lee and Stuart Clark will have to wait until the first two tour games to secure their spots in the bowling pecking order for the Ashes

ICC World Twenty20

Ponting sharpens Twenty20 vision

May 26, 2009: Ricky Ponting flies to England on Wednesday as one of Australia's most accomplished Test and one-day players, but his reputation in the Twenty20 set-up is less certain

Champions Twenty20 League

McCullum in demand for Champions League

May 26, 2009: New South Wales could fork out US$250,000 to secure Brendon McCullum for October's Champions League Twenty20 after his New Zealand domestic team, Otago, also qualified

The changing game

Handling Twenty20 domination needs new mindset - Majola

May 25, 2009: Administrators must strike a balance between Twenty20 and traditional formats, the SA cricket boss has said

Indian Premier League 2009

Gilchrist reflects on a job well done

May 25, 2009: The Deccan Chargers captain has said he would have picked team-mate Andrew Symonds in Australia's Ashes squad

ICC World Twenty20 2009

Simmons wants Super Eights berth

May 25, 2009: Ireland coach Phil Simmons has big ambitions for his team at the ICC World Twenty20 and will be disappointed if the side don't make it through to the Super Eight stage of the tournament

ICC World Twenty20 2009

Alam welcomes appointment of psychologist

May 25, 2009: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is hopeful the sessions spent by the players with the sports psychologist Maqbool Babri will toughen them up ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month

Twenty20 Cup

Udal warns of Twenty20 overkill

May 25, 2009: Shaun Udal, the captain of English Twenty20 champions Middlesex, has warned of an overkill of Twenty20, especially since there will be two English domestic competitions in that format from next year

Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers, IPL final, Johannesburg

Symonds' double blow proves crucial

May 24, 2009: The IPL final could have gone either way but Andrew Symonds' back-to-back strikes tilted the balance in favour of the Deccan Chargers, believes captain Adam Gilchrist and rival Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble