Indian Cricket League

Naved-ul-Hasan offers to quit ICL for Pakistan

May 7, 2009: Fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has joined players such as Abdul Razzaq and Mohammad Yousuf in wanting to quit the ICL and return to Pakistan provided the PCB takes some initiative in recalling them

Indian Premier League 2009

Watson, Bracken and Hopes out of IPL

May 7, 2009: Shane Watson, Nathan Bracken and James Hopes have been stood down from competing in the closing stages of the IPL by Cricket Australia medical staff

Australia in England 2009

Symonds' future in his hands

May 7, 2009: James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, will not guarantee Andrew Symonds a spot in Australia's plans for the next year

World Twenty20 2009

Australia's Twenty20 squad a risk for Ashes

May 7, 2009: John Buchanan believes Australia should have picked a squad of specialists for the World Twenty20

England v West Indies, 1st npower Test, Lord's, 1st day

Let-offs, drops and chances galore

May 6, 2009: Andrew Miller's plays of the day from Lord's

Nottinghamshire v Somerset, County Championship Division Two, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Bowlers prosper as batsmen fail to adapt

May 6, 2009: Unusually for a modern Championship match - though not necessarily so for Trent Bridge - the bowlers dominated the first day

ICC World Twenty20 2009

Bray and Stirling return to Ireland's World Twenty20 squad

May 6, 2009: Ireland have virtually retained the same squad that won the recent World Cup Qualifiers tournament in South Africa

Bermuda news

Logie quits Bermuda

May 6, 2009: Gus Logie has unsurprisingly decided not to renew his contract as the national coach following the team's loss of one-day international status last month

ICC World Twenty20 2009

Scotland make four changes for ICC World Twenty20

May 6, 2009: Scotland have made four changes to their squad for the ICC World Twenty20, following the team's failure to qualify for the 2011 World Cup

Pakistan news

England could host Pakistan-Australia Tests

May 6, 2009: Discussions between the PCB, ECB and Cricket Australia (CA) are at an advanced stage as the three parties try and find a way of rescheduling Pakistan's 'home' series against Australia in England next summer

County news

Willey backs decision to scrap light meters

May 6, 2009: Former Test umpire and chairman of the first-class umpires' association Peter Willey has welcomed the ECB's decision to call time on the use of light meters in most county cricket

Indian Premier League 2009

Tactical time-outs could be reduced - Modi

May 6, 2009: Lalit Modi has said that there is a possibility that the tactical time-out in the middle of each team's innings could be changed from one interval of seven and a half minutes to two breaks of two and a half minutes each

Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians, IPL, Centurion

Injured Zaheer to miss Deccan clash

May 5, 2009: Zaheer Khan will miss Mumbai Indians' next match against Deccan Chargers as he is nursing a shoulder injury

England v West Indies, 1st npower Test, Lord's

Gayle shrugs off late arrival

May 5, 2009: Chris Gayle has shrugged off criticism of his late arrival in England ahead of Wednesday's first Test at Lord's, and claims he is fully focussed on defending the Wisden Trophy

Zimbabwe cricket

Zimbabwe board takes cricket to the schools

May 5, 2009: Zimbabwe Cricket has set up training centres countrywide in order to develop the sport, expanding on initiatives started a decade ago

Africa Under-19 Championship 2009

Uganda and Sierra Leone win through

May 5, 2009: Uganda and Sierra Leone booked their places in the Under-19 World Cup qualifying tournament later this year after finishing first and second in the Africa Under-19 Championship

England v West Indies, 1st npower Test, Lord's

England are under-prepared - Flower

May 5, 2009: England's head coach, Andy Flower, believes that several key members of the squad to face West Indies in the first Test at Lord's on Wednesday are 'under-prepared'

Australia women's cricket

Rolton to step down as captain after World Twenty20

May 5, 2009: Karen Rolton will step down as captain of the Australian women's team after the World Twenty20 in England this June

World Twenty20 2009

"Dutch" Dirk has point to prove against Australia

May 5, 2009: Dirk Nannes, the Victoria fast bowler, believes Australia's selectors have erred in overlooking him for the World Twenty20, and plans to show them what they're missing when he lines up for his adopted nation, the Netherlands

New Zealand domestic cricket

Bradburn to continue as Northern Districts coach

May 5, 2009: Grant Bradburn will stay on as coach of the Northern Districts after he replaced Andy Moles, who left to coach the New Zealand team, in November 2008, NZPA reported