Australia news

Fawad Ahmed's brave stance maintains team harmony

Sep 7, 2013: Malcolm Knox, in the Sydney Morning Herald, and Joe Gorman, in the Guardian offer their views on the controversy regarding Fawad Ahmed's decision to not sport a sponsor logo on his Australia shirt

India news

BCCI likely to reprimand Bindra

Sep 7, 2013: With the Lalit Modi episode set to conclude in Chennai on September 25, the BCCI is likely to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Inderjit Singh Bindra, the man who helped Modi make headway into cricket administration

Lost white hope

Sep 7, 2013: Once Australia's next big thing, Cameron White finds his international career more or less done and dusted, and with no takers for his main suit, captaincy

The IPL mess

How Kochi finally claimed Modi

Sep 7, 2013: The Kochi Tuskers Kerala played in just one IPL. But their short stint was controversial and was a catalyst to Lalit Modi's dramatic exit from the BCCI

Australia news

Month-long Ryobi Cup in Sydney confirmed

Sep 7, 2013: The Ryobi Cup will be played exclusively in Sydney as a standalone tournament at the start of Australia's domestic summer this season, leaving space for only three rounds of Sheffield Shield cricket before the first Ashes Test

The new women's Ashes format? Genius

Sep 7, 2013: Seeing how this summer's contests between England and Australia have captivated the public's attention, it looks like a points-based system is the way to go

How Australia will prepare for the return Ashes

Sep 7, 2013: With lots and lots of limited-overs cricket. In India. Say what?

Triumph in Bombay

That subcontinental summer

Sep 7, 2013: A new book on the 2011 World Cup is strong on travelogue, if not as much on the cricket itself

Intikhab Alam

A sleepless night, and praise from Sobers

Sep 7, 2013: When you dismiss a legendary allrounder in your first over, you don't forget it quickly

It began in Guildford?

Sep 6, 2013: We've been told Hambledon was the place where organised cricket first flourished. A new book thinks not

IPL mess

Modi involved in rebel county plans - BCCI

Sep 6, 2013: The alleged plans to launch a rebel Twenty20 league in England have been brought back to the fore during Lalit Modi's disciplinary hearing

Australia in England 2013

Fawad's choice opens cultural faultlines

Sep 6, 2013: Hurried in as the legspinning saviour of Australian cricket, Fawad Ahmed's choice to not wear the Australian shirt bearing their beer-company sponsors has sparked a wider debate on immigration

Hampshire v Glamorgan, YB40 semi-final, Ageas Bowl

Settled Hampshire far happier with white ball

Sep 6, 2013: Jimmy Adams evoked his own schooldays, spent at Twyford, near his home, and then at Sherborne, when contrasting Hampshire's authority in the one day game with their poor standing in the County Championship.

Ireland v Scotland, WCL Championship, Belfast

Murtagh's late show dashes Scotland

Sep 6, 2013: Three days after a brilliant spell of bowling nearly shocked England in Malahide, Tim Murtagh delivered with the bat to serve a big blow to Scotland's chances of qualifying for the 2015 World Cup.

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 1st Test, Harare, 4th day

Experienced Younis wears Zimbabwe bowling down

Sep 6, 2013: Zimbabwe will look to Younis Khan for inspiration as they set out to save the first Test against Pakistan in Harare

Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 1st Test, Harare, 4th day

Exausted Zimbabwe let it slip through the fingers

Sep 6, 2013: For 11 and half sessions before that interval, Zimbabwe had done most things right, but they let the game slip away in 8.3 overs on day 4

Pakistan news

PCB strikes up short-term TV-rights deals

Sep 6, 2013: Dubai-based TV channel Ten Sports and Pakistani sports channel Geo Super bagged the television rights for Pakistan's upcoming series against South Africa and Sri Lanka, in the UAE, respectively

Hampshire v Northamptonshire, Ageas Bowl, 4th day

Match survives despite absent scorer

Sep 6, 2013: The ECB, had it decided to stick rigidly to the Laws of the game, could have ordered the umpires to bring this match to a close and to re-start this contest on the same pitch after one of the scorers was taken ill

South Africa news

Lorgat to meet BCCI secretary to discuss tour - CSA

Sep 6, 2013: Haroon Lorgat, Cricket South Africa's CEO, will meet BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel in Dubai in mid-September to "work out the best possible schedule" for India's upcoming tour, the South African board has said

England v Australia, 1st NatWest ODI, Headingley

Heavy rain forces abandonment

Sep 6, 2013: The first match of the one-day series between England and Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled as the rainfall in Leeds refused to relent