Women's World Cup 2013

Madushani, Ranasinghe in SL WC squad

Dec 28, 2012: Sri Lanka named Shashikala Siriwardene as the captain of the 15-member Women's squad for the upcoming Women's World Cup that starts in Mumbai on January 31

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Edgy Mathews escapes Bird trap

Dec 28, 2012: Plays of the Day from the third day of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne

Australia in India 2012-13

Kanpur loses Australia Test to Hyderabad

Dec 28, 2012: The venue of the third Test between India and Australia in March has been shifted to the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad from Green Park, Kanpur

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

New lows for Sri Lanka

Dec 28, 2012: Sri Lanka's second innings lasted only 24.2 overs, which is their shortest in Test history. Here are more stats highlights from the match

New Zealand in South Africa 2012-13

New Zealand retain Anderson, Munro, Neesham for ODIs

Dec 28, 2012: Batsman Colin Munro, allrounders Jimmy Neesham and Corey Anderson, and fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan have been named in New Zealand's one-day squad for the South Africa series

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sydney

Australia include Glenn Maxwell for Sydney Test

Dec 28, 2012: The allrounder Glenn Maxwell is in line for his Test debut after being named to replace the injured Shane Watson for the Sydney Test against Sri Lanka starting January 2

A Christmas apology

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The young players not to watch in 2013

Dec 28, 2012: This year has seen some eye-catching debuts for several of the Test nations. Here's a rundown of the players who might be bursting onto the scene in the next

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Hand injury puts Sangakkara out of Australia tour

Dec 28, 2012: Sri Lanka will be without batsman Kumar Sangakkara for the remainder of their tour of Australia, after scans revealed a fracture to his left hand

Australia news

Lee stands by Gilbert criticism despite report

Dec 28, 2012: Brett Lee is standing by his criticism of Cricket New South Wales and its chief executive David Gilbert despite being ordered to face a Cricket Australia disciplinary hearing

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Sri Lanka thrown to the lions

Dec 28, 2012: Australia completed a fearful mauling of Sri Lanka in the Boxing Day Test, winning by an innings and 201 runs

The Tendulkar habit

Dec 28, 2012: More than any other player, Sachin Tendulkar defined ODI cricket. To start with, he played in over half of all India's games

Bowl at Boycs

'It hurts to see Tendulkar struggle'

Dec 28, 2012: Geoff Boycott on Tendulkar's ODI retirement, the highs and lows of 2012, and Eoin Morgan's technique

One-day tigers

Dec 28, 2012: In 50-overs cricket Bangladesh had a very good year, beating India and Sri Lanka, and West Indies in a series. But they couldn't take the form into Tests and T20s

India news

Break from captaincy will benefit Dhoni - Gavaskar

Dec 27, 2012: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes it would do MS Dhoni good to take "a break" from the India captaincy

Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, BBL, Adelaide

Stars secure fourth straight win

Dec 27, 2012: Two days shy of his 38th birthday, Brad Hodge put on a batting master-class to help the Melbourne Stars to a crucial win over the Adelaide Strikers

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/13

Watson in doubt for Sydney Test

Dec 27, 2012: Shane Watson is in doubt for the Sydney Test after suffering yet another injury while bowling.

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, Day 2

Herath rages against inept display

Dec 27, 2012: Perhaps the perfect role model for Sri Lanka, Rangana Herath suffered a grave injustice by going wicketless on day two despite a performance that could have brought his side back into the match

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 2nd day

Clarke and Watson, what have you done?

Dec 27, 2012: Michael Clarke and Shane Watson have had vastly different years but Australia's captain and vice-captain must both stand up in 2013

India v Pakistan, 2nd T20, Ahmedabad

Sound bowling options give Pakistan edge

Dec 27, 2012: A preview of the second India-Pakistan T20 in Ahmedabad