Afghanistan news

Afghanistan board seeks India's support

Feb 18, 2013: The Afghanistan Cricket Board has sought the help of the Indian board to develop cricket in the country

Victoria v Qld, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Bulls bowled out after Forrest ton

Feb 18, 2013: Queensland's innings was topped and tailed by Victoria but in between times Peter Forrest overturned a wretched summer with a century in the Sheffield Shield match

Australia A v England Lions, Hobart

Burns leads way in thumping win

Feb 18, 2013: A pair of notable reinforcements made little difference to the England Lions as they were pummelled once more by Australia A in Hobart, this time by 122 runs

Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

Rajshahi's luck, and Gayle's sizzling ton

Feb 18, 2013: Chris Gayle's stunning century and Duronto Rajshahi's good fortune feature among the highlights of the fourth week of the Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

Australia women news

Lisa Sthalekar retires from international cricket

Feb 18, 2013: Lisa Sthalekar, the Australia women's allrounder who was part of Sunday's World Cup-winning team, has announced her retirement from international cricket

Regional Four-Day Competition 2012-13

Windwards go to top with win; Barbados rout Guyana

Feb 18, 2013: A wrap of this week's Regional Four Day Competition matches

Good news, bad news

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Zimbabwe in West Indies 2012-13

Sammy, Gayle rested for Zimbabwe ODIs

Feb 18, 2013: Regular captain Darren Sammy and batsman Chris Gayle have been rested by West Indies for the first two ODIs of their three-match home series against Zimbabwe

The blade maketh the man

Feb 18, 2013: What batsmen want out of their bats has changed over the years - but not so much that they are any less finicky than their predecessors

Flowers, Cake and Love

Feb 18, 2013: Cricketers with romantic names

England plan to bully Australia revealed

Feb 18, 2013: That and other dramatic news you're certain to have missed

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Bracewell stars for Central Districts, Southee fires on return

Feb 17, 2013: A wrap of Plunket Shield matches played from February 14

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

South Africa excellent, but not yet great

Feb 17, 2013: South Africa are undoubtedly the best Test side at present but they still have much to achieve to be considered among the all-time great teams

Australia v WI, Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

Attack key to Fields' glory

Feb 17, 2013: Most captains would have rested their two star bowlers after making the initial breakthroughs in a World Cup final. But Jodie Fields isn't like most captains

Ram Slam T20 Challenge 2012-13

De Kock's hundred gives Lions opening win

Feb 17, 2013: A round-up of the Ram Slam T20 matches played on February 17, 2013

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 4th day

My dismissal the turning point - Misbah

Feb 17, 2013: Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's captain, has said that his dismissal occurred a crucial stage in Pakistan's second innings and triggered the collapse

Australia v West Indies, Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

Dominant in every aspect

Feb 17, 2013: Stats highlights from Australia's convincing victory in the final of the 2013 Women's World Cup

Australia v WI, Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

Australia's limping hero

Feb 17, 2013: Ellyse Perry aborted her first two attempts at bowling because of an injured ankle, but she fought through to deliver a match-winning spell

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town

Smith scales another peak

Feb 17, 2013: Stats highlights from South Africa's series-clinching win in Cape Town

India A v Australians, Chennai, 2nd day

'Australia's technique found wanting' - Tiwary

Feb 17, 2013: Manoj Tiwary sounded the first unofficial salvo in the run-up to the India-Australia series when he said that a good number of Australian batsmen had been "wanting" in their technique against the India A spinners