Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Lyon has Arthur's backing

Dec 24, 2012: Australia's coach Mickey Arthur has defended Nathan Lyon after criticism from both Muttiah Muralitharan and Stuart MacGill over the past few days

South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Twenty20, East London

McCullum hails New Zealand turnaround

Dec 24, 2012: Brendon McCullum has hailed New Zealand's turnaround after they beat South Africa off the last ball of the match in East London to square the series 1-1 and set up a finale for Boxing Day

Bangladesh news

Bangladesh gets new four-day competition

Dec 24, 2012: A new four-day cricket tournament called the Bangladesh Cricket League will kick off on December 27

Growing up with Sachin

Dec 24, 2012: How Tendulkar helped a generation of Indians make sense of their lives

More Tests

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Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Bird to make Boxing Day debut

Dec 24, 2012: Jackson Bird will become Australia's 431st Test cricketer on Boxing Day against Sri Lanka after the coach Mickey Arthur confirmed the left-armer Mitchell Starc would be rested

Melbourne's Sri Lankan connection

Dec 24, 2012: Asanka Gurusinha and Ravi Ratnayeke might be the most famous of them, but there are more than a dozen other former Sri Lankan cricketers who now call the city home

Timeline 1

Goodbye Rahul, hello Captain Pup

Dec 24, 2012: The first quarter of 2012 had whitewashes, record defeats, and a goodbye to India's greatest No. 3

Effigy-burning a dying art

Dec 24, 2012: Whatever happened to the times when people would break out the petrol and matches after just about every game of cricket?

All dark for the Black Caps

Dec 24, 2012: The year started and ended well in terms of results. That apart, there was plenty of cause for despair

Sunfoil Series 2012-13

Van der Wath helps Knights to first win

Dec 23, 2012: A round-up of the latest round of matches of the Sunfoil Series 2012-13

Karnataka v Haryana, Ranji Trophy, Group B, Hubli, 2nd day

Mishra latest in India's spin search

Dec 23, 2012: India's hunt for a solid second spinner has led them to the Haryana legspinner, who says he has sorted out his no-ball problems and improved his batting

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Group B, 8th Round, 2nd day

All-round Murtaza puts UP in control

Dec 23, 2012: A wrap of the second day of the eighth round of Ranji Trophy matches in Group B

South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Twenty20, East London

Guptill century gives NZ last-ball win

Dec 23, 2012: Martin Guptill hit a boundary off the last ball of the game to take his side to victory and move from 97 to 101, becoming only the second man to make a hundred while chasing in a Twenty20 international

Tendulkar's retirement from ODIs

A career built on reinvention

Dec 23, 2012: In limited-overs cricket Tendulkar represents reinvention - of form, of technique, of order, to some extent of the passage of time

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Group C, 8th Round, 2nd day

Himachal fightback after Dayal's six

Dec 23, 2012: A wrap of the second day of the eighth round of Ranji Trophy matches in Group C

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, Group A, 8th Round, 2nd day

Pawar carries bat, but Mumbai drop catches

Dec 23, 2012: A wrap of the second day of the eighth round of Ranji Trophy matches in Group A

Strikers v Sixers, BBL, Adelaide

Dominant openers raze Sixers

Dec 23, 2012: The Sixers, the defending BBL champions and the recent Champions League winners, were humbled by the Strikers to the tune of 9 wickets at the Adelaide Oval

Sachin Tendulkar's ODI stats analysis

Way ahead of the pack

Dec 23, 2012: Sachin Tendulkar achieved the kind of batting numbers which are likely to remain records by some distance

Tendulkar's retirement from ODIs

'He changed the approach of batting in ODIs'

Dec 23, 2012: Reactions to Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from ODI cricket