Renegades v Hurricanes, BBL 2012-13, Melbourne

Renegades cruise to comfortable win

Dec 19, 2012: Melbourne Renegades, unfashionable and unfancied before the tournament began, won their third straight game, beating Hobart Hurricanes by seven wickets at Docklands Stadium

South Africa news

Live coverage of NZ Tests dropped by SABC

Dec 19, 2012: For the first time since readmission, the majority of South Africa's television viewers could be left without any live Test cricket on their screens for the 2012-13 season

South Africa news

Alviro Petersen steps down as Lions captain

Dec 19, 2012: South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has stepped down as captain of the Highveld Lions franchise with immediate effect, due to his commitments with the national side

England news

Pietersen contract set to be extended

Dec 19, 2012: Kevin Pietersen's return to the England set-up is likely to be given a final stamp of authority by the ECB with the upgrading of his four-month central contract to a full, year-long one

Wellington v Northern Districts, Plunket Shield, Wellington, 3rd day

Look, there's a fast bowler in my garden

Dec 19, 2012: Cricket at Wellington's Karori Park isn't for the pampered lot

Pakistan news

Pakistan's tour of West Indies to be split

Dec 19, 2012: Pakistan's tour of the West Indies in July 2013 is likely to be split into two parts in order to accommodate the PCB's plan of hosting India in August

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Last-day pitch a 'minefield' - SL coach

Dec 19, 2012: The fifth day Hobart pitch was a tough Test for Sri Lankan batsmen, says coach Graham Ford

Australia v NZ, 4th Women's ODI, Sydney

Australia win Rose Bowl with narrow victory

Dec 19, 2012: Australia Women won the Rose Bowl 3-1 with a seven-run victory in the final ODI in Sydney, following a middle and lower-order collapse from New Zealand Women

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Test team quarantined from BBL

Dec 19, 2012: Twenty20's potential to be toxic for Australia's Test match plans has been underlined by the decision to "quarantine" the Boxing Day Test squad from the BBL before the team convenes in Melbourne

Tough times ahead

Dec 19, 2012:

Australia news

Stuart sacked as coach of New South Wales

Dec 19, 2012: Anthony Stuart has been sacked as coach of New South Wales after a board meeting in Sydney on Tuesday night

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Bird hopes for more Melbourne success

Dec 19, 2012: If Mitchell Johnson was a horses-for-courses selection against South Africa at the WACA, Jackson Bird must be a dead cert for Boxing Day at the MCG

New Zealand in South Africa 2012-13

South Africa building new-look Twenty20 unit

Dec 19, 2012: A return to a problem of old hampered South Africa the last time they played in the shortest format at the World Twenty20

'There was a golf ball coming out my cheek'

Dec 19, 2012: In 2007, Craig Cumming had his face rearranged by a Dale Steyn short ball. He looks back at the incident that more or less ended his international career

Should Tendulkar stay or go? The tough call may be the kindest

Dec 19, 2012: Conventional logic cannot be applied to players of his quality, but India will do its hero a disservice if it refuses to make a pragmatic decision

England in India 2012-13

England prey on India's power

Dec 18, 2012: On the field England produced some magnificent cricket to win in India for the first time in 28 years, but there were also off-field factors at play

County news

Gloucs bring in Klinger as captain

Dec 18, 2012: Gloucestershire have ended their search for a new captain by agreeing terms with Michael Klinger, who will be available for the entire 2013 season.

Ranji Trophy 2012-13, 7th round

Rohit, Jiwanjot continue good run

Dec 18, 2012: Stats highlights after the seventh round of the Ranji Trophy

England news

Thakor to captain England U-19s

Dec 18, 2012: Shiv Thakor, the Leicestershire allrounder, has been named captain of an inexperienced Under-19 squad to tour South Africa next year

IPL news

Hyderabad IPL franchise named Sunrisers

Dec 18, 2012: The IPL franchise from Hyderabad has been named Sunrisers by its new owners, Sun TV Network