Australia in West Indies 2012

Deonarine on probationary return - Gibson

Apr 5, 2012: Narsingh Deonarine's recall to the West Indies Test team to face Australia is a temporary solution to the absence of Marlon Samuels and has arrived despite continued reservations about his fitness, the coach Ottis Gibson has candidly admitted

Part cricket, part entertainment, part comfort food

Apr 5, 2012: Season five of the IPL, which attempts to strike a fresh balance between hype and sport, is being pitched as a recovery from last year's poor numbers. Time will tell

IPL radar

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The captain makes the team

Apr 5, 2012: Each side is shaped in the image of the man who leads it. To undervalue the captain is to misunderstand the nature of team

Canada news

Ravin Moorthy elected Cricket Canada's president

Apr 4, 2012: Ravin Moorthy has been named Cricket Canada's president, following the board's annual directors meeting

Kolkata's level playing field

Apr 4, 2012: In the heart of Kolkata, the Maidan is a great level playing field. It is where the city breathes and where it catches its breath

WICB President's XI v Australians, Bridgetown, 3rd day

Australians close out comfortable win

Apr 4, 2012: Australia's batsmen were briefly discomforted by spin for a second time before rolling to an eight-wicket victory over the WICB President's XI in the three-day tour match at the Three Ws Oval in Barbados

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, 2nd day

Swann hits out at 'witch hunt'

Apr 4, 2012: Graeme Swann has hit out at what he perceives is a "witch hunt" against Andrew Strauss following England's four Test defeats this year and the captain's poor return with the bat and backed him as the best captain in the game.

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, 2nd day

Batsmen climb the learning curve

Apr 4, 2012: England strove to show they have learned their lessons after the winter's disappointments - yet they have lost from a position of strength before

Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2012, Chennai

Ojha, Levi seal easy win for Mumbai

Apr 4, 2012: Mumbai Indians' new signings, Pragyan Ojha and Richard Levi, made immediate impact to set up an easy win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the season opener

Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2012, Kolkata

Delhi duo up against each other

Apr 4, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the 2nd match of IPL 2012 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils in Kolkata

India news

Star must bat long to win this match

Apr 4, 2012: Star's bid may seem excessive given the current public attitudes towards Indian cricket but it's looking at long-term developments, including TV going digital, to recover its investments

Afghanistan v Netherlands, Intercontinental Cup, Sharjah, 3rd day

Debutant Zazai leads Afghanistan to improbable win

Apr 4, 2012: Afsar Zazai, 18, led Afghanistan to an improbable three-wicket win over Netherlands on his first-class debut

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, 2nd day

Openers stand and deliver

Apr 4, 2012: Plays of the Day from the second day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo

Australia in West Indies 2011-12

West Indies include Deonarine for first Test

Apr 4, 2012: West Indies have recalled the batsman Narsingh Deonarine for the first Test against Australia in Barbados, starting April 7

Indian Premier League 2012

Five Indian players to watch

Apr 4, 2012: ESPNcricinfo picks five young Indian players likely to make an impact in this IPL

Getting jiggy with it

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County news

Collingwood considered retirement after England axe

Apr 4, 2012: Paul Collingwood has admitted he wondered if he had the will to continue playing after England dropped him from their one-day teams last summer

Cricket and the city

Apr 4, 2012: An initiative to explore cricket in the cities in India and the challenges for the game at the grassroots

Salary arrears

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