South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12

Young NZ players need to be managed better - Warren Lees

Mar 12, 2012: Former New Zealand wicketkeeper and coach Warren Lees says the gap between seniors and juniors in the national setup is too wide

Australia news

Sheffield Shield final cut from television schedule

Mar 12, 2012: Australian domestic cricket's honorary "Test match", the Sheffield Shield final, will not be broadcast on television for the first time since 2007

The new No. 3

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Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup, Mirpur

Individuals shine in tournament opener

Mar 12, 2012: The opening day of Asia Cup's 12th edition in fact remained as exciting as the corresponding game from 2010, when a scintillating Shahid Afridi century almost overturned the hosts Sri Lanka

South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12

Southee dropped for Hamilton Test

Mar 12, 2012: Tim Southee has been dropped from New Zealand's squad for the second Test against South Africa in Hamilton

Dear diary

A newly retired cricketer writes

Mar 12, 2012: What's life like once you quit the game? Challenging

Mac the pragmatic

Mar 12, 2012: Nathan McCullum has a common-sense approach to cricket, which he picked over football, and he wants to make the best of the limited time available to an international sportsman

Rahul Dravid's retirement

My husband, the perfectionist

Mar 12, 2012: While he was very particular about how he approached the game, he had the great ability to leave cricket on the field once the day was done

Indian singles

Mar 12, 2012: Players who turned out for India in only one Test

Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup, Mirpur

Mushfiqur blames inability to finish for loss

Mar 11, 2012: Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, has identified his side's inability to finish games as the reason why they struggle to beat the big teams

Match fixing

NZ board deny claims of players' links with bookies

Mar 11, 2012: New Zealand Cricket has confidently dismissed suggestions in the Sunday Times' that New Zealand players had agreed to meet with a bookmaker to discuss opportunities to fix cricket matches

South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12

Southee to be dropped for second Test

Mar 11, 2012: Tim Southee is expected to be dropped from the New Zealand squad for the second Test against South Africa, after conceding 140 runs for no wicket in the first Test

Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup, Mirpur

Tamim makes a point

Mar 11, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the opening game of the Asia Cup, between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Mirpur

Australia in West Indies 2012

Ramdin injured, replaced by Baugh for ODIs

Mar 11, 2012: Denesh Ramdin has fractured his right thumb while batting in a warm-up match and will be replaced in the West Indies squad by Carlton Baugh for the first three matches of their ODI series against Australia

One Day National Cup Division Two final

UBL rout KRL to win one-day title

Mar 11, 2012: The final of Pakistan's One Day National Cup was a no-contest as UBL skittled KRL for 96 in their chase and ended up winners by a huge margin

England news

England stay No 1 thanks to Dunedin rain

Mar 11, 2012: England will retain the championship mace as the top side in the ICC Test Championship rankings on the cut-off date of April 1 after a rain-wrecked final day in Dunedin ended South Africa's chances of overhauling them.

UAE v Scotland, ICC WCL Championship, Sharjah

Shaiman carries UAE home in close game

Mar 11, 2012: UAE won the second of their two ICC World Cricket League Championship matches against Scotland in Sharjah, chasing down a target of 206

Match-fixing

Delhi bookie claims fixing still rife

Mar 11, 2012: Illegal Indian bookmakers remain uncowed by successful prosecutions against professional cricketers involved in match-fixing judging by an undercover investigation by the Sunday Times

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012

Nadkarni ready to atone for previous UAE tour

Mar 11, 2012: Sushil Nadkarni is aiming to perform in a big way for his side beginning this week at the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, to make up for a subpar performance he had at the same event in 2010

Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup, Mirpur

Gul heroics edge Shakib's in thriller

Mar 11, 2012: Bangladesh produced most of the unexpected passages in the game. But when it came to the critical moments which decided the match, Pakistan proved superior