Pakistan v Australia, 1st MCC Spirit of Cricket Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Pakistan fight hard in huge chase

Jul 15, 2010: Teams facing the prospect of a world-record run-chase generally find themselves praying for rain at some stage of the proceedings, but Pakistan have never been the most conventional of outfits

SL Board President's XI v Indians, Colombo, 3rd day

Indians outplayed in tame draw

Jul 15, 2010: Lahiru Thirimanne joined the centuries club as Sri Lanka Board President's XI once again dominated the Indians, on the final day at Colts Cricket Club

Glamorgan v Somerset, Friends Provident t20, Cardiff

Trescothick guides Somerset home

Jul 15, 2010: Marcus Trescothick's unbeaten 54 led Somerset to a rain-affected seven-wicket win over Glamorgan to send them top of the Friends Provident t20 South Group

Scotland v Bangladesh, only ODI, Glasgow

Scotland's Hamilton recalled for one-off ODI

Jul 15, 2010: Former captain Gavin Hamilton has been recalled to Scotland's strong 14-member squad to face Bangladesh in the one-off ODI in Glasgow on July 19

Chatterbox

Priority is for Pakistan to play cricket

Jul 15, 2010: Cricinfo's Andrew Miller and Osman Samiuddin discuss Pakistan's new "home" in England with readers

The IPL mess

High Court dismisses Lalit Modi's petition

Jul 15, 2010: The Bombay High Court has dismissed suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi's petition asking it to quash the BCCI's proceedings against him

Canada Women v USA Women, King City

USA qualify for Women's World Cup Qualifier

Jul 15, 2010: USA Women have qualified for next year's Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifer with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Canada in the second game of the three-match series being played at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City

Australian news

Cricket Australia considering radical one-day changes

Jul 15, 2010: Split-innings games offering bowlers more incentives and the possibility of a batsman getting two lives are some of the innovative options being considered by Cricket Australia

Australia v Pakistan, first Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Eggs, bacon and pumpkin

Jul 15, 2010: Food, fashion and Awkward Situations for Men feature in this fan's report from Lord's

Pakistan v Australia, 1st MCC Spirit of Cricket Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Aamer cleverer than I was at 18 - Wasim Akram

Jul 15, 2010: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamer's fine spell in the first innings at Lord's has led Wasim Akram to comment that Aamer "is much cleverer than I was at the 18"

Dutch courage

Jul 15, 2010: So the Netherlands missed out at the football. Oh well, there's always cricket

The IPL mess

No difference between IPL and BCCI - Revenue department

Jul 15, 2010: The Indian revenue department has said the IPL is not a separate body from the BCCI, and the board bears the ultimate responsibility for all financial transactions

Love is in the air

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Whose call is it anyway?

Jul 15, 2010: Backing up, calling right, rotating the strike, stealing singles, and avoiding run-outs: running between wickets is a skill in its own right

Ten Years After Cronje

Cricket and the lure of betting

Jul 15, 2010: Each IPL game fetches upwards of £10 million in legal bets. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Will legalising betting in India end the fixing menace once and for all?

Pakistan v Australia, 1st MCC Spirit of Cricket Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Watson's surprising honour

Jul 14, 2010: He began in the middle order before finding his place as an opening batsman, but on the second day at Lord's it was all about his bowling

Durham v Derbyshire, Friends Provident t20, Chester-le-Street

Washout leaves Durham adrift

Jul 14, 2010: Durham's home Friends Provident t20 match against Derbyshire was washed out before the first innings was completed - just as in last month's clash at Derby

Pakistan v Australia, 1st MCC Spirit of Cricket Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Pakistan's young batsmen need a guiding hand

Jul 14, 2010: The inexperience of the batting line-up was always likely to be Pakistan's major problem and on a cloudy day at Lord's they came unstuck

Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, Friends Provident t20, Old Trafford

Moore puts Lancashire into last eight

Jul 14, 2010: Lancashire reached the quarter-finals of the Friends Provident t20 for the fourth season running after beating North Division leaders Nottinghamshire

Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Friends Provident t20, Edgbaston

Warwickshire progress to quarter-finals

Jul 14, 2010: Warwickshire confirmed their place in the Friends Provident t20 quarter-finals with a hard-fought 14-run victory over Yorkshire at Edgbaston