South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, 4th day

Amla confident of SA playing out final day

Mar 9, 2009: South Africa have good memories of a Jacques batting throughout the final day of a Test to salvage a draw against Australia. Three years ago in Perth it was Jacques Rudolph, in Kingsmead this time, they are up against Jacques Kallis

South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, 4th day

Australia miss full-time spinner

Mar 9, 2009: The lack of a full-time slow bowler to tie down an end for long chunks of the day while also probing for wickets could prove detrimental to an Australian attack full of young and heavily burdened bodies

Faithwear Cup 2008-09

Easterns underline their supremacy

Mar 9, 2009: A report on the final round of matches in the 2008-09 Faithwear Cup

Fallout of the Lahore attack

Pakistan board lodges formal complaint against Broad

Mar 9, 2009: The Pakistan board has lodged a formal complaint with the ICC over comments made by match referee Chris Broad about the security in Lahore at the time of the terrorist attack

Concerns from India and England

Hopes for Test world championship fade

Mar 9, 2009: The proposed world championship of Test cricket is in danger of being scrapped, with India and England expressing serious reservations about the Cricket Australia-backed concept

Plays of the day

A Sparrow, a sequel, and an A-grade AB

Mar 9, 2009: Plays of the day for the fourth day of the second Test between Australia and South Africa

ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2009

Canada cancel Zimbabwe warm-up tour

Mar 9, 2009: Canada's proposed tour of Zimbabwe, which was part of their preparations for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers, has been scrapped

England v India, women's World Cup, Group B, Sydney

India and England aim for top spot in Group B

Mar 9, 2009: India and England will battle for the No. 1 spot in Group B of the women's World Cup when they meet at the North Sydney Oval on Tuesday

Bengal v Tamil Nadu, Ranji one-day final, Agartala

Mukund leads Tamil Nadu to one-day title

Mar 9, 2009: A solid century from opener Abhinav Mukund backed by impressive bowling from Rangaraj Suthesh and captain Ravichandran Ashwin helped Tamil Nadu beat Bengal in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Ken Snellgrove 1941-2009

Lancashire's Ken Snellgrove dies aged 67

Mar 9, 2009: Former Lancashire middle-order batsman Ken Snellgrove has died at the age of 67

Fallout of the Lahore attack

Hair slams 'bullying' Lorgat

Mar 9, 2009: ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat's has said umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis needed to be "more rational" in their assessment of the security in Lahore

South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, 4th day

South Africa's task goes from impossible to improbable

Mar 9, 2009: The South African batsmen finally provided weary supporters with cause to cheer, but the likelihood of a world-record run-chase on a fifth day Kingsmead pitch remains slight

Regional Four Day Competition 2008-09, 9th round, 3rd day

Deonarine torments CCC, Shillingford hurts Barbados

Mar 9, 2009: A round-up of the third day of the ninth-round matches of the regional four-day competition

Women's World Cup 2009

Gunn and Fernando reported for suspect actions

Mar 9, 2009: Jenny Gunn, the England fast bowler, and Rose Fernando, the Sri Lankan offspinner, have been reported for suspect bowling actions

New Zealand A v England Lions, 2nd unofficial Test, 3rd day

Wright ton leaves host with massive chase

Mar 9, 2009: Luke Wright's brisk century carried England Lions to a massive total, and going into the final day in Lincoln the tourists were nine wickets away from claiming the series

India in New Zealand 2008-09

Moles wants bowlers to 'implement plans'

Mar 9, 2009: Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, said that the bowlers had "practised and prepared" but it was imperative that they execute the plans during the game

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, women's World Cup, Group B, Canberra

Pakistan secure 57-run victory

Mar 9, 2009: Pakistan bounced back from the defeat to India by beating Sri Lanka in their second match at Canberra's Manuka Oval

West Indies cricket

No end to cheap tricks in West Indies cricket

Mar 9, 2009: Given the record at the Queen's Park Oval, Joey Carew's pronouncement that there will "most definitely" be an outright result in the decisive fifth Digicel Test starting today was simply stating the obvious

Terror in Pakistan

Butt expects tours to Pakistan in 'six to nine months'

Mar 9, 2009: A week after terrorists attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has said that he expects teams to tour Pakistan in "six to nine months"

India in New Zealand 2008-09

Injured Butler out of NZ squad

Mar 9, 2009: Fast bowler Ian Butler has been left out of New Zealand's squad for the 4th ODI against India in Hamilton on March 11 because of an injury