March 6-10

West Indies v England, 5th Test, Trinidad

Mar 6, 2009: Match home for the 5th Test between West Indies and England

Deodhar Trophy 2008-09

Badrinath appointed South Zone captain

Mar 6, 2009: S Badrinath, the Tamil Nadu batsman, has been appointed captain of the South Zone side for the Deodhar Trophy, and Robin Uthappa, the Karnataka opener, has been made his deputy

Plays of the day

Hot shots and Hot Spot

Mar 6, 2009: Brydon Coverdale presents the plays of the day from day one in Durban

John Buchanan interview

England role tempts Buchanan

Mar 6, 2009: John Buchanan talks to Alex Brown about his future ... and it could be working with the team he spent so much of his career deconstructing

Cook could be popular with spread bettors

Trading Talk - WI v Eng Final Test

Mar 6, 2009: Although England will not claim a series win over the West Indies (to the disappointment of buyers of England's series win index spread at the start of February), England will be keen to impress in advance of the summer's Ashes series

Ranji one-day tournament 2008-09, Semi-finals

Bengal and Tamil Nadu win low-scoring ties

Mar 6, 2009: The results from the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2008-09

New Zealand v India, 2nd ODI, Wellington

The shower surprise

Mar 6, 2009: Everybody hopes that the next three matches go the full distance, but don't rule out contingency plans for rain intervals being discussed in team meetings

Zimbabwe tours to India and Namibia

Zimbabwe opt for consistency

Mar 6, 2009: Zimbabwe's selectors have kept faith in the squad that played in Bangladesh and Kenya at the beginning of the year for the President's XI trip to India

ICC World Twenty20 2009

Ireland to face West Indies in Twenty20 warm-up

Mar 6, 2009: Ireland will play West Indies as part of their preparations for the ICC World Twenty20 in England next June

India in New Zealand 2008-09

Dravid hits ton for Canterbury

Mar 6, 2009: Rahul Dravid hit a ton in New Zealand's State Championship but VVS Laxman, L Balaji and Amit Mishra didn't have a successful outing.

Indian Premier League 2009

IPL to look at additional venues

Mar 6, 2009: The IPL will be held as scheduled from April 10 to May 24 but with a revised itinerary and, if necessary, at additional venues within the country, Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, has said

West Indies v England, 5th Test, Trinidad

Stating the obvious

Mar 6, 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

India in New Zealand 2008-09

Patel to cover for Vettori

Mar 6, 2009: Jeetan Patel has been called up to the ODI squad as cover for the captain Daniel Vettori, who is expecting the birth of his child

New Zealand v India, 2nd ODI, Wellington

Sehwag stars in abandoned fixture

Mar 6, 2009: Having comfortably won a rain-hit match in Napier, India were left frustrated by the elements in Wellington. Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar gave them the perfect start, but three interruptions reduced their innings, and the match, to 28.4 overs

The No. 6 makes his mark, and Ramdin's redemption

Mar 6, 2009: How batsmen occupying one of the more difficult slots in a Test line-up have shone over the last few months

Anjum Chopra

Eating biryani in SA, and making headlines in NZ

Mar 6, 2009: Cricinfo quizzed Anjum Chopra on memorable moments from the past three World Cups from food favourites to rooming delights

England women

Buoyant England seek World Cup revenge

Mar 6, 2009: Cricinfo previews England's prospects for the women's World Cup 2009

Sri Lanka women

How to lose the minnows tag

Mar 6, 2009: Cricinfo previews Sri Lanka's prospects for the women's World Cup 2009

India women

The past must inspire India

Mar 6, 2009: Cricinfo previews India's prospects for the women's World Cup 2009

Pakistan women

Time to get noticed

Mar 6, 2009: Cricinfo previews Pakistan's prospects for the women's World Cup 2009