March 1-5, 2009

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Lahore

Mar 1, 2009: Match home for the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Lahore

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Lahore, 1st day

Samaraweera and Sangakkara make it Sri Lanka's day

Mar 1, 2009: A serene 204-run partnership between Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera allowed Sri Lanka to soak up the pressure of three early wickets and reach a comfortable position by the end of the opening day at Lahore

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg

Australia's search for an allrounder ends

Mar 1, 2009: Mitchell Johnson's unbeaten 96 in Johannesburg has seasoned judges predicting he will develop into a fully-fledged allrounder - or better

West Indies v England, 4th Test, Barbados, 3rd day

Sarwan revels in form of his life

Mar 1, 2009: Sarwan's third century of the series felt as inevitable as the sun rising in the morning. This is the type of surge that his talent has always suggested could happen since he made his debut, aged 19, against Pakistan

Ryder on the storm

Mar 1, 2009: New Zealand's wild child may finally be getting the method his madness needs

India better than No. 3

Mar 1, 2009: Six Indians will make it into an XI drawn from the top three sides in the world

No. 11

Chappell throws it away

Mar 1, 2009: Small target, end of the day, what does the batting captain do? He gets bowled

Tasmania v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Hobart, 3rd day

Pattinson shows fine style before Bushrangers slip

Feb 28, 2009: Darren Pattinson reminded Victoria of his potential with five wickets as they stayed on top of Tasmania until a late slump

Western Australia v South Australia, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 3rd day

South Australia eye victory over limping Warriors

Feb 28, 2009: South Australia's brave push to stay in contention for the Sheffield Shield final may be futile despite their outclassing of Western Australia

Queensland v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 3rd day

Hopes runs hot after Love double-century

Feb 28, 2009: Martin Love led with an outstanding 219 as Queensland were on the verge of regaining second spot

West Indies v England, 4th Test, Barbados, 3rd day

Teething troubles undermine referrals

Feb 28, 2009: The West Indies coach, John Dyson, is normally a fairly mild-mannered person, but watching two of his key middle-order batsmen get dispatched by the referral system nearly tipped him over the edge

West Indies v England, 4th Test, Barbados, 3rd day

When is not-out out? When it's referred

Feb 28, 2009: Andrew McGlashan presents the plays of the third day in Barbados

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 3rd day

Industrious greenhorns warm to challenge

Feb 28, 2009: If the third day at the Wanderers is anything to go by, Australia's pace attack's green tinge might not be such a bad thing

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 11th round, 4th day

KRL in final after Hafeez denies NBP

Feb 28, 2009: A round-up of the fourth day's play from the 11th round of Quaid-e-Azam trophy matches

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 3rd day

Ambitious de Villiers on the right track

Feb 28, 2009: AB de Villiers' final contribution of 104 out of 220 was a mammoth effort in trying circumstances

West Indies v England, 4th Test, Barbados, 3rd day

Sarwan endures amid umpiring chaos

Feb 28, 2009: Ramnaresh Sarwan once again stood between England and their hopes of squaring the series in the fourth Test in Barbados

Plays of the day

Referral of misfortune

Feb 28, 2009: Brydon Coverdale presents the Plays of the day from the third day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia

Ranji one-day tournament 2008-09, Pre quarter-finals

Chopra and Kohli help Delhi qualify

Feb 28, 2009: The results from the pre quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2008-09

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Lahore

Jayawardene remains focused on winning

Feb 28, 2009: The Lahore Test will be the last of Mahela Jayawardene's tenure as Sri Lankan captain but he is confident that he will not be distracted by emotion

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 3rd day

Australia take big lead on curtailed day

Feb 28, 2009: A dazzling century from AB de Villiers - his eighth, in his 50th Test - entertained the faithful on Fanatical Fans Day, but it was Australia that continued to dominate the opening Test at the Wanderers