West Indies v England, 4th Test, Barbados, 2nd day

Luckless Edwards remains philosophical

Feb 27, 2009: Fidel Edwards might not be buying Jerome Taylor a drink any time soon. They are new-ball buddies, who have made England hop around at times in this series, but in this match Taylor has not done much to help his friend out. On the opening day he dropped a

West Indies v England, 4th Test, Barbados, 2nd day

Bopara's abundant class

Feb 27, 2009: A week ago Ravi Bopara was in the sleepy city of Christchurch, but the world is a small place these days. Now he is England's Test No. 6 and is going to take some shifting

West Indies v England, 4th Test, Barbados, 2nd day

Taylor's untimely tumbles

Feb 27, 2009: Andrew McGlashan presents the plays of the second day in Barbados

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 2nd day

Century yet to sink in for debutant North

Feb 27, 2009: Cricket throws up a lot of pointless statistics that are forgotten as quickly as they are uncovered but a century on Test debut is the type of record that will be remembered forever

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 2nd day

Series could be a tale of the tails - Kallis

Feb 27, 2009: Jacques Kallis has predicted the series could come down to a battle of the tails after Australia's final five pairs contributed over 60% of their total in the first innings

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 11th round, 3rd day

Sialkot through to final, KRL top Group A for now

Feb 27, 2009: A round-up of the third day's play from the 11th round of Quaid-e-Azam trophy matches

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 2nd day

Australia don't need a Flintoff clone

Feb 27, 2009: Instead of scratching their heads for clone of Andrew Flintoff, who haunted them during the 2005 Ashes, the penny has started to drop that attempting to copy natural ability is like trying to replicate the Mona Lisa

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 2nd day

10,000 Test runs for Kallis

Feb 27, 2009: Jacques Kallis has become the eighth batsman to 10,000 Test runs after achieving the record on the second day of the first Test at the Wanderers

Plays of the day

Three from three but no hat-trick

Feb 27, 2009: Brydon Coverdale presents the Plays of the day from the second day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia

New Zealand v India, 2nd Twenty20, Wellington

Dhoni looks at the bright side of double defeat

Feb 27, 2009: India have now lost nine of their last 11 matches in New Zealand but MS Dhoni sees the positives in batting and bowling

England in the West Indies 2008-09

Injured Flintoff to head home

Feb 27, 2009: Andrew Flintoff will return home from the tour of West Indies later on Friday to continue his rehabilitation from the hip injury that forced him to miss the fourth Test in Barbados

New Zealand v India, 2nd Twenty20, Wellington

Vettori wins with brain in brawn man's game

Feb 27, 2009: Vettori has become the captain at the right time, in the prime of his bowling career, and can look forward to at least a few more years at the helm

Deodhar Trophy 2008-09

Tiwary to lead East Zone in Deodhar Trophy

Feb 27, 2009: Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal batsman, has been named captain of the East Zone side for next month's Deodhar Trophy while Saurabh Tiwary, the 19-year-old Jharkhand batsman, was appointed vice-captain

Australia and Pakistan tour of UAE, 2009

Australia and Pakistan to play five ODIs in UAE

Feb 27, 2009: Australia will play five ODIs and a Twenty20 against Pakistan in the UAE between April 22 and May 7. The first two ODIs will be played in Dubai and the rest in Abu Dhabi, with the teams returning to Dubai for the Twenty20 game, the Pakistan Cricket Board

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Lahore

Intikhab satisified with pitch for second Test

Feb 27, 2009: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is pleased with the pitch for the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka starting Sunday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. "The wicket is a firm one and looks good to me," he said

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 2nd day

North and Johnson give Australia the upper hand

Feb 27, 2009: A superb century on debut from Marcus North and a thrilling boundary-filled innings from Mitchell Johnson allowed Australia to take charge of the opening Test

Plays of the day

Gully cricket, and 'Mills and Broom'

Feb 27, 2009: Plays of the day for New Zealand v India, 2nd Twenty20, Wellington

Bowling actions

Australia suspend Gunn for illegal bowling action

Feb 27, 2009: Jenny Gunn, the England fast bowler, has faced a major setback after being suspended from Australian domestic cricket for an "illegal bowling action" just days before the start of the World Cup

The lead-up to the Ashes

Clark swings closer to county stint

Feb 27, 2009: Stuart Clark could be the beneficiary of southern English hospitality in his bid to return to full fitness for the Ashes series

February 27, 2009

New Zealand v India, 2nd Twenty20, Wellington

Feb 27, 2009: Match home for New Zealand v India, 2nd Twenty20, Wellington, February 27, 2009