ICC news

Referrals have improved decision-making - Lorgat

Feb 18, 2009: ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat believes the referral system has improved and has helped considerably in making correct decisions. "The referral system has improved the rate of giving correct decisions," he said

The meltdown that was in the stars

Feb 18, 2009: The likes of the ECB should have seen the latest Stanford developments coming

West Indies squad for World Cup 2009

Lewis replaces Nero in WI squad

Feb 18, 2009: The technical committee of the ICC Women's World Cup 2009 has approved Debbie-Ann Lewis as a replacement player for Juliana Nero in the West Indies squad. The confirmation was conveyed to the West Indies Cricket Board on Tuesday evening

South Australia v Queensland, FR Cup, Adelaide

Redbacks stop Queensland from staging one-day final

Feb 18, 2009: Queensland has missed a golden opportunity to host the FR Cup final after losing to South Australia in their final preliminary match

The Stanford meltdown

Crisis doesn't threaten board, says WICB chief

Feb 18, 2009: Julian Hunte, the WICB president, unlike his England counterpart Giles Clarke, has refused to admit any "error in judgment" in forming an association with Allen Stanford, who's now been charged with "fraud of shocking magnitude" by the Securities and Exch

Australian cricket's future

Ferguson and Henriques called to Centre of Excellence

Feb 18, 2009: Callum Ferguson, the Australia one-day international, will be part of the Centre of Excellence intake along with Moises Henriques

The Stanford meltdown

SEC statement in full

Feb 18, 2009: The Securities and Exchange Commission's statement in full about their charges of fraud against Allen Stanford

FR Cup final 2008-09

Quick recovery tipped for Symonds

Feb 18, 2009: Andrew Symonds could be part of Queensland's FR Cup final on Sunday

Colly flowering

Feb 18, 2009: Reliant on heart and mind rather than reputation or limbs, Collingwood can be considered the ultimate over-achiever of his era

Big victories from small leads

Feb 18, 2009: The lowest first-innings leads to result in innings wins

West Indies on verge of history as tempers fray in Antigua

Feb 18, 2009: This Test match has simmered for days, but in an extraordinary hour after tea, it erupted in a fury

Victoria v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne, 3rd day

Bushrangers run through NSW for innings win

Feb 17, 2009: The under-manned Victoria gave another example of why they are the team to beat for the Sheffield Shield

West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Antigua, 3rd day

Swann five gives England the edge

Feb 17, 2009: Ramnaresh Sarwan was West Indies' best hope of avoiding a hefty first-innings deficit, as he reached tea on 68 not out from 109 balls after a hard-fought second session in which England kept their noses in front with two key wickets

Tasmania v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield, Hobart, 2nd day

Dorey stands tall before Warriors slump

Feb 17, 2009: Brett Dorey continued his impressive year with a five-wicket haul but he will need a repeat performance if Western Australia are to move to second

West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Antigua, 3rd day

Regretful Sarwan refuses to give up

Feb 17, 2009: One of the many batting records that belong to the Antigua Recreation Ground is the highest successful run chase of 418, which West Indies completed against Australia in 2003. It's not much to cling onto, but given their dire position after three days it'

West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Antigua, 3rd day

Swann seizes his opportunity

Feb 17, 2009: Sir Allen Stanford never had much time for Test cricket and readily admitted as much during his involvement with the game. So it was fitting that as his name hit the headlines again, an old fashioned hard day's action unfolded on an old fashioned ground

Australia in South Africa 2008-09

South Africa spy on Hughes

Feb 17, 2009: Phillip Hughes might feel he is part of a reality TV show during Australia's tour game in Potchefstroom from Friday

West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Antigua, 3rd day

Calm down, Stuart

Feb 17, 2009: Andrew McGlashan presents the plays of the third day between West Indies and England in Antigua

Australia in South Africa 2008-09

McGain not on first plane to South Africa

Feb 17, 2009: Bryce McGain, the uncapped legspinner, started slowly on his second major trip with the Australian team by missing the plane to South Africa

Allen Stanford timeline

From riches to even more riches

Feb 17, 2009: The Allen Stanford story, from Texas to Antigua ... and back