England news

Stance on Pietersen unchanged, suggests Moores

Mar 8, 2015: A few days after Colin Graves appeared to open the door on Kevin Pietersen's return to the England side, Peter Moores has sought to slam it shut again

Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Sydney

Maxwell's hundred trumps Sangakkara's

Mar 8, 2015: Glenn Maxwell's first ODI hundred missed the record for the fastest World Cup hundred by one ball, but took Australia to 376

New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier

Vettori's 300, and Shenwari's fifties

Mar 8, 2015: Stats highlights from the New Zealand-Afghanistan match in Napier

Heckled in Adelaide, cruising in Perth

Mar 8, 2015: Our correspondent is charmed by the rivers Torrens and Swan, and enjoys the public transport system in Australia even when things go wrong

India blossom under Dhoni the ODI captain

Mar 8, 2015: In contrast to his Test avatar, in limited-overs cricket, Dhoni's leadership is aggressive, inspirational and pragmatic

Rewind

A word in your ear

Mar 7, 2015: When Bob Woolmer and Hansie Cronje fell foul of the ICC in their attempt to use technology to help their communication

West Indies news

Dave Cameron re-elected WICB president

Mar 7, 2015: Dave Cameron has been re-elected WICB president for a second term, till 2017, after the Jamaican defeated his sole challenger, former West Indies fast bowler Joel Garner, with a convincing 8 votes to 4 margin

New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier

Vettori, Guptill topple Afghanistan

Mar 7, 2015: New Zealand bowled Afghanistan out for 186, becoming the first team to dismiss five opposition teams in the World Cup

World Cup 2015: Bangladesh

Bangladesh have batting-order jumble to organise

Mar 7, 2015: Such has been their fondness of the batting-order jumble, it is hard to predict whether the Bangladesh team management will consider Imrul Kayes as an opener, a No. 3 or even lower down the order when they set their XI against England.

Sunfoil Series 2014-15, 3rd day

Maharaj's ten sinks Cobras

Mar 7, 2015: Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj finished with a career-best match haul of 10 for 145 to help set up Dolphins' eight-wicket victory against Cape Cobras at Newlands

Karnataka v Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy 2014-15, final, Mumbai

Karthik gets a fresh grip on familiar goals

Mar 7, 2015: After a stop-start performance in the early stages of the domestic season, Dinesh Karthik has pitched in with important innings for Tamil Nadu, and despite all the talk of his return to international cricket, his focus for now is the Ranji Trophy

Ire v Zim, Group B, Hobart

Balbirnie shows glimpse of Ireland future

Mar 7, 2015: The two oldest men in the Ireland squad delivered when it mattered. The victory over Zimbabwe would not have happened without them. But the most encouraging thing was the maturity shown by one of their youngest men.

Pakistan v South Africa, World Cup 2015, Group B, Auckland

Pakistan body language holds clue to win

Mar 7, 2015: Pakistan's intensity levels in the field against South Africa were sky high; on display was the kind of confidence and aggression they would need to get a second wind in the tournament

Ire v Zim, Group B, Hobart

Zimbabwe denied by millimetres

Mar 7, 2015: In the end, Zimbabwe's tournament - and this match - came down to a matter of millimetres with Sean Williams caught right on the boundary

Group B scenarios, World Cup

Ireland need one point to qualify; WI dependent on others

Mar 7, 2015: A look at what Pakistan, Ireland and West Indies need to do to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals from Group B

Pakistan v South Africa, World Cup 2015, Group B, Auckland

South Africa feel de Villiers' negative vibe

Mar 7, 2015: AB de Villiers felt a lack of "electric vibe" before South Africa's match against Pakistan - and his post-match disgust revealed that things only got worse

Karnataka v TN, Ranji Trophy 2014-15, final, Mumbai

TN coach defends preparing turning tracks at home

Mar 7, 2015: Tamil Nadu coach WV Raman has defended his team's decision to prepare spinning wickets for their home matches in the Ranji Trophy, saying they were not left with much of a choice

Ireland v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hobart

Ed Joyce slams ton to help Ireland beat Zimbabwe

Mar 7, 2015: Ed Joyce produced a match-winning 112 from 103 balls to help Ireland beat Zimbabwe by a narrow five-run margin in their World Cup 2015 Group B match played in Hobart on Saturday.

Pakistan v South Africa, World Cup 2015, Group B, Auckland

Street-smart Sarfraz excels on second debut

Mar 7, 2015: Apart from keeping Pakistan's start steady at one end, Sarfraz Ahmed also freed up Umar Akmal to be used elsewhere, to provide his team the balance it lacked till now

Karnataka v TN, Ranji Trophy 2014-15, final, Mumbai

Karnataka favourites in south India derby

Mar 7, 2015: The south Indian rivalry will come to the fore when defending champions Karnataka take on arch-rivals Tamil Nadu at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai