Welcome to our live and interactive coverage of day three of the Sheffield Shield final between Victoria Bushrangers and Queensland Bulls.....(More)

Alastair Cook is preparing to stick with the same balance of seven batsmen and four bowlers that carried his side to a comfortable, if somewhat laboured, 181-run victory in the first Test at Chittagong....(More)

New Zealand's newest paceman Brett Arnel put a dent in Australia's fast start on day one of the first Test at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday.....(More)

The first test between the Black Caps and Australia is underway at the Basin Reserve in Wellington today. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first. ....(More)

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Australia face New Zealand at Wellington's Basin Reserve in the first of a two-Test series across the ditch. Follow the action and have your say with our interactive blog.....(More)

Australia were forced into a late reshuffle when the opener Shane Watson pulled out of the first Test in Wellington with a sore hip....(More)

Michael Clarke will lead Australia when Ricky Ponting retires and will finish his career as a respected and successful skipper. The chaos of the past couple of weeks will not hinder this in any way. Rather, it genuinely begins Clarke’s path to the post of captain. Just like Ricky Ponting’s wake ....(More)

Australian opening batsman Shane Watson has been ruled out of Friday's first Test against New Zealand with a bruised hip.....(More)

Australia has suffered a blow ahead of the first cricket test against the Black Caps with Shane Watson set to be ruled out through injury.Philip Hughes looks likely to play at the Basin Reserve.Watson is understood to be struggling.......(More)

Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals were flogged in the Indian Premier League overnight, as Royal Challengers Bangalore won their encounter by 10 wickets.....(More)

Mitchell Johnson wants the new ball back again but Ricky Ponting has told his star pace bowler his best role for the team is at first-change.....(More)

Given the spate of injuries to players who may play a key role in the T20 World C....(More)

In-form opening batsman Shane Watson is out of the first Test against New Zealand as the result of a bruised hip.....(More)

Olympic Games in the summer of 2012 may cause Npower to end their long association with the game. ....(More)

England will not say it for fear of appearing arrogant but their entire trip to Bangladesh has been underpinned by the nagging knowledge that they arrived with little to ....(More)

Bangalore's facile thumping of Rajasthan had a crucial sub-text to it - the perfect bouncer and the amount of strife it continued to cause Indian batsmen....(More)

Marcus North will hold his spot in the Test side for at least one more match, although skipper Ricky Ponting admits North is feeling the heat. Ponting says talented NSW youngster Steven Smith, who is also in Australia’s squad for the two-Test series against New Zealand, will just have to wait ....(More)

Shane Warne admitted that his side had some serious rethinking ahead for the rest of the IPL after being annihilated by a clinical Bangalore outfit....(More)

IPL chairman Lalit Modi is mulling the idea of taking the league overseas every y....(More)

Pakistan has paid glowing tribute to its former cricket coach Bob Woolmer on the third anniversary of his death, saying his progressive coaching made a huge impact on the game.....(More)

Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals have been flogged in the Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore winning their encounter by ten wickets on Thursday. South African Jacques Kallis thumped 44 runs from 34 balls and fellow opener Manish Pandey 42 from 30 as the home side won with 56 ball....(More)

Zimbabwean authorities criticized New Zealand's decision to withdraw from a tour of the southern African country for the second straight year as being "factually incorrect".....(More)

England star Kevin Pietersen has defended his teammates following accusations that the tourists overstepped the fair play line during the first Test against Bangladesh.....(More)

Images from the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.....(More)

The one performance that stood out was Praveen Kumar's, the Uttar Pradesh bowler recording the first hat-trick of the third edition.....(More)

Plays of the Day for the tenth match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals ....(More)

Kevin Pietersen defends team-mates following accusations that England overstepped the fair play line during the first Test against Bangladesh. ....(More)

Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals have been flogged in the Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore winning their encounter by ten wickets.....(More)

Englands' Pietersen has defended his teammates following accusations that they overstepped the fair play line during the first Bangladesh Test.....(More)

Bangalore: A Hat-trick from Praveen Kumar leads Royal Challengers Bangalore to comprehensive 10 wicket win against Rajasthan Royals here on Thursday at Bangalore.Rajasthan were dismissed for paltry 92 with the season's first hat-trick from Praveen Kumar, before openers Manish Pandey and....(More)

Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets with 56 balls....(More)

Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist is banking on his bowlers to win Friday's ....(More)

Some brilliant bowling from the Royal Challengers, including Praveen Kumar's hat-trick, gave them a big but easy 10-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals.....(More)

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Live updates from the Indian Premier League match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.....(More)

Colin Macbeth A tremendous six into the pavilion from veteran Richard Davies summed up the success of Cricket Without Boundaries' dynamic coaching tour of Uganda earlier this month. The tour took in landslide-struck Mbale, and Mbarara, Kasese and Fort Portal in the west - f....(More)

New Zealand will have to overcome a poor recent record at the Basin Reserve, a captain in the midst of a coin-toss form slump and an inexperienced top order if they are to have any chance of competing with Australia.The first.......(More)

The last time New Zealand beat Australia in a test, their bowling attack included Murphy Su'a, Dipak Patel and Willie Watson.John Wright was playing the last of his 82 tests (and don't you think, given his liking of, and camaraderie.......(More)

It doesn't bode well when Australia's cricketers say they don't want to leave Wellington.Captain Ricky Ponting said his pacemen all wanted to put up a tent beside the bouncy Basin Reserve practice pitches in recent days, and curator.......(More)

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Eric Simons has confirmed that Gautam Gambhir will not play in Friday's match against Chennai Super Kings at the Feroz Shah Kotla....(More)

Cricinfo previews the 11th match of the IPL between Delhi and Chennai at the Feroz Shah Kotla....(More)

Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals....(More)

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Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in the 10th game of IPL 3rd edition here on Bangalore.Bangalore vs Rajasthan, 10th Match - ScorecardTeams:Royal Challengers Bangalore Team: JH Kallis, MK....(More)

As they search for their first win after two close defeats in IPL 2010, Punjab can draw heart from the fact that Deccan Chargers, their next opponents, have never beaten them in four attempts....(More)

Our pick of the best sporting images from around the world....(More)

Pakistan former captain Mohammad Yousuf, who was last week banned by the Cricket Board (PCB) from playing for the country, has been granted permission to play in the Bangladesh domesti....(More)

Yawar Saeed will continue as manager of the Pakistan side during their defence of the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean from April-May, despite wanting to step down from the post last year after the Champions Trophy....(More)

Legendary Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble released a rare coffee table book called the 'Wide Angle - Candid moments from my playing days'.....(More)

Ravindra Jadeja negotiated outside his contract with Rajasthan Royals and now has no other option but to watch the agony and ecstasy of his teammates from beyond the boundary.....(More)

The Delhi have been dealt a huge blow ahead of Friday's match against Super Kings....(More)

After back-to-back defeats, Kings XI Punjab will be eyeing a redemption while defending champions Deccan Chargers hope to continue with the winning momentum when they take on each ot....(More)

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Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has been approached by the Cricket Australia, which wants him to replace Tim Nielsen as the national coach, a report said on Thursday.....(More)

Kings XI Punjab will be eyeing a redemption while Deccan Chargers hope to continu....(More)

The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) will use fogging machines to reduce the menace created by moths attracted to lights during the IPL matches....(More)

Former Pakistan cricketers paid tribute to coach Bob Woolmer, whose tragic death during the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies had left everybody stunned.....(More)

PCB should not waste anymore time in announcing the name of experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi as the captain for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies next mont....(More)

Their winning streak snapped, Delhi Daredevils will have to sort out shortcomings like poor fielding and listless bowling when they take on injury-hit Chennai Super Kings in their f....(More)

Kevin Pietersen believes he is back to his best form after battling to overcome his technical deficiencies against left-arm spin, ....(More)

Kevin Pietersen believes the increasing influence of technology in cricket will lead to batsmen all over the world reassessing their ....(More)

Their winning streak snapped, Delhi Daredevils will have to sort out shortcomings....(More)

Former Pakistan cricketers on Thursday paid tribute to coach Bob Woolmer, whose tragic death during the ODI World Cup in the West Indies exactly three years ago had left everybody stunned.....(More)

Legspinner Imran Tahir has left the Easterns Titans, the franchises board of directors has confirmed. His pending move to Durban will allow him to play for the Dolphins.....(More)

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has welcomed Michael Clarke back to international cricket, and said that Oz vice-captain's personal life is of no concern to them.....(More)

Pakistan former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq said that Shahid Afridi is country's best player in shorter format of game and has time and again proved his mettle.....(More)

The West Indies coach is elated with his maiden one-day series success as the team triumphed 4-1 over Zimbabwe in the five-match series, which concluded in St Vincent on Sunday ....(More)

As the fever gets more frenzied back home in India, in a land away from home, I shall hope to keyboard my thoughts here. This is Cricket’s format that appeals to me the least, but it’s Cricketainment and anything to....(More)

The Pakistan Cricket Board has suspended acting chief financial officer Mushtaq Ahmad, as he failed to improve the board's awry financial affairs.....(More)

Victoria held the upper hand after the second day's play in the Sheffield Shield final as Queensland crawled to stumps at 6 for 199 at the MCG.....(More)

Leg-spinner Bryce McGain ended the the defiant resistance of Queensland opener Ryan Broad late on day two to earn Victoria an edge in the Sheffield Shield final at the MCG.....(More)

In the most important game of the season the Bushrangers' attack clicked again, but Ryan Broad refused to give in and his 82 dragged the Bulls to 6 for 199....(More)

Brett Lee has returned to Australia from the Indian Premier League (IPL) to undergo more treatment on his elbow in a bid to make himself available for the world Twenty20 championships.....(More)

Dileep Premachandran's spent the last week criss-crossing India to watch IPL matches. Here's his take on the tournament so far in the Guardian. There's been some ....(More)

Brett Lee has returned to Australia from the Indian Premier League (IPL) to undergo more treatment on his injured elbow.....(More)

Critics claim Bangladesh should not be a Test nation, but with the right infrastructure they will develop the bowlers to compete, writes Duncan Fletcher in the Guardian. ....(More)

In his analysis of South Africa's ODI squad for the tour of West Indies, Sport24 writer Rob Houwing expresses his concern at the lack of finishers i....(More)

Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has been approached by the Cricket Australia, which wants him to replace Tim Nielsen as national coach, report said.....(More)

Australia captain Ricky Ponting says Michael Clarke feels like a great weight has been taken off his shoulders now that he's back in camp with the Test team.....(More)

Disciplined bowling by Victoria has restricted a struggling Queensland to 4 for 121 at tea on the second day of the Sheffield Shield final at the MCG.....(More)

Michael Clarke and Marcus North have both been under pressure this week for different reasons....(More)

Ryan Harris and Brent Arnel couldn't have wished for better conditions to begin their Test careers than the green-top at the Basin Reserve....(More)

Queensland was 2 for 58 at lunch in response to Victoria's 305 on day two of the Sheffield Shield final at the MCG.....(More)

NSW leg spinner Steve Smith is unlikely to make his test debut against the Black Caps tomorrow, with captain Ricky Ponting supporting out of form batsman Marcus North.....(More)

Australian captain Ricky Ponting says Ryan Harris is set for his debut in Friday's first Test against New Zealand, if the pace bowler can prove he has overcome a side strain.....(More)

All the attention on Clarke's private life has meant that Marcus North has slipped under the radar....(More)

Shaun Marsh will be in India by the weekend provided he can convince Cricket Australia his injured back is fully healed....(More)

New Zealand is considering handing a debut to 31-year-old seamer Brent Arnel for Friday's first Test against Australia at Wellington's Basin Reserve.....(More)

New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has hinted at a debut for Northern Districts seamer Brent Arnel in tomorrow's first test against Australia in Wellington.Vettori said pitch conditions at the Basin Reserve meant the selection.......(More)

Victoria has been dismissed for 305 early on day two of the Sheffield Shield final against Queensland at the MCG.....(More)

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This England team leave nothing to chance. They practise hard, prepare devoutly and yesterday they got their just reward for su....(More)

Stuart Broad has revealed the secret to a clean disciplinary record - a swift apology.....(More)