Johnson stays with Queensland despite move

Australian domestic news

Mitchell Johnson will remain a Queensland player despite his decision to move from Brisbane to Perth... more

Jul 4, 2008

Prince backs Smith to come good

Middlesex v South Africans, Uxbridge, 1st day

South Africa are buoyant with less than a week before the first Test at Lord's, make no mistake, despite the fact that their captain is the only one without any real form going into the first of four games this summer... more

Jul 4, 2008

Australia spells out tough stand on ICL

Champions League

Cricket Australia has joined the BCCI and Cricket South Africa in adopting a strong position against allowing players associated with the ICL to participate in the proposed Champions League... more

Jul 4, 2008

Playing the power game

ICC board meeting

For India, the Zimbabwe issue is less a moral one and more of realpolitik... more

Jul 4, 2008

Mushtaq faces second operation

County news

Mushtaq Ahmed is to undergo a second knee operation after suffering fresh cartilage damage during the Championship match against Lancashire and is a doubt for the rest of the season... more

Jul 4, 2008

Essex extend Dexter loan deal

County news

Essex have been granted permission to keep the Kent batsman, Neil Dexter, on loan for another month.... more

Jul 4, 2008

Pitch transformation

Plays of the day

Sidharth Monga presents the Plays of the day for Pakistan v Bangladesh, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi, July 4, 2008... more

Jul 4, 2008

Asia Cup success proves Pakistan is safe - Ashraf

Security measures

The successful organisation of the Asia Cup will boost Pakistan's chances of hosting the ICC Champions Trophy in September this year, the board chairman Nasim Ashraf said... more

Jul 4, 2008

Pakistan invited to Champions League - Ashraf

Champions League

Pakistan will have two domestic Twenty20 teams in the Champions League tournament to be held later this year, joining Australia, South Africa, India and possibly England in the multi-nation tournament... more

Jul 4, 2008

Guernsey granted Associate status

ICC Annual Conference 2008

Guernsey have become the 34th country to be granted Associate membership of the ICC after their application was unanimously approved during the annual conference in Dubai... more

Jul 4, 2008

Denly and van Jaarsveld power Kent to Lord's

Durham v Kent, FP Trophy semi-final, Chester-le-Street

Kent secured a place in their first Lord's final since 1997 when they knocked out defending Friends Provident champions Durham, by 83 runs, in the semi-final at Chester-le-Street... more

Jul 4, 2008

Ponting returns home with wrist injury

Australia in the West Indies 2008

Ricky Ponting will make an early departure from the Caribbean as he continues to battle an injury to his right wrist... more

Jul 4, 2008

Third Associate to replace Zimbabwe in Twenty20

ICC World Twenty20 2009

Zimbabwe's withdrawal from the ICC World Twenty20 in England in 2009 has opened the way for a third Associate county to be invited from next month's ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers... more

Jul 4, 2008

Reeve named coach of Central Districts

New Zealand cricket

Dermot Reeve, the former England allrounder, has been named coach of New Zealand state side Central Districts... more

Jul 4, 2008

Brutal Gayle guides strong chase

West Indies v Australia, 4th ODI, St Kitts

Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan led the most positive batting display West Indies have produced in the series as they chased 283 for victory in St Kitts... more

Jul 4, 2008

Teflon kings survive another day

ICC board meeting

Martin Williamson on how the ICC has once again compromised over Zimbabwe... more

Jul 4, 2008

Bicknell leads MCC to Denmark

Marylebone Cricket Club

Darren Bicknell, the former Surrey and Nottinghamshire batsman, will captain MCC on a four-match, four-day tour of Denmark next week, their first trip to the country since 2002... more

Jul 4, 2008

Amla and Prince punish Middlesex

Middlesex v South Africans, Uxbridge, 1st day

At Taunton earlier this week Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis punished Somerset with first-day hundreds; today it was Amla and Ashwell Prince who hurt Middlesex at Uxbridge... more

Jul 4, 2008

Pakistan thrash sorry Bangladesh

Pakistan v Bangladesh, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

A clinical performance from Pakistan had them coast to a ten-wicket win in the inconsequential final Super Four match of the Asia Cup... more

Jul 4, 2008

Zimbabwe pull out of World Twenty20

Future of Zimbabwe cricket

Zimbabwe have agreed to pull out of next year's Twenty20 World Cup in England, clearing the roadblocks for the competition to be staged there, but will retain their status as Full Member of the ICC and receive funding as usual... more

Jul 4, 2008

No half-measures

Should Zimbabwe be banned from international cricket?

It's the thorniest issue of recent times: should Zimbabwe be allowed to continue as a Full Member of the ICC? We asked three notable voices... more

Jul 4, 2008

A few alarms but no surprises

Mark Richardson

New Zealand's showing in the ODIs against England was about par for the course for them... more

Jul 4, 2008

The flattest ODI pitch in the world

Numbers Game

One-day cricket isn't much fun for the bowlers at the best of times, but in the Asia Cup theirs has been an especially unenviable job... more

Jul 4, 2008

The endurance of the 'Big Fella'

Alec Bedser at 90

He was England's inexhaustible colossus in the lean post-war years - both wicket-taker and stock bowler. A salute to Alec Bedser on his 90th birthday... more

Jul 4, 2008

From Surrey pro to knight of the realm

Alec Bedser at 90: Timeline

The eventful life and times of an England stalwart... more

Jul 4, 2008

Ireland name full-strength Twenty20 squad

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers

Ireland have named a strong squad for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers which will be held in Belfast between August 2 to 4... more

Jul 3, 2008

Three hundred 300s

India v Sri Lanka, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

Here are some quick numbers on 300s... more

Jul 3, 2008

Priceless effort from precious little

India v Sri Lanka, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

On pitches where the bowlers can do very little, such as at the Asia Cup, the little they manage to do is priceless... more

Jul 3, 2008

Top officials meet for 'basic discussions'

Champions League

The Champions League, a proposed multi-nation tournament featuring top domestic Twenty20 teams, took a short step forward on Thursday with officials from India, South Africa, Australia and England wrapping up a "basic discussion"... more

Jul 3, 2008

Ousted hosts look to salvage pride

Pakistan v Bangladesh, Super Four, Asia Cup, Karachi

The final league clash in the Asia Cup has, much to the disappointment of the home side, been reduced to a dead rubber. India sealed a spot in the final with by chasing 309 against Sri Lanka ease and shut Pakistan out the tournament... more

Jul 3, 2008