Victoria and New South Wales jostle to host final
Shane Harwood is back at a crucial time for the Bushrangers © Getty Images Victoria have been struck by a couple of bowling injuries as they attempt to strengthen their position to host the Pura…
Ashraful defends decision to drop Mortaza
Tamim Iqbal top scored for Bangladesh with 82 © Getty Images Mohammad Ashraful has defended his decision to drop fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza from the side for the first ODI against South Africa and said…
Derbyshire spend £100,000 to defeat the sun
Derbyshire have admitted defeat in their battle against the sun and will spend £100,000 on rotating their square at the County Ground through 90 degrees at the end of the season to ensure that play…
Flintoff cleared of speeding offence
Andrew Flintoff arrives at court accompanied by his solicitor © PA Photos Andrew Flintoff, the England and Lancashire allrounder, has been cleared of a speeding offence because his prosecution notice was two days late.Flintoff was…
Geraint Jones to retire at end of season
Former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones has announced that he will retire from cricket at the end of the English summer and has stood down as Gloucestershire captain with immediate effect.The 38-year-old, who played 34 Tests…
No sense in blaming the wicket – Kohli
The ICC match officiating team's "poor" rating of the Nagpur pitch has had no impact on Virat Kohli's outlook towards the playing surfaces. If anything, it has infuriated him further, to the extent that he…
Cottrell heroics help Jamaica past Barbados
Jamaica survived a desperate fightback from Barbados to eke out a two-wicket win at Queen's Park Oval. Jamaica were cruising at 105 for 2 when Sulieman Benn sparked a dramatic collapse of six for 13…
Umar Akmal banned from first NZ T20 due to misconduct
Umar Akmal has been slapped with a one-match ban for breaching the PCB's code of conduct, which means he will be unavailable when Pakistan take on New Zealand in the first T20 on January 15.It…
Bowlers, Khawaja lead rout of Ireland
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Adam Zampa's spell of 3 for 37 saw him become the leading ODI wicket-taker of the year•AFPIreland's highest score in five meetings against Australia was not enough to even mildly challenge…
'Short Tests are bad for business' – CA CEO hints at intervening on pitches
Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg said that "short Tests are bad for business" and admitted to a sleepless night following a 20-wicket day on Boxing Day despite a record crowd.CA had been hoping to break…