A scheduling crunch means India will host England for only two Tests later this year... India are blaming the Future Tours Program (FTP) for snipping one Test off England's visit in November-December later this year. England were originally scheduled to play three Tests and seven one-day internationals. Niranjan Shah, the BCCI secretary, told .. more »

Michael Vandort's 24 was one of a series of cameos that helped extend Sri Lanka's lead towards 400... Having dismissed West Indies for 280 early on day four, Sri Lanka ventured into their second innings with quick runs in mind. Malinda Warnapura backed his first-innings century with an aggressive 62 and a series of quick cameos effectively shut .. more »

Monty Panesar provided England their first three wickets as New Zealand chased 553... Monty Panesar took over from England's quick bowlers as the main threat on the fourth day in Napier as he claimed three wickets to bring a series victory closer. Stuart Broad played his role with another extended spell that yielded two wickets against New .. more »

Marcus Trescothick in his pomp...Marcus Trescothick, the England and Somerset batsman, has announced his retirement from international cricket. Having suffered from a stress-related illness since 2006 Trescothick, 32, doesn't feel able to return to the high-pressure world of international cricket. "I have tried on numerous occasions to make it back .. more »

Have the Sri Lanka and Pakistan boards bowed to pressure from the IPL?... Pakistan's proposed series of ODIs with Sri Lanka has hit the rocks before even properly setting sail because of a probable clash of dates with the Indian Premier League (IPL). Though the PCB said it will ensure the best side available for the series - tacitly acknowledging .. more »

Tamim Iqbal's 129 was the second-highest ODI score by a Bangladesh batsman... Tamim Iqbal's maiden ODI century allowed Bangladesh to complete a clean sweep against Ireland. Tamim's 129, the second-highest score by a Bangladeshi in ODIs, was complemented by breezy knocks from opener Shariar Nafees and Mahmudullah as the hosts galloped to 293. For .. more »

Malinda Warnapura's maiden Test hundred had West Indies on the back foot for two-thirds of the opening day... Having notched up a hundred and a fifty in a warm-up match at the Providence Stadium, Malinda Warnapura returned to the venue, which became the 97th to host Test cricket, and celebrated with a maiden century. The lack of bounce on a typical .. more »

India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group for this year's Asia Cup, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) have announced...... more »

Darrell Hair has admitted he can be "stand-offish" and has vowed to improve his communication skills after being reinstated as a Test and one-day international umpire... more »

ICC president Ray Mali and the chief executive Malcolm Speed preside over the ICC executive meeting in Dubai...Imtiaz Patel, chief executive of Supersport, the South African broadcast network, will succeed Malcolm Speed as the ICC's chief executive when he steps down in June. The ICC executive board, which met in Dubai on Monday, also named IS .. more »

Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the first Test against South Africa but the two Singhs - Yuvraj and Harbhajan - have been retained after the selectors named an expected 14-member squad in Bangalore... more »

Bill Brown, who was the only remaining link to Australia's pre-World War Two Test era, died in Brisbane on Sunday at the age of 95... more »

Sachin Tendulkar sometimes sparks with magic with the ball. He bowled Moin Khan of the last ball of the day in a Test Series in Pakistan. Moin Khan was totally decieved by Sachin's googly. India won the game by an innings and 52 runs. Sehway made the record 309 runs on the same test, with sachin scoring 194 and 60 not out on the two innings .. more »

The two players featured here are involved in a number of runouts. Jonty is involved in running the opponent out and Inzamam in running out himself and his partner. Here Jonty runs a long distance and slams the stumps to get Inzi out... more »

Ryan Sidebottom bowled England to their first Test victory for nine months, and their first overseas since the tour of India two years ago, as New Zealand were dismissed for 311 on the final day in Wellington to lose the second Test by 126 runs... more »