Chaminda Vaas' double-strike just after lunch, sandwiched between the key scalps of half-centurions Dwayne Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan, and another from Muttiah Muralitharan on the stroke of tea left Sri Lanka needing four wickets to win their first Test in the Caribbean... more »

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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 »

India's often ill-tempered tour of Australia, during which players from both sides were hauled up by match officials, has prompted the ICC to formally stress on the need to avoid "obscene, offensive or insulting language"... more »

Steve Harmison, the England fast bowler, has struck back at Geoff Boycott after the former opening batsman had launched a scathing attack at him in a column for Daily Telegraph... 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 »

The ICC has confirmed Sri Lanka will be an alternate venue to host the ICC Champions Trophy in September this year. This decision comes in the wake of Australia postponing their tour to Pakistan on the grounds of security reasons... more »

As expected, the ICC has confirmed that Darrell Hair will not be asked to stand in any international matches involving Pakistan. The ICC announced yesterday that Hair would be available to umpire major matches again after completing a mutually-agreed rehabilitation period... more »