Bugs in the system

Review of umpiring decisions

A few questions emerged on the day when for the first time a player challenged the umpire's decision... more

Jul 24, 2008

South African players 'disappointed' with Pakistan go-ahead

Champions Trophy 2008

The South African team are disappointed by the decision to keep the Champions Trophy in Pakistan... more

Jul 24, 2008

Samaraweera and Warnapura share the limelight

Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, SSC, Colombo, 2nd day

Jul 24, 2008

Neesham smashes NZ juniors to last-gasp success

ECB Under-17s v New Zealand Under-19s, tour match, Sleasford

James Neesham hit 20 runs in five deliveries to bring up a last-ball win for New Zealand Under-19s against an ECB Under-17 side at Sleaford ... more

Jul 24, 2008

Jayawardene's field of glory

Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, SSC, Colombo, 2nd day

Jul 24, 2008

Associates announce squads for ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers, Belfast

The best cricketers in the six Associate countries are gearing up for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be held in Belfast... more

Jul 24, 2008

PCA launches 'addictive behaviour programme'

English cricket

The Professional Cricketers' Association has launched an "addictive behaviour programme", which will help players deal with problems of drug abuse, alcohol and gambling... more

Jul 24, 2008

Mahela's MCG and bad reviews

Plays of the day

Dileep Premachandran rewinds the Plays of the day from the second day at the SSC... more

Jul 24, 2008

Modi reiterates stand against teams with ICL links

Champions League

Only two of the semi-finalists in England's Twenty20 Cup - Essex and Middlesex - have chances of qualifying for the Champions League because they have no ICL links... more

Jul 24, 2008

Rasel sidelined by waist injury

Bangladesh A tour to England

Syed Rasel, the Bangladesh left-arm medium-pacer, is expected to be sidelined for two months after suffering an injury last week... more

Jul 24, 2008

National Club Twenty20 to be extended

Twenty20 club tournament

The ECB plan to grow the Cockspur Club Twenty20 in 2009 following the success of this year's tournament... more

Jul 24, 2008

Twenty20 champions braced for Stanford payday

Twenty20 Finals Day, Rose Bowl

The winners of the Twenty20 Cup at the Rose Bowl on Saturday could be set to join in Allen Stanford's winner-takes-all bonanza in Antigua in November... more

Jul 24, 2008

Nottinghamshire scent victory

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Victory is in sight for Nottinghamshire who, having set Yorkshire an unlikely victory target of 403 after a dour batting effort of their own, reduced them to 107 for 4 by the close of the third day... more

Jul 24, 2008

Lancashire and Hampshire set for tense final day

County Championship round-up

A round-up of the County Championship action on July 24, 2008... more

Jul 24, 2008

Pakistan's fate in the balance

Champions Trophy 2008

Executive board will hope to arrive at a consensus among the eight participating nations on the issue of staging the Champions Trophy in Pakistan this September... more

Jul 24, 2008

ICC concerned over threat of match-fixing in IPL

Indian Premier League

The International Cricket Council has concerns over the threat of match-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), ICC general manager Dave Richardson said... more

Jul 24, 2008

WICB needs to be streamlined - Stanford

West Indies cricket

Allen Standford has said that the structure of West Indies cricket administration needs to be "streamlined" and that there were "too many players handling too few dollars" at present... more

Jul 24, 2008

Asif trying to hire English medical expert to plead case

Dope scandal

Mohammad Asif is trying to hire the services of Dr Graham Durgan, a sports medicine expert from England, to plead his case ... more

Jul 24, 2008

Three centurions make it Sri Lanka's day

Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, SSC, Colombo, 2nd day

On a slow, benign SSC track, the Sri Lankan batsmen accumulated ruthlessly, and looked set for an imposing total that could rule out a defeat, helped along the way by the Indian fielders who did not accept some of the half-chances that came their way... more

Jul 24, 2008

Pakistan confirmed as hosts

Champions Trophy 2008

The ICC board has decided to go ahead with staging the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, as originally planned, ending months of speculation over the venue in light of security concerns... more

Jul 24, 2008

Nottinghamshire set Friday deadline for Laxman

County cricket

Nottinghamshire have given VVS Laxman, the Indian batsman, time until Friday to decide whether he will represent the county this season... more

Jul 24, 2008

WICB, Digicel head to arbitration

Stanford 20/20 for 20

With talks failing to bring resolution to their dispute over the sponsorship rights for the November 1 Stanford 20/20 All-Star match, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and chief sponsors Digicel will head to arbitration... more

Jul 24, 2008

Central plank to rank outsider

Andrew Miller

Matthew Hoggard's demise as an international cricketer has been swift and has barely provoked comment... more

Jul 24, 2008

You can't be serious

Cricinfo XI

Eleven players whose selection for their debut Test came in for criticism... more

Jul 24, 2008

Raising the standard for a memorable win

Diaries

Some work with the bat, not too much with the ball, but a great win and a big boost for the rest of the tour... more

Jul 24, 2008

Miller and Vaughan settle differences

England v South Africa, 2nd npower Test, Headingley

Geoff Miller has had a meeting with Michael Vaughan to dispel differences over the selection of fast bowler Darren Pattinson for the second Test against South Africa... more

Jul 24, 2008

Bangladesh seal thrilling one-wicket win

Derbyshire v Bangladesh A, Derby, 3nd day

Bangladesh A survived a fine comeback by Derbyshire's bowlers to record a thrilling one-wicket win on the final day at Derby. Sajidul Islam struck the winning run to squeeze his side over the line off the penultimate delivery... more

Jul 23, 2008

Brown and Benham thwart Lancashire

County Championship round-up

A round-up of the County Championship action on July 23, 2008... more

Jul 23, 2008

Wagh extends Notts' advantage

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

John Ward reports from the second day at Trent Bridge, where Grim batting characterised Nottinghamshire's determined efforts to build a match-winning total against Yorkshire... more

Jul 23, 2008

Dropping Kallis the worst moment - Strydom

South Africa cricket

Joubert Strydom, who recently resigned as South Africa's chairman of selectors, has said dropping Jacques Kallis from the squad for the World Twenty20 last year was the worst moment in his four-year tenure as a selecto... more

Jul 23, 2008