South Africa call up McLaren and Kleinveldt

South Africa squads 2008-09

Ryan McLaren and Rory Kleinveldt are in line for international debuts while Johan Botha is preparing to captain South Africa for the first time after Cricket South Africa announced squads for their upcoming series... more

Oct 7, 2008

McGain confident White can step up

Australia in India 2008-09

Bryce McGain believes Cameron White's legspin could be a valuable tool in the Test series against India after McGain was forced out of the tour with a shoulder injury... more

Oct 7, 2008

Jhulan Goswami to captain India

Indian women in Australia 2008

Jhulan Goswami, the fast bowler, has been appointed captain and former captain Anjum Chopra finds a place in the 15-member squad to tour Australia ... more

Oct 7, 2008

New Zealand's practice match washed out

New Zealand v Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Fatullah

New Zealand's only practice match ahead of their ODIs against Bangladesh has been called off without a ball being bowled... more

Oct 7, 2008

Casson gets his chance in the Sheffield Shield

Sheffield Shield 2008-09

Beau Casson will have his first chance to impress since being overlooked for the Test tour of India when he lines up in New South Wales' Sheffield Shield side on Friday. The Blues begin their title defence against Western Australia in Perth... more

Oct 7, 2008

Hayden inspired by tension with Harbhajan

Australia in India 2008-09

Matthew Hayden has said that he will be the beneficiary if Harbhajan Singh gets distracted by any ongoing tension between the pair during the upcoming Test series... more

Oct 7, 2008

A strange and sublime rivalry

Features

How does India, a team that has never consistently staked a claim to No. 2, repeatedly manage to look the mighty Australians in the eye and not flinch?... more

Oct 7, 2008

Athers, Sunny and I

Aakash Chopra

An opener on his inspirations... more

Oct 7, 2008

The vicar's son, the rebel and the poet

John Snow

His style and charisma were natural and irresistible to a ten-year-old back in the 1960s... more

Oct 7, 2008

Fast men on slow tracks

Features

What will Australia's quick bowlers need to do to succeed in India? We asked a few experts... more

Oct 7, 2008

Lots of ODIs but no Tests, and the oldest one-day players

Ask Steven

ODI stalwarts who never played a Test, the manager of South Africa's fractious 1960 tour of England, and the man who bowled more than ten overs in an ODI... more

Oct 7, 2008

Baseball, golf and a little bit of cricket

The Week That Was

Baseball comes to Somerset, Vaughan picks up his clubs, and Warne names his top 100... more

Oct 7, 2008

Ramprakash suspended for two matches

County news

Mark Ramprakash has been suspended for Surrey's first two County Championship matches of the 2009 season... more

Oct 6, 2008

Arafat becomes second-highest Twenty20 wicket-taker

RBS Twenty20 Cup 2008-09

Yasir Arafat, the Pakistan allrounder representing Rawalpindi Rams in the RBS Twenty20 Cup, has become the second-highest wicket-taker in this format... more

Oct 6, 2008

Zimbabwe struggle to obtain visas

T20 Canada 2008

Zimbabwe are struggling to get visas ahead of the quadrangular Twenty20 tournament in Toronto and the organisers may have to call in a replacement team... more

Oct 6, 2008

'It's my turn now to stand up' - Ponting

Australia in India 2008-09

It has been ten years since Ricky Ponting first landed in India to play a Test, and he's more desperate than ever to score some runs... more

Oct 6, 2008

Karachi Dolphins win third straight

RBS Twenty20 Cup 2008-09

A round-up of the third day's matches of the RBS Twenty20 Cup... more

Oct 6, 2008

Committee to investigate claims against Taibu

Zimbabwe cricket

Zimbabwe Cricket has set up an independent committee to investigate allegations that former captain Tatenda Taibu and the board's finance general manager Esther Lupepe were involved in a public row last week... more

Oct 6, 2008

Petersen double sets up Lions victory

SuperSport Series round-up

The South African domestic season began last week with the opening round of SuperSport Series matches. Cricinfo rounds-up the action from the first three matches... more

Oct 6, 2008

Canada ban their captain

T20 Canada 2008

Zubin Surkari has been handed a two-game suspension and fined by the Canadian Cricket Association for conduct and behaviour-related charges... more

Oct 6, 2008

Tickets selling well for Canadian Twenty20

T20 Canada 2008

The Canadian Cricket Association has confirmed that tickets are selling fast for the T20 Canada 2008 tournament ... more

Oct 6, 2008

Bangladesh include three uncapped players

New Zealand in Bangladesh 2008-09

Bangladesh have included three uncapped youngsters in their squad for three one-day internationals against New Zealand... more

Oct 6, 2008

South Africa venues announced for Intercontinental Cup final

Intercontinental Cup 2007

The ICC has confirmed the two possible dates and venues - both of which are in South Africa - for the final of the Intercontinental Cup... more

Oct 6, 2008

Hathurusingha picks out three to watch

Sri Lanka A in South Africa

Sri Lanka A's recent tour to South Africa has unearthed three potential players for the future, according to coach Chandika Hathurusingha... more

Oct 6, 2008

New Zealand crush poor India

India A v New Zealand A, 2nd Test, Chennai, 4th day

New Zealand A ensured their tour of India ended on a positive note with a crushing 133-run win over India A in Chennai... more

Oct 6, 2008

Former New Zealand opener Wynne Bradburn dies

Wynne Bradburn 1938-2008

Wynne Bradburn, who played two Tests for New Zealand against South Africa in 1963-64, has died at the age of 69... more

Oct 6, 2008

Oval ball to red ball in Pacific Islands

MCC in Fiji and Samoa

The sporting landscape of Fiji and Samoa is dominated by the oval ball, but for the next two weeks the focus will be on a little red object as the MCC arrive for a six-match tour... more

Oct 6, 2008

I no longer felt required - Bashar

Bangladesh cricket

Habibul Bashar says that a lack of respect from the team management prompted decision to join ICL... more

Oct 6, 2008

Seniors striving to live up to own benchmarks - Dhoni

Australia in India 2008-09

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that Indian's experienced middle-order batsmen are burdened more by their own high expectations than that of the fans and the media... more

Oct 6, 2008

Duncan Fletcher set to join Hampshire

County news

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher is poised to return to the game in an advisory role with Hampshire... more

Oct 6, 2008