Australian news

Hazlewood hopes for Test action

Aug 8, 2010: Josh Hazlewood, the New South Wales fast bowler, feels ready to step up to Test level if he gets the chance this summer

England v Pakistan, 2nd npower Test, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Butt plays down dead-ball row

Aug 7, 2010: Pakistan's problems were compounded on the second afternoon at Edgbaston as Umar Gul was sent for an MRI scan on a hamstring injury, and was ruled out of contention for the rest of the match

England v Pakistan, 2nd npower Test, Edgbaston, 2nd day

KP rides his luck in fight for form

Aug 7, 2010: Kevin Pietersen outscored the entire Pakistan team in his first-innings knock of 80 today, but it'll take a few layers of dust on the scorebook before that stat manages to outshine its mitigating circumstances

England U19 v Sri Lanka U19, 1st ODI, Cambridge

England hold their nerve in tense win

Aug 7, 2010: England Under-19 were made to work hard in another closely-fought encounter but held their nerve to defeat Sri Lanka Under-19 by three wickets with just four balls to spare at Fenner's

Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Cheltenham, 4th day

Mitchell's second ton seals six-wicket win

Aug 7, 2010: Daryl Mitchell's second century of the match and 94 from Moeen Ali led Worcestershire to a six-wicket win over Gloucestershire in their County Championship Division Two clash at Cheltenham

England v Pakistan, 2nd npower Test, Edgbaston, 2nd day

KP's travails, Amin's golden arm

Aug 7, 2010: Plays of the Day from the second day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston

Sri Lanka Board XI v South Africa A, Kandy, 1st day

Vandort leads Sri Lanka Board XI to 324 for 8

Aug 7, 2010: Michael Vandort's hard-hitting half-century was the cornerstone of Sri Lanka Board XI's first day total of 324-8 against South Africa

England v Pakistan, 2nd npower Test, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Gul sent for scan on hamstring

Aug 7, 2010: Pakistan's problems were compounded on the second afternoon at Edgbaston as Umar Gul was sent for an MRI scan on a hamstring injury, and was ruled out of contention for the rest of the match

Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, P Sara Oval, 5th day

Painful but satisfying - Laxman

Aug 7, 2010: VVS Laxman has said his century was a very important innings and that he has learnt to ignore the critics who question his place in the side

Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, P Sara Oval, 5th day

Dhoni hails "very very special" Laxman

Aug 7, 2010: MS Dhoni was full of praise for VVS Laxman after the latter's sublime century helped India win the third Test against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, P Sara Oval, 5th day

Poor batting cost us the Test - Sangakkara

Aug 7, 2010: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara admitted that poor batting yesterday cost his team the third and final Test against India at the P Sara Oval

England v Pakistan, 2nd npower Test, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Battling Pietersen gives England control

Aug 7, 2010: Pakistan's tortured top order will have to find new levels of resolve if they want to extend this Test beyond the third day after England built a lead of 179 at Edgbaston despite a late collapse

New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka

New Zealand crush Sri Lanka A by 185 runs

Aug 7, 2010: New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka A by 185 runs at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium as the hosts were dismissed for 91 chasing a stiff target of 276

India news

Uthappa to concentrate more on wicketkeeping

Aug 7, 2010: Robin Uthappa is set to make his comeback after shoulder surgery in a new role as a wicketkeeper-cum -middle-order batsman.

South Africa news

Paul Harris determined to make 2011 World Cup squad

Aug 7, 2010: Paul Harris has said that making the squad for the 2011 World Cup was a priority and that was part of the reason he moved to the Highveld Lions for the domestic season ahead

Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, P Sara Oval, 5th day

Laxman's century helps India draw series

Aug 7, 2010: The final day of the Test series lived up to its billing with India emerging victorious in a gripping contest to level the series and confound those who had doubted their depleted line-up

Sri Lanka tri-series 2010

Welegedara, Kandamby left out of tri-series

Aug 7, 2010: Sri Lanka have left out left-arm seamer Chanaka Welegedara and batsman Thilina Kandamby for the tri-series, which begins on August 10 in Dambulla

West Indies news

WICB announces list of approved cricket

Aug 7, 2010: The West Indies Cricket Board has announced the complete list of all approved cricket within its jurisdiction, with a view to protect the integrity of cricket in the region

New Zealand news

Ryder in trouble for late night noise

Aug 7, 2010: Jesse Ryder has added another chapter to his troubled career after being fined for "intoxicated and rowdy" behaviour at a hotel

England v Pakistan, 2nd npower Test, Edgbaston, 1st day

Pakistan perform like the Bangladesh of old

Aug 6, 2010: Anyone who witnessed that execrable contest at the SSC last week will agree that Test cricket is at its best when bowlers are backed by conditions that act as bait, and batsmen are forced to battle like salmon on the end of a hook