Duffin returns to face Bangladesh
Terrance Duffin is back to bolster Zimbabwe's top order © AFP Terrance Duffin will return to the Zimbabwe side for the ODI series against Bangladesh after recovering from surgery on torn ligaments in his left…
West Indies through without impressing
West Indies 204 for 4 (Lara 44*, Gayle 40) beat Zimbabwe 202 for 5 (Williams 70, Taylor 50) by six wicketsScorecardHow they were out - ZimbabweHow they were out - West Indies Brian Lara on…
Bangladesh and Ireland must lift – Ponting
Ricky Ponting did not expect Bangladesh and Ireland to make it into the Super Eights © Getty Images Ricky Ponting believes Bangladesh and Ireland will need to improve on their group-stage efforts to be competitive…
Australia allow Tait to have wide role
Shaun Tait knows he will always spray his deliveries © Getty Images Troy Cooley, the Australia bowling coach, does not plan any major rebuilding of Shaun Tait's action despite him averaging five wides a game.…
Sussex start defence in style
Never been away: Mushtaq Ahmed was straight back into the wickets for Sussex © Getty Images It was as though the 2006 season never finished at Hove as Mushtaq Ahmed's 6 for 74 put Sussex…
Tasmania retain their coach
Tim Coyle will help the Tigers try to win back-to-back Pura Cups next year © Getty Images Tim Coyle will continue as coach of Tasmania next season after he missed out on replacing Tim Nielsen…
Warwickshire drop Bell for semi-final
England have released the five players whose counties are in the Friends Provident Trophy semi-finals. Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Steve Harmison and Kevin Pietersen are all available, pending fitness tests.But Bell will not…
New Zealand A cleansweep Twenty20 phase
South Australia's Cullen Bailey displayed his Twenty20 skills for Australian Academy but New Zealand A were too strong © Getty Images The opener Neil Broom blasted New Zealand A to their second consecutive win in…
Ireland prepare to weather the Scotland storm
Two of the oldest rivals in international cricket, Scotland and Ireland, go head to head in the Intercontinental Cup at Stormont from Thursday with advantage very much with the hosts and defending champions.Ireland have announced…
A fitting finale awaits
Only a win can ensure Michael Vaughan continues his unbeaten home series record as captain © Getty Images Amid all the furore that surrounded the teams' behaviour in the second Test at Trent Bridge, it…