India, the world's biggest nation of cricket fans, is set to get its own version of Wisden after publisher Bloomsbury signed a licensing deal with local firm FidelisWorld... more
Swann is confident he and the rest of the England team deserve their number one status, but acknowledges greater challenges lie ahead on the sub-continent this winter and next... more
Alastair Cook hit his second double-century in 11 Tests to maintain the sensational run of scoring that began in England's victorious Ashes campaign last winter... more
Fired up England, boosted by an excellent display from Tim Bresnan, set tourists world record target of 478 and then bag six quick wickets to close in on victory... more
James Anderson bowled England to a memorable victory over India in the historic 2,000th Test, on a day when he also ended Sachin Tendulkar's Lord's dream... more
Tourists may boast the best batsmen in the game but Abhinav Mukund faces a tall order replacing Sehwag and the hosts must capitalise on his inexperience at Lord's
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Nine days' acclimatisation including only three days' competitive cricket are apparently all India require to ensure they are ready for battle when the First Test begins... more
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed five wickets as Sri Lanka bowled India out for a first-innings total of 642 on day two of the second Test in Kanpur... more
Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb century as Sri Lanka forced their way back on the second day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad... more
England have a bowling crisis for their one-day match against South Africa ‘A’ with Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Graeme Swann all ruled out while Paul Collingwood is a major doubt... more
Former India captain Rahul Dravid has been omitted from the one-day squad for the first two one-day internationals of the upcoming seven-match series against Australia... more
In the light of Andrew Strauss' recent issues with both sides of sportsmanship, we take a look at some of the best and worst moments of professional conduct from around the world.... more
Cricket greats Steve Waugh and Rahul Dravid have urged the sport's authorities to bring in a World Test Championship to stop the five-day game from dying altogether... more
More than a dozen former international captains will discuss whether Test cricket should be played under floodlights when they meet at Lord's next week... more
Cricket: Kevin Pietersen will have the chance to prove he can be a successful captain when he leads the Bangalore Royal Challengers on his Indian Premier League debut against Rajasthan Royals in Cape Town... more
England hero Graeme Swann admitted that “things just went a bit crazy” after he struck gold by taking two wickets in his first over as a Test bowler... more
England, written off by at least one foe and not given much chance by quite a few friends, came up with a script all of their own here today to stun the hosts.... more
Matt Prior chiselled out a half-century to keep England in the contest and justify - on batting grounds, at least - his recall to the Test team... more
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