Bangladesh in West Indies 2009

Nazmul named as back-up for Mortaza

Jul 13, 2009: Mortaza injured his right knee while bowling on the third day of the first Test against the West Indies in St Vincent

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Colombo, 2nd day

Gul and Ajmal lead fightback

Jul 13, 2009: With session returns of 5 for 62, there was little doubt that the first two hours of the day clearly belonged to Pakistan

West Indies contracts row

Adams calls for stronger leadership in West Indies board

Jul 13, 2009: Jimmy Adams has said the ongoing dispute between the West Indies board and the local players association can only be solved by strong leaders in the board

West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Kingstown, 4th day

We are eyeing a target of around 300 - Tamim

Jul 12, 2009: Tamim Iqbal was confident of a Bangladesh win for he felt West Indies would struggle against Shakib Al Hasan on a turning pitch on the final day

England v Australia, 1st npower Test, Cardiff, 5th day

Strauss relieved by tailenders' heroics

Jul 12, 2009: Andrew Strauss lavished praise on the character of his lower-order, but admitted that the final stages of the match had been "horrible" to watch

England v Australia, 1st npower Test, Cardiff, 5th day

Ponting angered by England tactics

Jul 12, 2009: Ricky Ponting delivered a stinging critique of England's gamesmanship after a contentious final session in which the hosts' 12th man and physiotherapist made multiple visits to the centre

England v Australia, 1st npower Test, Cardiff, 5th day

Ponting refuses to mope

Jul 12, 2009: Ricky Ponting insisted he was not let down by Australia's dramatic near miss after watching an impregnable position turn into a gut-wrenching draw

England U-19s v Bangladesh U-19s, 2nd Test, Derby

Northeast anchors England win ton

Jul 12, 2009: Sam Northeast, the Kent batsman, marked his Under-19 Test debut with 107 on the opening day of the second Test against Bangladesh at Derby.

England v Australia, women's Test, Worcester, 3rd day

Time running out for Australia

Jul 12, 2009: England's Beth Morgan did a Paul Collingwood, scratching and grinding out a vital half-century while Laura Marsh - admittedly a slightly better batsman than Monty Panesar - offered 38 as England's women continued to defy Australia at Worcester

Ireland v Kenya, 3rd ODI, Dublin

Stirling, McCallan set up Ireland whitewash

Jul 12, 2009: Over the past two years, Ireland have replaced Kenya as the best Associate, and again today in the third ODI at Clontarf, the home side proved their worth with a tense four-run win

Yorkshire v Durham, County Championship, 3rd day, Headingley

Yorkshire edging tight contest

Jul 12, 2009: Durham spent a tense third day at the wicket as they fought to extract themselves from a tough position Yorkshire

England v Australia, 1st npower Test, Cardiff, 5th day

Heroes, handbags and halfwits

Jul 12, 2009: Andrew Miller presents the plays from a thrilling fifth day at Cardiff

West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Kingstown, 4th day

Tamim century puts Bangladesh in charge

Jul 12, 2009: Tamim Iqbal hit his maiden hundred and shared a century stand with Junaid Siddique to hand Bangladesh a 252-run lead

England v Australia, 1st npower Test, Cardiff, 5th day

Airline protesters interrupt Test

Jul 12, 2009: The final day of the first Ashes Test at Cardiff was interrupted by a pitch invasion involving two protesters campaigning against the recruitment policies of a discount airline

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day

Patience and hard work pays off for Kulasekara

Jul 12, 2009: Nuwan Kulasekara remains the highest-ranked bowler in one-day internationals, but is fast proving to be a force to be reckoned with in Test cricket

Netherlands v Canada, 2nd ODI, Amstelveen

Wash-out hands Netherlands the series

Jul 12, 2009: A wash-out in the second one-dayer in Amstelveen gave hosts Netherlands the short series over Canada

England v Australia, 1st npower Test, Cardiff, 5th day

England pull off great escape

Jul 12, 2009: James Anderson and Monty Panesar produced the most important innings of their lives as England's final wicket survived 11.3 overs to pull off a thrilling escape at Cardiff

County Championship round-up

Horton and Laxman steer Lancashire home

Jul 12, 2009: A round-up from the latest County Championship matches as Lancashire wrap up a seven-wicket victory against Worcestershire and Somerset force Hampshire to follow on

Americas Under-19 Championship 2009

Unbeaten Canada win Americas Under-19 Championship

Jul 12, 2009: A round-up of the final day's action at the Americas Under-19 Championship 2009 in King City

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day

Sangakkara leads Sri Lanka's dominance

Jul 12, 2009: Sri Lanka have never won a home series against Pakistan, but they took huge strides towards rectifying that statistic with an utterly dominant performance with ball and bat on the first day at the P Sara Oval