Ramprakash extends Surrey contract to 2009
Mark Ramprakash will be at the Oval until at least 2009 © Getty Images Mark Ramprakash has committed himself to county cricket for at least another three years after extending his Surrey contract to 2009.…
Gabba falls foul of board's sponsor deal
The Gabba's international future is under threat because of a dispute between two rival brewers.Cricket Australia meets next week to formally allocate Test and ODIs for 2007-08. While Brisbane has been provisionally handed the first…
Gough renews feud with Graveney
Darren Gough: still disappointed to be missing the World Cup © Getty Images Despite his delight at being named as Yorkshire's new captain, Darren Gough could not resist renewing his feud with David Graveney, England's…
New Zealand keen to exploit Jamaica bounce
Shane Bond has recovered from a stomach bug that forced him to miss the game against Australia © Getty Images Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, believes Sri Lanka's top order is a weakness that…
Excellent Essex consign Surrey to first defeat
South Conference Alastair Cook's flowing century helped Essex to the win © Getty Images Essex put in a tremendous performance to consign Surrey to their first defeat and keep their own hopes alive. Under Mark…
Sri Lankan development squad to host Indian academy
The Sri Lankan development squad, which recently completed a tour of Bangladesh, will host India's National Cricket Academy for two warm-up fixtures, two four-day games and three limited-over matches in August.This is the first time…
Butt named Malik's deputy
Salman Butt not only retained his place in the side, but has also been appointed Malik's deputy until December © AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Salman Butt as Pakistan's vice-captain until December.…
Prolific Sangakkara puts Sri Lanka in command
Stumps Sri Lanka 500 for 4 (Sangakkara 222*, Jayawardene 165) lead Bangladesh 131 by 369 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Encore: Sangakkara did an encore with yet another double hundred as he toyed…
Arthur denies South Africa's drinking culture
Mickey Arthur denies he's too soft on his players © Getty Images Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, has denied the existence of a drinking culture within the national team. He was responding to comments…
MCC reveals economic impact of Lord's
A increase of 5000 in the ground's capacity would boost the matches' annual local economic impact by between £3m and £3.8m, the report revealed © Getty Images Test matches hosted at Lord's boost the local…