Strauss: I'm not tired of captaincy
Andrew Strauss insists he is "not even close" to thinking he has had enough of the England captaincy, despite his long and vain search for his 20th Test century.
New foxes deal for Joseph
Leicestershire pace bowler Robbie Joseph will stay at Grace Road until at least the end of the season after agreeing a new deal with the club.
Surrey secure Mushtaq for a month
England spin coach Mushtaq Ahmed has agreed to join Surrey as a bowling coach and mentor on a month-long deal.
Buckingham Palace honours Bird
English umpiring great Harold "Dickie" Bird was presented with an honour at Buckingham Palace in recognition of his outstanding sporting career and charity work.
Clarke to drive in Queensland rally
Michael Clarke will swap his cricket whites for a driving suit when he takes part in the International Rally of Queensland this month, organisers announced.
Roach, Rampaul raring to fire
West Indies' pace attack reported fit and well at Lord's ahead of Thursday's first Test against England.
Lara: Chanderpaul should bat at three
Shivnarine Chanderpaul should be batting at number three for West Indies, according to Brian Lara.
Batsmen cause concern for Windies
West Indies' pace attack reported fit and well at Lord's on Tuesday, from their minor niggles - but the bigger question marks for the first Test surround the tourists' callow batsmen.
Gavaskar backs BCCI's decision
Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday supported BCCI for suspending five uncapped Indian players as allegation of spot-fixing in the IPL surfaced through a television sting operation.
Lorgat could take up top SA role
ICC's outgoing chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, said he would be open to an offer from Cricket South Africa, which may soon have to search for a new boss following Gerald Majola's suspension.
Surrey drop Ramprakash
Surrey have dropped veteran batsman Mark Ramprakash for their LV= County Championship clash with Somerset.
Prior: No room for complacency
Matt Prior is adamant there will be no room for complacency as England set out to restate their credentials as Test's No.1 team against the West Indies at Lord's.
Mushtaq unlikely to be Pak bowling coach
Former Pakistan Test leg-spinner, Mushtaq Amed is unlikely to be appointed as the new bowling coach of the national cricket team.
Maken: Hope BCCI take prompt action
Sports Minister Ajay Maken said the onus lies with the BCCI as far as the IPL spot-fixing is concerned.
Punjab govt to honour Yuvraj
Yuvraj Singh will be honoured by the Punjab government for his "outstanding contribution" to the Indian cricket team's win in the Wold Cup last year.




















