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Swann: We're in the box seat

Graeme Swann believes England are in a "magnificent position" to clinch the first Test against Bangladesh, but warned that the hosts will be no pushovers.

England flounder after lack of follow-on

England managed a commanding lead after declining to enforce the follow-on on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh.

Coventry half-century helps Zimbabwe to 161

Zimbabwe recovered from a woeful start to record 161 all out in the final one-day international against West Indies.

Kumble laments poor batting display

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble blamed his batsmen for their seven-wicket defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Knight Riders down Royal Challengers

An excellent all-round display from the Kolkata Knight Riders took them to a seven-wicket victory over Bangalore.

IPL trumps Tests

Afforded the luxury of watching England take on Bangladesh and the Indian Premier League simultaneously, Alan Tyers finds himself tickled pink by the latter.

Sangakkara wants to get back to basics

Kings XI Punjab captain Kumar Sangakkara has told his team they must put their opening-match loss to the Delhi Daredevils behind them ahead of a long Indian Premier Legaue campaign.

Sinclair back for New Zealand

New Zealand have called up Mathew Sinclair as cover going into the first Test against Australia.

Dominant England in full control

Paul Collingwood became England's second centurion of the match and Bangladesh surrendered five first innings wickets as the tourists moved into a dominant position on day two of the first Test.

Colly hails Swann impact

Paul Collingwood praised spin bowler Graeme Swann after he took a wicket in the first over for the 12th time for England

Delhi squeeze past Kings XI

Gautam Gambhir began his captaincy with the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL on a winning note, smacking a half-century to guide his team to a five-wicket win.

Warne: Pathan's innings the best ever

Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne described Yusuf Pathan's blistering century against the Mumbai Indians as the best he had ever seen.

Vettori: Batsmen have to perform

A sterling bowling effort earned New Zealand a 51-run win against Australia to end the Chappell-Hadlee series on a positive note in Wellington.

Mumbai survive Pathan's incredible ton

Yusuf Pathan struck the fastest century yet in the IPL but it was not enough as the Rajasthan Royals went down by four runs to the Mumbai Indians.

Black Caps clinch final one-dayer

Four wickets apiece for Shane Bond and Tim Southee lifted New Zealand to a 51-run win over Australia in the final Chappell-Hadlee one-day international.