Cricket

Monty Panesar was overlooked again this week as England flew out James Tredwell

Panesar starts healing process on the Highveld

England's forgotten man is in South Africa trying to find form and confidence

Inside Cricket

Tendulkar celebrates 20 years with century

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Twenty years and five days after his first Test appearance, Sachin Tendulkar made his 43rd century yesterday. It was less dazzling than most of the previous 42 but there was a sense of inevitability that he would mark his two decades as an international batsman and it ensured that India saved the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad.

England one-day match abandoned

Friday, 20 November 2009

England's first one-day international against South Africa was washed out at the Wanderers today.

England promise a better fight

Friday, 20 November 2009

Strauss rises above South African jibes as his side aim to prove stiffer opposition on the site of previous one-day disasters

Strauss will not return to Twenty20

Friday, 20 November 2009

Andrew Strauss has confirmed he has no plans to go back on his decision to stop playing Twenty20 cricket.

Sri Lankans in record stand

Friday, 20 November 2009

Mahela Jayawardene and Prasanna Jayawardene broke a 72-year-old world record yesterday as Sri Lanka took a 334-run first-innings lead on the fourth day of the first Test against India.

Collingwood hits peak of career built on courage

Thursday, 19 November 2009

England's new one-day appearances record holder has made most of his ability

Middlesex want Tendulkar after signing Gilchrist

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Middlesex have signed Adam Gilchrist for the group matches of next season's Twenty20 Cup - and are confident of securing Sachin Tendulkar as well.

Swann ruled out for England

Thursday, 19 November 2009

England's injury woes increased today when it was announced spinner Graeme Swann will miss the first two one-day internationals against South Africa due to a side strain.

South Africa coach raises stakes in mind games

Thursday, 19 November 2009

While England appear to trust that virtue will bring its own reward on their tour of South Africa, the hosts are having a high old time escalating the mischief. If the England coach, Andy Flower, hoped for a moment that his declared intention not to comment on the opposition would persuade his opponents into silence he was wrong. Quite wrong.