With 32 days until the World Cup begins, Scyld Berry writing in the Telegraph argues that the format for the upcoming tournament promises the lengthy first round will be packed with pointless matches.

No, it's not the Ashes

Ricky Ponting is a man under immense pressure and he blew his top in spectacular and ugly fashion when he remonstrated with Aleem Dar over an unsuccessful review

As the Ashes builds up to a Boxing Day crescendo Mike Selvey in the Guardian asks if Mitchell Johnson, chief destroyer at Perth, can repeat his heroics.

The Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) has handed batsman Deunte Darrell a six-month ban from international cricket and placed him on probation until October 2011 for misconduct on a tour of Barbados.

History imbues the Ashes with the sort of significance that goes beyond words

The Observer’s Emma John meets Kevin Pietersen and discovers a vastly different man from the all-conquering peacock that had just returned from scoring three hundreds in five one-day matches in South Africa in 2005.

Lautoka Voyagers marked their Fiji Elite Player League debut in style by beating defending champions Suva Capitals by 127 runs in Albert Park last week.

Paras Khadka - Nepal captain

County cricket followers are well known for being a hardy bunch – huddled under blankets and desperately grasping their Thermos flasks - they are used to braving most conditions to watch their local favourites in action.

Having spent his first two months as Prime Minister cutting spending across the country, David Cameron took a break on Friday to snip the ribbon at Chadlington Cricket Club instead and unveil their new match pitch.

In the midst of recession charities like Oxfam would welcome any scraps that come their way

In the Wisden Cricketer Blog , Lawrence Booth finds Ricky Ponting in no mood to praise England's limited-overs improvement after Eoin Morgan's century consigned Australia to a four-wicket defeat in the 1st ODI at the Rose Bowl.

Dwayne Leverock, the burly left-arm spinner that flew to fame during the 2007 World Cup, has come out of international retirement to join Bermuda's squad for the Intercontinental Shield game against UAE next month.

USA hammered Argentina by 119 runs in their Division One match of the ICC World Cricket League Americas Region in Bermuda

Macedonia is set to take a giant leap forward in its cricket development this summer as it prepares to play host to an invitational European Twenty20 tournament.

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