A partnership of 206 between Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke signalled a return to form for the pair against Northamptonshire today.

Led by Sangakkara and the seamers, Asia have defeated Africa by 17 runs to square the three match series in style.

Kevin Curran has taken over the hot seat of the Zimbabwe national side and hopes to revive Zimbabwe’s cricketing fortunes.

Sachin Tendulkar remains hopeful of making his return to international cricket next month from the ongoing tennis elbow injury.

Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Andre Adams and Jeetan Patel have joined NZ’s touring party for the upcoming triangular one-day series.

Australia’s One Day International against Scotland at the Citylets Grange in Edinburgh has been washed out due to persistent rain.

At Edgbaston nine days ago the cricketing world hung on a two-run victory. Today, the same margin was greeted by total indifference.

Despite periods of resistance, Shane Bond took match best figures to help New Zealand win by an innings and 46 runs at Bulawayo.

Despite a greatly improved performance from the first test, Zimbabwe are still facing a 2-0 whitewash.

Brilliant morning spell from Shane Bond has put NZ in control early in the second test, but Zimbabwe fought back well late in the day.