A period of experimentation with New Zealand’s top order batting lineup has come to an end.

Michael Clarke and Matthew Hoggard played key roles in the fourth day at Adelaide, but the second test looks set to be a draw.

Half-centuries from Bangladeshi openers Shahriar Nafees and Mehrab Hossain secured a comfortable victory over Zimbabwe.

An efficient 92 not out from AB de Villiers helped South Africa to an easy win over India today.

Brett Lee was cited for excessive appealling during the second Ashes test yesterday, by match referee Jeff Crowe.

Darren Lehmann has expressed his interest in coaching England, should the position become vacant.

England are on top at the end of the third days play at the Adelaide Oval with the Aussies still trailing by 239 runs.

Sri Lanka eased their way into their New Zealand tour with a draw against Otago at Dunedin’s University Oval.

Dwayne Bravo has withdrawn from the West Indies one-day squad in Pakistan and is returning home for personal reasons.

Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya put the Otago bowling attack to the sword on day 3 after the tourists dismissed the locals for 276.