Controversial umpire Darrell Hair has resigned from the International Cricket Council’s elite umpires panel, an ICC spokesperson said on Friday.
Michael Vaughan stepped down as England captain on Sunday with the timing that finally deserted him on the field but with his reputation intact.
South Africa stubbornly defied the England bowlers again in the opening session of the final day of the first Test at Lord’s on Monday.
Ian Bell completed his eighth Test century on Friday in a significant innings for himself and his team on the second day of the first Test against SA.
South Africa will display bowling firepower reminiscent of the great West Indies side of the 1980s at Lord’s this week.
A bittersweet legacy from the brutalities of the apartheid years lingers in South African sport. Only whites represented the republic until 1970.
The England and Wales Cricket Board on Wednesday cancelled Zimbabwe’s tour of England next year.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was granted permission on Tuesday to continue his revolutionary switch-hitting tactics.
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram chose the right occasion and the perfect venue to score his first Test century against England on Monday with a match-saving innings in the first Test at Lord’s. New Zealand held an overall lead of only 78 with four wickets down when wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum retired hurt and was taken to hospital after a blow to his left forearm.
Wales coach Warren Gatland will take his strongest available side to South Africa for two Tests against the world champions in June after guiding his team to the Six Nations grand slam in his first season in charge. In recent years, Six Nations sides have rested leading players when travelling to the Southern Hemisphere in the off-season.