INTERNATIONAL CRICKET NEWS

New Zealand have gone back to a familiar but inconsistent batsman in Mathew Sinclair as they attempt to challenge Australia

Ricky Ponting has called Michael Clarke a definite starter for Friday's first Test against New Zealand in Wellington

Half-centuries from Ashen Fernando and captain Dinesh Walpita helped S. Thomas' College fight out a draw against Royal College in the Inter School's Annual Big Match

Plays of the Day from the IPL game between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils in Mohali

A preview of the game between Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

A preview of the fifth ODI between West Indies and Zimbabwe at Kingstown

Rajasthan need Shaun Tait to make more of an impact than he did in the opening game

Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals captain, has described Yusuf Pathan's brutal 37-ball century against Mumbai Indians as the best innings he's seen in his 21-year career

Gautam Gambhir followed up inspired moves in the field with an old-fashioned innings full of sensible strokeplay and saved a glittering batting line-up the blushes in a straightforward chase

Paul Collingwood talks about his tenth Test hundred

A round-up of the quarter-final matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy that took place on March 13

The second-fastest Twenty20 hundred, a 37-ball assault from Yusuf Pathan, as delicate as it was brutal, wasn't enough on a day that precious little was contributed by the other Rajasthan Royals players

As opening matches of campaigns go, Bangalore have one of the toughest, against Kolkata Knight Riders at a fiercely partisan Eden Gardens

Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad shared five wickets as England built on a commanding batting display by reducing Bangladesh to 154 for 5 at Chittagong

Mitchell Johnson is putting the lessons learned from his difficult tour of England last year to use in New Zealand

Cricket Australia is waiting for confirmation of Michael Clarke's travel plans to New Zealand for the two-Test series

Tim Southee and Shane Bond ensured New Zealand's series finished on a high but with the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy already conceded, it was only a consolation victory for the hosts over Australia

West Indies captain Chris Gayle has described the series-winning display in the fourth ODI in Kingstown as a "team effort", but he's also called for improvement after the hosts struggled in their chase of 142

Half-centuries from Ashwell Prince and Jacques Kallis, and a combined bowling effort, helped a star-studded Warriors team inflict a crushing defeat over Lions in Port Elizabeth and take home the Pro20 title