Eoin Morgan and Michael Yardy steadied England's nerves with a game-breaking stand of 67 in 7.1 overs, as Pakistan succumbed to a five-wicket defeat in the first Twenty20 at Cardiff

Cricinfo previews the 1st Twenty20 International between England and Pakistan at Cardiff

Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has joined four of his players in revealing he reported suspicious approaches while on tour to the team's manager

Canada captain Ashish Bagai has said that his team can make it to the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2011

Kevin Pietersen's rehabilitation in county cricket seems to be paying off after he made his first hundred in any format for 18 months

It was fitting that after 15 years in the game James Kirtley should bow out on the ground that has been his home since boyhood

Imran Tahir is still on course to sign off his time with Warwickshire in a Lord's showpiece after securing a spot in the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals in a Group C decider with under-strength Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston

James Franklin and Chris Taylor both hit centuries as Gloucestershire beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks but it wasn't enough to earn the Gladiators a last-four spot in the Clydesdale Bank 40

An unbeaten century from Alastair Cook made sure Essex avenged their 10-wicket defeat by Yorkshire in the first Clydesdale Bank 40 League match of the season by gaining a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the return fixture at Headingley

A maiden half-century for Luke Procter carried Lancashire Lightning to an entertaining four-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Worcestershire Royals at Liverpool

Former England batsman Owais Shah marked his final one-day appearance for Middlesex with an unbeaten half-century that helped steer the Panthers to a comfortable seven-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Derbyshire at Lord's

Harry Gurney claimed career-best figures of 5 for 24 as the Leicestershire Foxes closed their Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign with a 14-run victory over Hampshire Hawks at Grace Road - their first win at home in the competition since the opening match of the

Peter Trego's career-best 147 and a blistering 90 not out from Jos Buttler clinched Somerset a home semi-final in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a 249-run thrashing of Glamorgan

Durham's Neil Killeen was denied victory in his final match before retirement as Kent defended a modest total of 144

Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland's chief executive, has denied that the Irish cricket team was placed under any undue pressure to travel to Zimbabwe for an Intercontinental Cup match and one-day series in September

Anil Kumble has said the speed at which teams adapt to the pitches in South Africa will be crucial to their success in the Champions League Twenty20

Pakistan's one-day captain, Shahid Afridi, has issued a public apology on behalf of the three players suspended by the ICC

Rahul Dravid, the India batsman, has called the ICC's move to hand out first-ever suspensions to three Pakistan cricketers for irregular behaviour under the Anti-Corruption Code a "positive step"

South Africa A cruised to a seven-wicket victory against Sri Lanka A at the P Sara Oval on Saturday to maintain their unbeaten run in the triangular series

The three Pakistan players at the centre of the spot-fixing controversy were questioned by police in London until late Friday evening