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In the New Zealand Herald, David Leggat writes that anything less than a three-Test series is meaningless, for the sake of protecting Test cricket. Three in the ongoing home series against Zimbabwe may be pushing it too far, but one Test isn’t enough to prepare either team for further challenges in the season. Remember the great majority of money comes from broadcasting deals, and put this in a New Zealand context. The turnstiles weren’t exactly whirring at McLean Park last week. Would more people have turned up if admission was…

Brad Hodge has played his last game as Bushranger, the veteran batsman announcing his retirement from domestic one-day matches, despite being the leading run scorer in the Ryobi Cup this season.

The Brisbane Heat have pulled off the upset of the season by holding on for a nail-biting three-run victory over the previously undefeated Hobart Hurricanes at the Gabba

Defending champions Rajasthan will take on Hyderabad in the quarter-finals of the 2011-12 Ranji Trophy in a rematch of their season opener last year

On a gloomy day at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Punjab became the first team to take the first-innings lead against Karnataka this season

Maybe it’s the spirit of the season, maybe it’s age, maybe it’s just empathy, but when Harbhajan Singh asks critics to lay off Ricky Ponting, it does raise eyebrows. “I don’t think Ponting is finished and I think people are making a big mistake by writing him off,” Harbhajan said in response to calls for Ponting to be dropped for the upcoming Test series against India. “Australian fans should not put pressure on Ponting. He is only one innings away from finding his top form.” Bowler and batsman have previous,…

Tim Paine, Australia’s heir-apparent wicket keeper, has been ruled out of the rest of the season and faces an uncertain future in the game

Western Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi believes his more relaxed approach to cricket has led to his improvement in form through this season and a recall to the Sheffield Shield side.

Sean Ervine, the Hampshire allrounder, has signed for Zimbabwean side Matabeleland Tuskers for the remainder of the season.

Victoria continued to recover from their disastrous start to the season, with an emphatic win against Tasmania making it two on the trot, after having suffered reversals in their first three games