The welcome

Dec 12, 2010:

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Chittagong

Tamim steers Bangladesh to series win

Dec 12, 2010: Tamim Iqbal's explosive 95 blew away Zimbabwe on a slow Chittagong pitch on which the visitors had limped to 188 for 6

The Ashes 2010-11

Prior century earns England draw

Dec 12, 2010: Matt Prior brought up his first century of the tour and enjoyed some valuable time in the middle, but England's tour match fizzled out to a drizzly draw

Dreaming with his eyes open

Dec 12, 2010: South Africa's opponents beware: AB de Villiers could become your worst nightmare

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Division One, 8th round, 2nd day

Waqas seven-for puts Sialkot on top

Dec 11, 2010: A round-up of the second day of the eighth round of Division One of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Division Two, 8th round, 2nd day

Quetta stare at another defeat

Dec 11, 2010: Round-up of the second day of the eighth round of Division Two of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

The Ashes 2010-11

MacGill slams selection panel

Dec 11, 2010: Stuart MacGill, the former Australian Test legspinner, has slammed the decision of his country's selectors to call up Michael Beer

Ranji Trophy Plate League, 5th round, 4th day

Andhra and Maharashtra make semi-finals

Dec 11, 2010: Round-up of the fourth day of the fifth round of the Ranji Trophy Plate League

Ranji Trophy 2010-11, Super League, 6th round, 4th day

Railways shock Delhi by 22 runs

Dec 11, 2010: Round-up of the fourth day of the sixth round of the Ranji Trophy Super League

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Chittagong

Teams hope rain stays away

Dec 11, 2010: ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth ODI between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in Chittagong

Pakistan news

Malik, Kamran denied permission to play in Bangladesh

Dec 11, 2010: Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and former captain Shoaib Malik have been denied permission by the PCB to play league cricket in Bangladesh

The IPL Mess

BCCI retains three-member disciplinary panel

Dec 11, 2010: In what could be a setback to Lalit Modi in his battle against the BCCI, the Indian board has decided to retain the three-member disciplinary panel appointed to probe the charges against him

Pakistan news

Wasim Bari in anti-corruption role

Dec 11, 2010: Wasim Bari, former wicketkeeper and former chief operating officer of the board, has been appointed Director of Education and Training

Queensland v WA, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane

Bulls steady on rainy Brisbane day

Dec 11, 2010: Queensland made a steady start in reply to Western Australia's 331 but rain ruined much of the second day at the Gabba

Knights v Dolphins, MTN40, final, Centurion

van Wyk leads Knights to win in finals

Dec 11, 2010: A half-century by Morne van Wyk and a tight performance in the field from the Knights took the them to victory in the MTN40 finals, as they beat the Titans by eight wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis method

South Africa v India, 1st Test, Centurion

Centurion pitch will have a 'bit of bounce'

Dec 11, 2010: The Centurion pitch for the first Test between South Africa and India starting on December 16 will not be a trampoline, subject to the weather, the groundsman at Supersport Park, Hilbert Smith, has said

The Ashes 2010-11

Collingwood shines on dreary day

Dec 11, 2010: Paul Collingwood enlivened an insufferably dull day of cricket with three wickets in five overs

Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth

Michael Beer surprised at Test call-up

Dec 11, 2010: Michael Beer's selection for the third Test in Perth was a shock to everyone in Australian cricket - not least to Beer himself

Rewind to ... 1977

The thirty-year feud

Dec 11, 2010: In a week where Ian Botham and Ian Chappell had to be prised apart in a car park, Martin Williamson looks back at the 33-year feud between the pair

Thanks Johnners and The Best Views from the Boundary

A soap opera we enjoy

Dec 11, 2010: Two books on Test Match Special highlight the show's humour and charm as well as its tendency to celebrate itself more than the game