CYM Cricket News

Who wants the truth?
As claims of bookie approaches flood in, Alan Tyers wonders if the game's authorities will be able stomach the whole truth should it ever fully surface.

Broad: I'm educated on anti-corruption stuff
Stuart Broad insists there can be no excuse for any cricketer to be caught up in corruption because the warnings from on high are so explicit.

KP slapped with fine for 'f*** up' remark
Kevin Pietersen has been fined an undisclosed fee by the England and Wales Cricket Board following his outburst on Twitter.

Dimi fined, sorry for calling Miller a 'p***k'
Dimitri Mascarenhas has been fined £1,000 by Hampshire following his foul-mouthed rant on Twitter.

Broad: Lord's ton not dampened by allegations
Stuart Broad knows England need to focus on themselves as the Pakistan furore continues.

Hameed: I just repeated newspaper claims
Yasir Hameed has explained the comments attributed to him by the News of the World.

Afridi: Mentally Hameed is 15, 16 years old
Shahid Afridi has hit out at Yasir Hameed, describing him as having the mental age of an adolescent.

Colly delighted for Surrey centurion KP
England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood has expressed his delight that Kevin Pietersen is back in the runs following a first century for Surrey.

60 seconds with Zaheer Khan
Fatima Asmal chats exclusively with Mumbai Indians paceman Zaheer Khan ahead of Friday's opening game against the Lions.

How relishing Champions League opportunity
Jamie How believes the Champions League Twenty20 will offer the Central Districts players an opportunity to test their skills against the top club teams in the world.

South Africa A clinch series win
Morne van Wyk hit his second century of the tournament to lead South Africa A to a seven-wicket victory over their Sri Lanka counterparts.

Kemp back at Chennai
South Africa all-rounder Justin Kemp has joined the Chennai Super Kings squad for their Champions League Twenty20 campaign as a replacement for Thilan Thushara.

A genuine asset
Sky Sports pundit Bob Willis hails Mike Yardy and reacts to the news that some Pakistani players may have their property investigated.

Boycs suggests Amir plea bargain
Geoff Boycott said on Monday that Pakistani cricket was repeatedly implicated in corruption scandals because authorities had not clamped down hard enough in the past.

The Weekly Quiz
The second edition of the Champions League kicks in this week and you can test your knowledge on its 2009 debut here.

Bishop: Guyana have a tough act to follow
Ian Bishop has warned against expecting too much from Guyana has they head to the Champions League looking to emulate Trinidad & Tobago's performance last year.

Tasmania sign ten Doeschate for Big Bash
Dutch all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate has been signed by Tasmania to play in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash this season, officials said on Monday.

Champions League team profile: Chennai
One really expects to see big scores when a batting line-up includes Murali Vijay, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Dhoni and Mike Hussey.

Champions League team profile: Guyana
Guyana will have massive boots to fill as their predecessors Trinidad and Tobago thrilled everyone last year on the way to the runners-up spot.

Morgan carries England to unconvincing win
England coughed up a win hardly worthy of their status as World Twenty20 champions in Cardiff on Sunday.

Colly: We had a little bit of a hiccup
World champions England did their best to put cricket's week of crisis behind them as they returned to the Twenty20 format with a five-wicket victory over Pakistan.

Lancashire sign-off Sutton back at Derby
Wicketkeeper Luke Sutton has returned to Derbyshire after his release by Lancashire.

Former PCB chief slams current management
An ex-chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board has blamed his former organisation for the fixing crisis that has engulfed the sport.

Atherton urges leniency for Amir
Former England captain Michael Atherton has urged leniency for Pakistan's Mohammad Amir in the fixing scandal that has rocked world cricket because the teenager was in "the grip of evil".

Mascarenhas goes mad on Twitter
An investigation was underway on Sunday following Dimitri Mascarenhas' Twitter outburst.