Cricket

May 6, 2013: Neil Wagner provided compelling evidence for his inclusion in New Zealand's Test team by bowling them to victory on the final day of their opening tour match against Derbyshire

May 5, 2013: Like passers-by caught up in a shootout between two gangs, it was Derbyshire's misfortune to find themselves in the middle of a fierce battle for a Test place between two eager New Zealand seamers

May 4, 2013: Dean Brownlie and BJ Watling spent useful time in the middle as the New Zealanders began their tour against Derbyshire

May 3, 2013: Graeme Swann has been given a three-point penalty by the ECB for showing serious dissent after he was given out on the final day against Durham

May 3, 2013: Ravi Bopara and Tim Bresnan have been named in the 15-man England squad for the ICC Champions Trophy

May 2, 2013: England's one-day team has played a lot without Kevin Pietersen of late, but his absence will still be felt in the Champions Trophy

May 2, 2013: The MCC has revealed a 25-year Masterplan for the development of Lord's to maintain the ground's status as the finest in the world and to secure Two Test matches and two ODIs every year.

May 1, 2013: Mitchell Starc has declared the ankle operation that he underwent five weeks ago such a good move that it might help him gain pace when he returns to bowling this year

Apr 30, 2013: Yorkshire have appointed Mark Arthur as the county's new chief executive. He will take up his post at Headingley on May 7.

Apr 29, 2013: Craig Kieswetter has been ruled out for up to six weeks after suffering a broken thumb in Somerset's County Championship match against Warwickshire

Apr 29, 2013: Joe Root has been named captain of the England Lions team to play New Zealand in a four-day game in Leicester from May 9.

Apr 29, 2013: Ben Stokes, the Durham allrounder, has been offered encouragement by the England management that he can win a return to international contention

Apr 27, 2013: Graeme Swann is itching to return to action after declaring that his elbow has "never felt better" following the surgery he had after being ruled out of the Test series in New Zealand

Apr 27, 2013: It must surely rank as one of the funniest run outs in cricket history. As much as Samit Patel, Nottinghamshire's England allrounder, might have wished otherwise, it was a natural for YouTube.

Apr 26, 2013: Danish Kaneria has lost his ECB disciplinary appeal against two corruption convictions, although he could still have the length of his life ban from cricket reduced

Apr 26, 2013: Ryan Harris is confident he will be fit ahead of the Ashes after receiving encouraging results from scans on his injured Achilles tendon

Apr 25, 2013: Ryan Harris, the Kings XI Punjab fast bowler, has returned to Australia from the IPL after being diagnosed with an Achilles tendon injury

Apr 24, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy and could face a race to be fit in time for the Ashes as he continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury

Apr 24, 2013: Brad Haddin played down the importance of his elevation to the Australia Test vice-captaincy for the Ashes and struck a team-orientated note