England captain Andrew Strauss today reflected on 11 days which have rocked cricket.

From dirty deeds to dodgy refereeing, there's always plenty to scrap about, writes Winston Aldworth.

Dan Vettori believes Pakistan will remain competitive if they lose players to lengthy bans over spot fixing allegations.

Memo sports bosses: beware your light-fingered stars.

A second England cricketer is facing a possible ban after allegedly blasting the side's national selector on Twitter.

Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe is suspicious that the Black Caps may have been exposed to Pakistani "spot-fixing" in the past.

Veena Malik, the ex-girlfriend of Mohammad Asif, told a Pakistani TV host he admitted being involved in match-fixing to her. Photo / Supplied

Pakistan's tour of New Zealand later this year is still on; just who will be playing for them is a far different matter.

Injury-prone Black Caps allrounder Jacob Oram will have surgery on his injured knee next week

Pakistan should provide a further searching test of England's Ashes credentials in the final cricket test starting today.

The rain that has followed the Black Caps around in Sri Lanka could be a factor in tonight's must win clash with India.

Wellington Cricket has confirmed it's chasing Australian speedster Brett Lee for the domestic Twenty20 competition.

The Black Caps will be without injury-plagued allrounder Jacob Oram for tonight's must win tri series ODI against India.

Eden Park will host internationals to top and tail Pakistan's six-week tour to New Zealand this summer.