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.

Brendon McCullum is prepared for the possibility of his run of 52 straight tests coming to an end.

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.

Former NZ captain and match referee John Reid says Pakistan should be thrown out of international cricket.

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.

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.

The Black Caps will continue with their bat first policy if they win the toss in tonight's ODI against Sri Lanka.

Captain Daniel Vettori is the sole New Zealander nominated for the International Cricket Council's annual awards.