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Shoaib Akhtar has filed an appeal to the Lahore High Court as he attempts to overturn an 18-month ban.

Former coach Duncan Fletcher believes Kevin Pietersen should not be England captain and should just concentrate on his batting.

Zimbabwe has received support from the sub-continent ahead of a vital ICC meeting which may determine the future of the African nation.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori says England have to play more one-day cricket if they are to become a force in that format.

England coach Peter Moores says improvements must be made if the side are to compete with South Africa this summer.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting was fined 30 per cent of his match fee for dissent in the second ODI win against the West Indies.

Kevin Pietersen says he is confident of guiding England to victory in his first one-day game as captain against New Zealand at Lord's.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is keen to end the tour on a high with victory against England in the final one-day international.

David Sales looks set to end his career with Northamptonshire after penning a new four-year deal at the County Ground.

England coach Peter Moores feels Paul Collingwood's captaincy should not come into question after a tricky few days or the skipper.

Former England player Jeremy Snape has landed the role of performance coach of South Africa.

Ireland have been dealt a triple blow with the news that three players have decided to remain with their counties.

England one-day captain Paul Collingwood has been punished for a slow over-rate and given a four-match international ban.

Essex all-rounder Graham Napier smashed the highest individual score in the Twenty20 Cup and hit the most sixes in a Twenty20 innings.

Australia beat West Indies by 84 runs in the first one day international with debutant Shaun Marsh hitting an impressive 81.

Worcestershire have been rocked by the news West Indies pace bowler Fidel Edwards will not be joining them as an overseas player.

England's batting line-up has been backed by skipper Paul Collingwood ahead of Wednesday's one-day clash against New Zealand.

England will kick off the Twenty20 World Cup next year with a match against a qualifier at Lord's on June 5.

Ian Bell could miss England's fourth one-day international against New Zealand at The Oval on Wednesday.

Next year's proposed tour of Zimbabwe has raised 'serious concerns' within the Government and the International Cricket Council.

Half of England's cricketers have revealed they would quit international cricket to play in the Indian Premier League.

Northamptonshire chief executive Mark Tagg has hit back at Jon Lewis' criticism of his club's selection policy.

The Australian cricket team will wear pink ribbons in St Vincent on Tuesday in tribute to Glenn McGrath's late wife Jane.

New Zealand seamer Kyle Mills feels they have the momentum behind them as the two remaining one-day internationals approach this week.

Organisers of the lucrative Twenty20 Champions League say players from the rebel Indian Cricket League will not be able to play.

Paul Collingwood has blamed the batsmen for England's defeat to New Zealand in the second one-day international.

England have called Andrew Strauss into the squad for the third one-day game with New Zealand due to Alistair Cook's shoulder injury.

Rules regarding the length of intervals for the rest of England's one-day series with New Zealand have been changed by the ICC.

Paul Collingwood has called for a rule change after the second one-day international against New Zealand was washed out.

Players' chief Sean Morris says the England stars are still likely to play in next season's IPL despite the Stanford Twenty20 matches.

The MCC have given Kevin Pietersen the green light to continue playing his 'innovative' switch-hit shot after a meeting today.

Paul Collingwood says Kevin Pietersen thought up his reverse-grip sweep-slog in bed before using it to good effect at the Riverside.

Kevin Pietersen admitted it was high time he got amongst the runs on home soil after his century helped England win the first ODI.

The West Indies need 240 runs on the final day to beat Australia in the third Test with the Aussies requiring seven wickets for glory.

Steve Harmison has followed Kevin Pitersen by saying that Twenty20 cricket could soon take priority over all other formats.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that it will not be long before 50-over cricket is finished following the rise of Twenty20.

A Pakistan Cricket Board tribunal has reduced fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's five year ban to 18 months.

England captain Paul Collingwood has warned his players of a New Zealand backlash following their comfortable Twenty20 victory.

New Zealand have suffered a major blow as Jacob Oram is ruled out of the opening one-day match and may miss the series.

England thrashed New Zealand in the Twenty20 clash but hero Ian Bell immediately turned his thoughts to the one-dayers.

Chris Cairns has been cleared to play for former side Nottinghamshire in this season's Twenty20 Cup and will face Yorkshire on Friday.

The West Indies have the upper hand after a rain-shortened day one of the third Test with Australia in Barbados.

England one-day star Graeme Swann says he is 'desperate' to feature in November's proposed £10m Stanford Twenty20 match.

New Zealand coach John Bracewell has urged players not to undermine Test cricket's importance by getting too caught up with Twenty20.

American billionaire Sir Allen Stanford has announced five £10m Twenty20 matches between England and a Caribbean All Star team.

New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is set to come out of retirement to play in the Twenty20 Cup for Nottinghamshire.

Peter Moores has warned his jubilant England players of a one-day series backlash from New Zealand.

Michael Vaughan refused to get carried away with England's victory over New Zealand and says he would love Andrew Flintoff in the side.

The ECB has upped the pay structure for England's top stars to try and prevent a dressing room split over the IPL.

The England and Wales Cricket Board has paved the way for stars such as Kevin Pietersen to play in next year's Indian Premier League.

England wasted little time in wrapping up the victory in the final Test against New Zealand to seal a 2-0 series triumph.

A first Champions League tournament of cricket has been announced by authorities in England, Australia, India and South Africa.

The finalists in this season's domestic Twenty20 competition could net a cool £2.5m prize fund in a new Champions League competition.

Beau Casson feels that time spent with the current Australia squad has prepared him for a possible Test debut next week.

James Anderson added one more scalp to his overnight haul of six wickets as New Zealand were dismissed for 123 and followed on.

England coach Peter Moores has confirmed that the one-day squad can play for their respective county sides in next week's Twenty20 Cup.

Kevin Pietersen is delighted after hitting 115 to get England out of trouble on the first day of the third Test against New Zealand.

Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif will be detained in Dubai until Sunday when his drugs case comes up before the magistrate.

New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has agreed to become Lancashire's replacement overseas player for the Twenty20 Cup.

Captain Daniel Vettori has told his New Zealand side not to become complacent should they get in a commanding position against England.

Michael Vaughan is fearful for the future of the England cricket team due to the number of Kolpak players entering county cricket.

Mohammad Asif has been dropped from the Pakistan squad for the upcoming one-day tournament against Bangladesh and India.

England have named the same side for the fifth consecutive time for the final Test against New Zealand starting on Thursday.

Australia have replaced the injured Matthew Hayden with Shane Watson for the one-day series against West Indies.

Paul Collingwood is confident he can get back amongst the runs in the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

Pakistan's Cricket Board has confirmed reports that Mohammed Asif has been detained in Dubai for carrying drugs.

Australia's hopes of winning the second Test against the West Indies in Antigua have been boosted by Brett Lee's 5-5 in 18 balls.

Fast bowler James Anderson has warned his England team-mates not to be complacent going into the final Test against New Zealand.

ICC president David Morgan hopes the feel good factor surrounding the IPL and Twenty20 in general will rub off on Test cricket.

Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill says he decided to quit international cricket as he does not want to play for the wrong reasons.

South Africa coach Mickey Arthur is confident skipper Graeme Smith will be fit to face England in the first Test at Lord's on July 10.

Steve Harmison has given the England selectors a nudge with the second hat-trick of his first-class career against Sussex.

Hopes of staging an IPL match at the Oval this summer have faded due to existing broadcasting deals which cannot be changed.

National selector Geoff Miller says he is looking forward to making tough decisions involving Andrew Flintoff and Matthew Hoggard.

England have named an unchanged 12-man squad for the third Test with New Zealand at Trent Bridge which begins on Thursday.