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England captain Andrew Strauss has heaped the praise on James Anderson after the bowler's man of the match display against the Proteas.

Jimmy Anderson claimed five wickets as South Africa crumbled in the fourth one-day international and England went 2-1 up in the series.

Shane Bond celebrated his return to the Test side with three wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 32 runs in the first Test.

Australia wrapped up victory over the West Indies by an innings and 65 runs in the first Test despite a century by Adrian Barath.

Andrew Strauss refused to be downbeat despite the 112-run defeat to South Africa in the third one-day international on Friday.

Andrew Strauss is looking for England to build on last Sunday's victory against South Africa in Friday's third one-day international.

Simon Katich missed out on a century by eight runs as Australia reached 322-5 on day one of the first Test against the West Indies.

Stuart Broad should recover from injury to play in the third one-day international against South Africa at Newlands on Friday.

England batsman Jonathan Trott claims he is happy to stay at the top of the order when England face South Africa on Friday.

Shane Warne feels it's time for the new-look Australian side to start producing results after slipping to fourth in the world rankings.

Paul Collingwood was a proud man after scoring a century on his record-breaking ODI appearance in England's win over South Africa.

Monty Panesar believes his exit from Northants was down to money and questioned the county's commitment to English players.

Paul Collingwood admits keeping injury free has been key to his success as he prepares to break Alec Stewart's ODI appearance record.

Kent spinner James Tredwell is set to replace the injured Graeme Swann for England's first one-day international against South Africa.

Middlesex have announced the signing of Adam Gilchrist for the group matches of next season's Twenty20 Cup.

England spinner Graeme Swann has been ruled out of the first two ODIs against South Africa because of a side strain.

Lord's owners the MCC insist they are not planning to sell the stadium's naming rights to fund a major redevelopment programme.

Jonathan Trott hailed England's batting after his 74 helped secure a four wicket win over South Africa A in their final warm-up game.

Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has announced he will take a break from cricket to decide on his future in the sport.

Rahul Dravid's unbeaten 177 plus a ton from MS Dhoni rescued India from a tough position on day one of the first Test with Sri Lanka.

South Africa coach Mickey Arthur feels his side came out of the drawn Twenty20 series against England with the upper hand.

Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter has made it clear that his future lies with England and not South Africa.

England captain Paul Collingwood was delighted with his players as they won the rain-affected opening Twenty20 against South Africa.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith admits he wants Somerset's Craig Kieswetter to come back home and turn his back on England.

Imran Nazir's rapid 58 set up a game-winning total for Pakistan as they crushed New Zealand in the first Twenty20 in Dubai.

Kevin Pietersen feels his Achilles problem is behind him and he is now recharged and looking forward to England's tour of South Africa.

Recommendations for revised "listed events" to appear free-to-air will see England's home Ashes Tests return to terrestrial TV.

Paul Collingwood has played down injury fears over Graeme Swann after England's embarrassing defeat in their final warm-up.

Bowlers Zaheer Khan and Shantha Sreesanth have been included in the India squad for their forthcoming Test series with Sri Lanka.

Joe Denly admitted he likes batting with Andrew Strauss after the pair put on 175 as England easily beat Warriors in Kimberley.

Doug Bollinger took 5-35 as Australia defeated India by six wickets to take an unassailable 4-2 lead in the seven-match ODI series.

Matthew Hoggard is set to reveal which county he will be joining next week with Leicestershire and Sussex battling for his signature.

Oval hero Jonathan Trott got his and England's tour off to a flyer with 85 as England easily beat the Diamond Eagles in Bloemfontein.

Andrew Flintoff says he wants to add to the two trophies he has won at Lancashire after signing a three-year contract at Old Trafford.

Ricky Ponting heaped praise on Sachin Tendulkar for his superb 175 in India's one-day defeat to Australia on Thursday.

The MCC have revealed that the County Championship's curtain-raiser clash against champions Durham could be played in Abu Dhabi.

All-rounder Andrew Flintoff has revealed his delight after signing a three-year contract to play one-day cricket for Lancashire.

Paceman Peter Siddle has become the latest injured Australia player to fly home from the current one-day series in India.

Alastair Cook believes England can beat South Africa this winter and can push on and develop as a team over the coming years.