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Craig Kieswetter is England's only wicketkeeper in the World Twenty20 squad with Matt Prior dropped and Michael Lumb has won a call up.

Mitchell Johnson took 6-73 as Australia beat New Zealand by 176 runs in the second Test in Hamilton and completed a 2-0 series win.

Simon Katich scored his 10th Test century as Australia reached 333-4 at stumps on day three of the second Test with New Zealand.

Alastair Cook has proved he can be a successful future England captain, according to the current incumbent Andrew Strauss.

New Zealand failed to build on Ross Taylor's fastest ever Test Century by a Black Cap as they were bowled out by Australia for 264.

Andrew Strauss says he is raring to go after missing the tour to Bangladesh and refused to rule out resting other players this summer.

Daniel Vettori and Tim Southee took four wickets each as New Zealand dismissed Australia for 231 on day one of the second Test.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes his side can still improve as they look to secure a 2-0 Test series victory over New Zealand.

Alastair Cook feels England's tour whitewash over Bangladesh will provide the side with an added boost for the Ashes tour in Australia.

Captain Alastair Cook's 109 not out helped England secure a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh on the final day of the second Test.

England will aim to quickly dismiss the last four Bangladesh wickets on day five of the second Test as they currently trail by 95 runs.

Phillip Hughes' 86 not out helped Australia to 106-0 as they sealed a 10-wicket first-Test win against New Zealand in Wellington.

Ian Bell hit his 10th Test century as England reached 440-8 at stumps on day three of the second Test with Bangladesh in Mirpur.

Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori's 126-run partnership means the first Test with Australia will go into a final day.

Jonathan Trott is 64 not out as England reached 178-3 at stumps, 248 runs adrift of Bangladesh's score, on day two of the second Test.

Tamim Iqbal's 85 helped Bangladesh to 330-8 on day one of the second Test against England in Mirpur.

Michael Clarke's 168 helped Australia to 459-5 declared, before reducing hosts New Zealand to 108-4 on day two of the first Test.

England seamer Stuart Broad is expected to shake off illness to take his place in the side for the second Test against Bangladesh.

Stuart Broad says he is ready for England's second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka after reporting no ill-effects on his back injury.

Graeme Swann has moved into second place in the ICC's Test bowling rankings after his 10-wicket haul in the first Test at Chittagong.

Junaid Siddique and Mushfiqur Rahim could not prevent England claiming a 181-run victory against Bangladesh in the first Test.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has denied allegations from team manger Abdul Raquib that he did not complain about player indiscipline.

A stubborn sixth-wicket partnership of 81 means England still need five wickets on day five to win the first Test with Bangladesh.

England bowled Bangladesh for 296, before finishing day three on 131-5 to lead the first Test by 434 runs with two days remaining.

England continue to dominate the first Test with Bangladesh after a century by Paul Collingwood and three wickets from Graeme Swann.

India batsman Virender Sehwag is set to play for Northamptonshire in this summer's Friends Provident t20 subject to approval.

Ricky Ponting and Cameron White both hit half-centuries as Australia beat New Zealand in Auckland to claim the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

Alastair Cook has revealed that he is no longer having sleepless nights over the England captaincy and is proud to lead his country.

Sir Ian Botham feels Andrew Strauss will regret missing the tour of Bangladesh and should be there with his team.

Bowler Graham Onions will miss England's first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Friday due to a back injury.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has told Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan they cannot represent their country again due to 'infighting'.

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has been omitted from the squad for the Test series against England.

Jonathan Trott looks to have secured his place in the England side for the first Test with a century against Bangladesh A.

Australia batsman Michael Clarke has left the current tour of New Zealand for 'personal reasons' ahead of the third ODI.

Andrew Flintoff has called for England to appoint former England international bowler Darren Gough as the new bowling coach.

Australia have won the second one-day international in Wellington despite a late flurry of boundaries from Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori.

England are sweating on the fitness of bowlers Stuart Broad and Graham Onions ahead of the two-Test series against Bangladesh.

ITV will broadcast the IPL for the 2010 season with cricket returning to terrestrial TV for the first time in five years.

Wicket-keeper Matt Prior is happy to have rival Craig Kieswetter in the England side if it gives the team a better chance of winning.

Durham paceman Steve Harmison refuses to draw a line under his Test career and hopes a solid season could net him an Ashes recall.

Scott Styris and Shane Bond got the winning runs as New Zealand defeated Australia by two wickets in the opening one-day international.

England captain Alastair Cook hailed Eoin Morgan's 'fantastic knock' after he guided the side to a two-wicket win against Bangladesh.

England will monitor Ryan Sidebottom's fitness ahead of the Test series against Bangladesh, an ECB spokesman has said.

Alistair Cook hailed the performance of Paul Collingwood after his unbeaten 75 guided England to one-day victory over Bangladesh.