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Australia have named their starting XI to face Sri Lanka in the first Test with Trent Copeland and Nathan Lyon given their first caps.

Stuart Broad says Wednesday's clash with India will give England a chance to show they have improved in Twenty20 cricket.

India's opening batsman Gautam Gambhir is likely to be ruled out of the ODI series against England because of concussion.

Paul Nixon says he will extend his career to play in the Champions League following Leicestershire's triumph in the final of the t20.

Kevin Pietersen has been rested for England's one-day series against India as the ECB look to "manage the players' workloads."

Somerset director of cricket Brian Rose wants his players to use the experience of losing in last year's T20 final to their advantage.

Experienced pair Dilhara Fernando and Farveez Maharoof have been left out of the Sri Lanka squad for the opening Test with Australia.

The West Indies have named a weakened squad, excluding Chris Gayle, for their two-match T20 series with England in September.

England all-rounder Stuart Broad has said his recent revival in form "came from within" after his stellar showing against India.

Ian Bell is up to third in the ICC Test batting rankings after an impressive summer with England, who have four batsmen in the top 10.

Surrey have bolstered their squad with the capture of India international spinner Pragyan Ojha for the rest of the season.

Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has hinted that he would be keen to coach the Australia side at some point in the future.

Andrew Strauss insists England still have plenty to plan for and to prove after sealing a Test series whitewash over India.

Virender Sehwag and Ishant Sharma have been ruled out of the upcoming one-day series with England due to injury.

England have sealed a 4-0 whitewash over India with victory by an innings and eight runs in the fourth Test at the Oval.

Pakistan have recalled Shoaib Malik to their squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe after being cleared of receiving illegal payments.

Waqar Younis has announced that he will be stepping down as coach of the Pakistan side after the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe.

Ireland's Eoin Morgan will captain an experimental England side in Thursday's one-off one-day international against Ireland.

Australia are set for a huge overhaul after a seven-month review has been released following their 3-1 Ashes defeat to England.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has urged his players to stick to the basics and insists that the future looks bright for India.

James Anderson appears to be on course to win his fitness race for the fourth Test after taking part in training on Wednesday.

England bowler Graeme Swann is confident he and his team-mates will stay grounded ahead of their fourth Test against India at The Oval.

Graeme Swann has labelled skipper Andrew Strauss a 'hero' due to the way he has led England to the top of the Test world rankings.

Durham seamer Graham Onions has been called up to the England squad ahead of the final Test against India at The Oval.

Graham Onions has been called into the England squad for the fourth Test against India after the injured Chris Tremlett was ruled out.

Ricky Ponting admits that he is benefiting from not having the burden of captaincy after another superb display for Australia.

Kevin Pietersen wants England to go on and emulate the great sides of the past and dominate the sport for the next few years.

Australia secured an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka thanks to an unbeaten 90 from Ricky Ponting.

Ravi Bopara has kept his place in an unchanged 13-man England squad for the final Test with India at The Oval on Thursday.

India captain MS Dhoni has accepted that his side have been completely outplayed by England in their ongoing Test series.

England's Alastair Cook warned that his side have plenty to improve on, after they became the number one Test side by beating India.

England will move to the top of the Test world rankings after completing an innings and 242-run victory over India in the third Test.

Alastair Cook has defended his playing style after he was criticised for scoring his huge 294 against India too slowly.

England sit in a dominant position on day two of the third Test against India at Edgbaston thanks to a century from Alistair Cook.

Australia one-day paceman Shaun Tait will play for South African provincial team the Dolphins for the 2011-2012 Twenty20 season.

Nottinghamshire have boosted their chances of winning the County Championship by signing Darren Bravo until the end of the season.

India coach Duncan Fletcher admits his batsmen are struggling to come to terms with English conditions so far this summer.

Mitchell Johnson took 6-31 as Australia won the first one-day international against Sri Lanka by seven wickets.

Lasith Malinga has been recalled to the Sri Lanka squad but will miss the first ODI against Australia at on Wednesday.

England pace bowler Chris Tremlett has lost his battle to be fit for the third Test against India with Tim Bresnan set to play.

England captain Andrew Strauss is confident that the third Test will go ahead despite the ongoing unrest around the country.

England's James Anderson admits India have been weakened by the loss of Zaheer Khan but still expects them to be strong at Edgbaston.

Ravi Bopara has insisted he has made great strides in his game over the past few years and is looking forward to facing India.

India have been dealt a heavy blow with the news that Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of the rest of their series against England.

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb unbeaten century as Sri Lanka beat Australia by 35 runs in the first Twenty20 international.

Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has penned a new three-year-deal with his home county Durham.

India have recalled Rahul Dravid to their one-day squad for the upcoming NatWest series with England.

Ravi Bopara has been named as Jonathan Trott's replacement for England's third Test against India at Edgbaston, starting on Wednesday.

Virender Sehwag made a low-key return to competitive action making just eight in India's two-day game with Northamptonshire.

England opener Alastair Cook is confident that he will rediscover the form that has seen him score heavily over the past few months.

England opener Alastair Cook is confident he and his teammates can seal the series with India with a third successive win.

England spinner Greame Swann has been given the all clear to play in the third Test against India at Edgbaston next week.

Zimbabwe have made a solid return to Test cricket reaching 264-2 at stumps on day one of the one-off match with Bangladesh in Harare.

Australia's new Test captain Michael Clarke is realistic about what it will take to get back to the summit of world cricket.

Andrew Flintoff believes the current England side is the best in the world and far superior to the one that claimed the Ashes in 2005.

India spinner Harbhajan Singh is likely to miss the third Test against England at Edgbaston with an abdominal strain.

Andy Flower believes a reverse of the Ian Bell incident in India could have caused a serious incident on the sub-continent.

Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan is expecting a young Australia side to provide a stiff test for his men over the next few weeks.

Shane Warne feels England's aggression is the key to their success and has likened them to the great Australian sides of the past.

Ex-India captain Bishan Singh Bedi feels Harbhajan Singh must be dropped for the third Test after an ineffectual display at Edgbaston.

Captain Andrew Strauss insists England will be solely focused on next week's Test and not the prospect of becoming world number one.

Leicestershire's former England wicket-keeper Paul Nixon has announced that he has decided to call time on his career.