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The Pakistan Board has issued showcause notices to Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal for giving unauthorised interviews to the media

Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, has said the failure to bat for long periods has been West Indies’ real problem in the recent past

David Warner will be out to prove he can become a Test opener when he faces the new ball during Australia A’s upcoming four-day series in Zimbabwe

Mishra was found to have breached Article 2.1.3 of the code which relates to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision by action or verbal abuse”

Dilhara Fernando, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been ruled out of the limited-overs series against England due to an injury he sustained during the third Test at the Rose Bowl

Brendon McCullum has admitted he was disappointed to miss out onthe role of New Zealand captain but said Ross Taylor had his full support and their friendship was “good enough to overcome any differences”

Western Australia have launched an off-season raid on the eastern states, having added Nathan Rimmington, Travis Birt and Mark Cameron to their squad for 2011-12

Samit Patel has been told in no uncertain terms to make the most of his England one-day recall after improving his fitness enough to earn a place in the Twenty20 and ODI squads to face Sri Lanka

The chairman and secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket will meet with the BCCI on Wednesday, to convince the Indian board to allow its players to participate in the SLPL

Division Two leaders Northamptonshire landed a spectacular victory against Leicestershire in their County Championship match at Grace Road, claiming the last eight wickets for 15 runs in 64 balls to win by an innings and 155 runs an hour before lunch on t