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New Zealand news

ACSU investigating former NZ players

Dec 4, 2013: Some former New Zealand cricketers are being investigated by the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has confirmed

India news

BCCI lowers base price for team sponsorship

Dec 4, 2013: The BCCI has slashed its base price for each game by 40% while inviting bids for a new official sponsor for India's senior, Under-19, women and A teams

South Africa v India, 1st ODI, Johannesburg

Dhoni defends bowlers after de Villiers' attack

Dec 4, 2013: As India prepare to step into the Bullring, MS Dhoni responds bullishly to AB de Villiers' comments about India's attack and their record in South Africa

India in South Africa 2013-14, ODI series

Indian batsmen seek to repair poor averages

Dec 4, 2013: Stats preview of the ODI series between South Africa and India

South Africa v India, 1st ODI, Johannesburg

'No way we are underdogs at home' - De Villiers

Dec 4, 2013: AB de Villiers has said that South Africa are not the underdogs going into the series, pointing at India's poor record away from home

South Africa v India, 1st ODI, Johannesburg

India brace for hostile opener

Dec 4, 2013: India can expect a hostile reception from South Africa's pace attack and the Wanderers crowd in the first ODI of a shortened tour

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Trott could return for England - Cook

Dec 4, 2013: There is no reason why Jonathan Trott cannot return to international cricket, according to England captain, Alastair Cook

Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2013-14

Irfan suffers hairline fracture, may miss SL Tests

Dec 4, 2013: Mohammad Irfan, the Pakistan fast bowler, has been ruled out for six weeks due to a hip fracture and is likely to miss the forthcoming Tests against Sri Lanka

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Cook wants no repeat of 'ugly' Brisbane scenes

Dec 4, 2013: Alastair Cook has called upon both teams to "play the game in the right way" on the eve of the second Ashes Test

England in Australia 2013

Brett Lee to captain Prime Minister's XI

Dec 4, 2013: England's batsmen will face retired international fast bowler Brett Lee one more time after he was named to captain the Prime Minister's XI in January

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 2nd day

Taylor joins elite New Zealand list with double

Dec 4, 2013: Ross Taylor's search for a long awaited Test hundred is over, and the manner in which he applied himself to score a maiden double-ton will benefit New Zealand in the future

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Cook looks to senior players to up their game

Dec 4, 2013: Alastair Cook has demanded a response from his senior players as England attempt in Adelaide to stem the feeling that power is shifting towards Australia

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Painful memories keep Australia on guard

Dec 4, 2013: Australia's most recent Ashes wins have been followed by heavy losses, and Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke know that cannot be allowed to occur again this time

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Rare unchanged team for Clarke

Dec 4, 2013: Australia's captain Michael Clarke named an unchanged team for the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, the first time he has been able to do so since the corresponding match last summer against South Africa

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Can Australia hold their unfamiliar lead?

Dec 4, 2013: ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval

World Cup Qualifiers

Christchurch to host WC 2015 Qualifier games

Dec 4, 2013: Christchurch's journey back to a host city for top-level cricket will take another significant step early next year when the Hagley Oval will hosts its first international match during the World Cup Qualifiers

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, 2nd day

Taylor double-century sets up New Zealand

Dec 4, 2013: A maiden double-century by Ross Taylor ensured New Zealand cashed in on the platform laid by the top order to declare the innings on 609 for 9 soon after tea on the second day of the Dunedin Test

India in South Africa 2013-14

Less-significant South Africa tour still vital yardstick for India

Dec 3, 2013: This curtailed tour might not be the bumper series India's fans and team had been building up towards, but it is one that still holds a lot of cricketing significance for them

Premier Limited Overs Tournament

Big wins for Ragama, Nondescripts

Dec 3, 2013: A round-up of all the matches played in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament on December 3, 2013

Bangladesh news

Chance for Bangladesh to fix T20 woes

Dec 3, 2013: Bangladesh will prepare for the upcoming World Twenty20, which they are hosting, with three T20 matches against their A team