West Indies could yet field a full-strength squad at the Champions Trophy, with the ICC willing to accept a "revised" line-up in the event the industrial relations dispute between the board and the players is resolved

Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke provided Australia with a solid platform from which to pursue England's first innings total of 299

Michael Hussey does not believe Australia's "working class" cricketers can be considered the best one-day side in the world

Ricky Ponting has endorsed Michael Clarke to succeed him as Australia's Twenty20 captain

The international careers of Monty Panesar and Steve Harmison are at the crossroads after both were overlooked by the ECB for a central contract

Cricket Australia will announce Ricky Ponting's replacement as national Twenty20 captain after their October board meeting. Alex Brown runs the rule over the contenders

John Dyson has broken his silence over his shock axing as West Indies head coach by strongly questioning the professionalism of the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) decision makers

Callum Ferguson is still new to international cricket but is rapidly becoming a stable and reliable presence in Australia's changing batting line-up

Michael Clarke may be the captain in waiting, but Australia need to ensure he rediscovers his hustle at the crease before leading full-time in one-day cricket

Clyde Butts, the West Indies' chairman of selectors, has warned striking players to make themselves available for the region's domestic one-day tournament next month or face exclusion from the ensuing tour of Australia

Brad Haddin has revealed that the finger broken during the Ashes series was worse than originally thought, and has forced him to push back his comeback date to Australia's one-day tour of India

Stand-in though he is, West Indies' new captain is determined to play a big role in the future of West Indies cricket

Andrew Hilditch's future with Cricket Australia could be determined next month, with moves afoot to create a position for a full-time selector on the national panel

Michael Hussey hopes his career-saving century at The Oval will have a similarly revitalising effect as Matthew Hayden's corresponding innings four years ago

Australia suffered more bad news on the morning after their Ashes defeat with Brad Haddin, their senior wicketkeeper, sent home with a broken finger

Andrew Strauss insists England have learned from their post-2005 mistakes and will use their stunning Ashes victory as a springboard to higher honours

So acute is the pain of a second Ashes defeat that Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, has declared himself amenable to the idea of a fifth tour of England in 2013

If there are to be calls for Ponting's head, they should be ignored. He remains the best man to lead the Australian team

What had been billed a farewell bash for Andrew Flintoff became a debutant ball for Jonathan Trott

There's nothing quite like a pitch imbroglio to stir the passions, and even moreso when that strip is playing host to an Ashes decider