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The Emirates Cricket Board chief has urged the PCB to make longer-term plans to host matches in the UAE

PCB urged to make long-term plans to play in UAE

Brett Lee has said Australian cricket is in good hands with new captain Michael Clarke and that he expects former captain Ricky Ponting to still play a major role in the side after shedding the burden of leadership

Lee backs Clarke to do a 'terrific job'

Somerset have signed South Africa allrounder Roelof van der Merwe for the first eight games of the Friends Life t20

van der Merwe to fill in for Pollard at Somerset

William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, admitted his side had "let a few people down" by surrendering tamely to Pakistan in the first of two one-dayers in Belfast

Porterfield rues lack of application

It was expected that the visitors would struggled with an inexperienced bowling attack in England and that proved the case against two in-form batsmen

Sri Lanka get a glimpse of life after Murali

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2011, Bangalore

Pakistan began their tour of Ireland, and Misbah-ul-Haq's new phase as ODI captain, on a high, beating the hosts by seven wickets after Junaid Khan had helped skittle them out for 96

Junaid stars in easy Pakistan win

28-May-2011•The Bulletin by Gerard Siggins

Mortaza to start rehabilitation after knee surgery

A lengthy rehabilitation awaits Bangladesh fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as he underwent surgery on his knee after injuring it during a domestic game in December last year and missing the World Cup

Steven Smith has called Michael Clarke a "very, very good captain of spin" and believes he stands to benefit from Clarke's close relationship with Shane Warne

Smith bullish about playing for Clarke

The onus was on Prasanna Jayawardene to justify his position at No. 6 coming into this match, and his calm hundred did just that

Prasanna shows his mettle

Bangalore v Mumbai, IPL 2011, 2nd qualifier, Chennai

The stakes are high for Ireland as they prepare for their first international assignment - a two-match ODI series against Pakistan - since the 2011 World Cup

Ireland have nothing to prove to ICC - Phil Simmons

A solid batting performance from the top order set up Pakistan A's huge win over Afghanistan in Rawalpindi, helping the hosts seal the three-match series 2-0 with a game to go

Pakistan A take series with huge win

Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has said that there were "solid reasons" for the removal of Shahid Afridi as ODI captain but that he will reveal those reasons at a later date

Ijaz Butt defends sacking of Afridi

West Indies will be better prepared to combat India's spin threat in the upcoming ODI and Test series, coach Ottis Gibson has said

We'll be better prepared against spin - Gibson

Gautam Gambhir has rubbished claims he played the IPL despite carrying an injury, saying he did play with discomfort in his right shoulder but was never aware of the extent of the injury

I never put club before country - Gambhir

Shane Warne has told of his tearful farewell to his spin mentor Terry Jenner, who died on Wednesday, having been in failing health since suffering a massive heart attack in England in April last year

'TJ became my Dr Phil' - Warne