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South Australia were set 351 for victory after declaring their first innings 152 behind Western Australia in the hope of manufacturing a result

South Australia given chance after two declarations

Auckland's Craig Cachopa will lead the hosts New Zealand in the Under-19 World Cup that begins in January

Craig Cachopa to lead NZ U-19 squad

The Pakistan captain is upbeat about their prospects in the upcoming three Test series in Australia and expects his bowlers to be the crucial factor in helping them achieve glory for the first time in the country

Mohammad Yousuf backs bowlers against 'beatable' Australia

Kamran Akmal found some impressive form with a brutal century before the Pakistani bowlers reduced Tasmania to 6 for 132

Kamran Akmal lights up with muscular century

Almost two years after he gave up a New Zealand Cricket contract to join the ICL, Lou Vincent has returned to the country and revealed his desire to return to the national side

'I want to get back to the top level' - Lou Vincent

Chris Hollins has become the third first-class cricketer to win the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing

Chris Hollins wins <I>Strictly Come Dancing</I>

The allrounder Angelo Mathews is returning home after straining his right quadricep muscle during the second ODI in Nagpur

Injured Angelo Mathews to return home

Fast bowler Ishant Sharma and wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik have been included in India's squad for the third and fourth ODIs against Sri Lanka

Ishant Sharma and Dinesh Karthik called up

Phillip Hughes picked the perfect time to score a century as he improved his chances of coming back into the Test squad in Melbourne

Hughes sparkles at the right time

Michael Klinger's half-century was the highlight for South Australia on a snail-paced day as they reached 4 for 167 in Adelaide

Redbacks crawl on Klinger half-century

Pakistan got off to a solid start to their tour of Australia, as Salman Butt's 153 took them to 270 for 4 on the first day against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval.

Butt century boosts Pakistan

A poor start from the batsmen and the failure to get early wickets by the bowlers cost India the second ODI, MS Dhoni, their captain, has said

Poor start and lack of early wickets cost India - Dhoni

MS Dhoni, the Indian captain, has been banned for two ODIs for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Nagpur.

MS Dhoni banned for two ODIs

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Nagpur

Dilshan helps Sri Lanka level series

A round-up of the fourth day's action of the 11th round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

National Bank finish season on a high

A round-up of the fourth day's play from the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy Plate League 2009-10

Assam and Haryana make the grade

A round-up of the fourth day's action from the seventh round of the Ranji Trophy Super League

Karnataka finish league phase in style

Ireland will play a quadrangular Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka, involving Sri Lanka A, Afghanistan and Canada

Ireland to play T20 quadrangular in Sri Lanka