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England have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second Ashes Test at Lord's which concluded on Monday

England fined for slow over-rate

Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the Ashes after undergoing surgery on his long-standing Achilles tendon injury.

Pietersen ruled out of Ashes

Ian Bell says he is "desperate" to play a role for England in this summer's Ashes, but would prefer not to be involved in next week's third Test

Bell braced for return to the fray

Fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and opener Imran Nazir have been recalled to Pakistan's one-day international squad after two years

Naved and Nazir recalled after two-year gap

Pakistan legspinner Danish Kaneria has been found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct on day two of the SCC Test

Kaneria warned for offensive language

Glamorgan are aiming to stage a Twenty20 between England and Pakistan next year after putting Cardiff forward as a hosting venue

Glamorgan bid for England Twenty20

Ireland are looking to recently appointed director of cricket operations Mark Garaway to help develop the game across the nation

Ireland bank on Garaway's experience

Pakistan's president and PCB chief patron Asif Ali Zardari will be given a comprehensive briefing on the audit report of the last four years by the sports ministry

Pakistan president calls for audit briefing

West Indies' leading players have ended their strike and made themselves available for international duty

West Indies players end strike

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The best Test bowler ever: 1920-1969 - Support data

The best Test bowler ever : 1920-1969

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The best Test bowler ever: 1970-2009

Rain forced play to be abandoned across England

Rain ruins play across England

Grant Flower, the former Zimbabwe allrounder, has signed a new contract with Essex which will keep him at the county until the end of the 2010 season

Grant Flower extends Essex contract

The Wanderers in Johannesburg has lost its fixtures from England's tour later this year following the suspension of international rights in a dispute between the Gauteng Cricket and Cricket South Africa

ECBs seek clarification over Wanderers dispute

Batsman Mark Vermeulen makes a return to the international fold after being named in Zimbabwe's one-day squad for the five-match series against Bangladesh at home next month

Controversial Vermeulen earns Zimbabwe recall

West Indies have added a couple of new faces to their 14-member squad for the first two ODIs at home against Bangladesh

Devon Smith and Fletcher in ODI squad

Simon Jones is confident he will be fit for the 2010 county season and is on the look out for a new contract after being released by Worcestershire last week

Simon Jones confident of regaining fitness