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South Africa are aiming to wrap up the series and the No. 1 ODI ranking with victory in the fourth match against Australia in Port Elizabeth

Australia aim to force series decider

A round-up of the first day of the 14th round matches of the Regional Four Day Competition

T&T fail to cash in on Rampaul's six-wicket haul

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes beating Australia in the limited-overs series in the UAE would help send a strong message to other nations to tour Pakistan

Shoaib eyes positives from defeating Australia

Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne has said the absence of leading performers Shane Watson and Sohail Tanvir will no doubt be a serious blow to the team as they look to defend their IPL crown in South Africa

Warne regrets losing Watson and Tanvir

Marcus Trescothick has turned down a request from Andrew Strauss to make himself available for selection to the squad for the World Twenty20 in June

Trescothick rules out England comeback

The Rajasthan Royal's warm-up for next week's IPL began with defeat to the Cape Cobras at Newlands

Kleinveldt's four wrecks Rajasthan's warm-up

A round-up of matches from the Super Eights of the World Cup Qualifiers tournament in South Africa

Ireland shocked by Hassan's five

Middle-order batsman Rajin Saleh and medium-pacer Sajidul Islam have missed out on a list of 17 contracted players named by the Bangladesh Cricket Board

Saleh and Sajidul not handed contracts

Tom Beaton's captain's innings of 106 helped Australia Under-19 claim the opening day honours in the first three-day match against India Under-19 at the Bellerive Oval

Beaton century drives Australia

Virender Sehwag has said despite his success as an opener he still belongs in the middle order and would love to bat there once again if he got the chance

Sehwag still keen on middle order

Sachin Tendulkar has praised India's coach Gary Kirsten for his role in the team's first Test series win in New Zealand for more than 41 years

Tendulkar praises Kirsten's role

Pakistan have announced a preliminary list of 30 women for the Women's World Twenty20 which will run alongside the men's tournament in England in June

Pakistan announce initial squad for Women's World Twenty20

Kings XI Punjab coach Tom Moody believes the second edition of the IPL will be more competitive than the first

Moody expects tough IPL contest

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is confident that his spinners will be able to cause problems for Australia's batsmen

Alam hopes spinners will trouble Australia

Samit Patel, the England allrounder, admitted he had to face some "difficult truths" after he was dumped from the one-day squad to tour West Indies for failing to reach a suitable level of fitness

Samit Patel faces up to 'difficult truths'

Gordon Drummond replaced Gordon Goudie in the Scotland squad, Ashif Mulla replaced John Davison in the Canada squad and Phil Eaglestone replaced Andre Botha in the Ireland squad

ICC approves changes to Scotland, Canada and Ireland squads