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Carib Brewery has said the "opportunities provided by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) did not fit" with their priorities at the moment

Carib Brewery explain decision to end WICB association

Peter Moores has turned down the opportunity to deny the scale of the rift that has formed between him and England's captain, Kevin Pietersen

Moores fails to deny KP rift

The BCCI's working committee has decided to initiate annual inter-corporate tournaments, proposing both 50- and 20-over competitions

BCCI plans corporate tournaments

South Africa finished a strong first day with six Australian wickets but already their thoughts are turning to producing a significant total to limit the difficulties in the fourth innings

South Africa aim for first-innings advantage

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are discussing the possibility of arranging a visit by the Indian team to Sri Lanka with the BCCI, sports minister Gamini Lokuge has confirmed

India, Sri Lanka in talks over tour

Chief selector Abdul Qadir has suggested the leader of the Pakistan team should be selected on a series-by-series basis

Appoint captains on a series-by-series basis - Qadir

Denesh Ramdin and Ramnaresh Sarwan kept their cool in a tense finish to hand West Indies a 1-0 series lead after a rain-hit game in Christchurch

Sarwan and Ramdin clinch thriller

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, wants a quick resolution to his playing status, which is in limbo after he tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone during the IPL last year

Frustrated Asif wants clarity on playing status

Phil Jaques is preparing for a state comeback by the end of January after a lay-off due to back surgery, and he hopes to win a spot for Australia's upcoming tour of South Africa

Jaques prepares to return from back injury

A round-up of the first day of the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Anwar Ali four-for puts PIA on top

Day-night Test matches have been given the support of the ICC's chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, but a five-day game under lights will only take place once a suitable ball has been developed

Day-night Tests given ICC backing

With Shivnarine Chanderpaul struggling with an injury, and New Zealand's bowlers turning in an impressive performance in the first ODI, the hosts are favourites going into the second ODI

New Zealand look to end summer of stalemates

Brad Hodge helped Victoria confirm their reputation as the best Twenty20 side in the country with a tight eight-wicket win over South Australia

Hodge pilots Bushrangers to eight-wicket win

Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian captain, has said India must prove themselves overseas before claiming to be the world's best team and that South Africa had the better team and attack - and the better record, home and away. His comments come when Austra

'Too early to call India No.1' - Ganguly

Two 90s, and seven hundreds feature in our ODI batting shortlist

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2008 ODI batting nominees: Sanath and Yuvraj counterattack, Tendulkar overpowers Australia

One six-for and several five- and four-fors among our nominees

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2008 ODI bowling nominees: Mendis spins magic in Karachi, Mashrafe creates history in Mirpur

And an emotional fourth-innings hundred by Sachin Tendulkar among our Test batting nominees

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2008 Test batting nominees: Virender Sehwag sizzles, Graeme Smith stays solid

Four six-fors and two seven-fors feature in our shortlist

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2008 Test bowling nominees: Ryan Sidebottom hammers New Zealand, Dale Steyn masters Australia

A final decision on the details of the itinerary of Sri Lanka's trip to Pakistan is expected early next week. Sri Lankan officials have confirmed again to Pakistan, however, that their team will be the first country to tour for a Test series since October

SL itinerary to be finalised next week