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Hugh Morris's firefighting skills will be tested once again as he has been entrusted with the responsibility of resolving ongoing difficulties between Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores

Morris to step into captain-coach dispute

The ICC has joined hands with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) to formally launch the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, as part of the ICC's centenary year celebrations

ICC and FICA launch Cricket Hall of Fame

RP Singh, Uttar Pradesh's left-arm fast bowler, will miss the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Tamil Nadu due to a shoulder injury

RP Singh to miss Ranji semi-final

Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has been appointed by the PCB to get inputs from the players and draw up recommendations before the board hands out its central contracts

Intikhab to meet players on central contracts

Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has suggested that Shoaib Malik will stay on as captain of Pakistan in 2009 despite calls for him to be replaced

Butt gives Malik vote of confidence

Australia's current problems have been reflected by the latest ICC rankings which show three key players have slipped down the lists

Hussey and Lee slip down rankings

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, is eager to build on his impressive performance in the first Test against Sri Lanka

Shakib aims to build on success

Though the first ODI in Queenstown was washed out, New Zealand coach Andy Moles was pleased with the performance of his bowlers who restricted West Indies to 129 for 5 in the 35.4 overs possible before the rain interruption

Moles pleased with bowling effort

Half-centuries to Rhett Lockyear and George Bailey drove Tasmania to 8 for 184, a total that was out of reach of a struggling Queensland

Lockyear and Bailey push Tigers to victory

Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of India's national selectors, has outlined two important targets for the team: to be the No 1 one-day team this year and the top Test team in the world by 2010. He believed India were currently the most balanced among the top

Srikkanth sets table-topping targets for India

Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, will miss this month's one-day series against Australia because of an ongoing elbow injury, coach Mickey Arthur said

Elbow injury keeps Smith out of one-day series

Matthew Hayden has admitted he has not considered retirement despite growing speculation over his career following an extended lean spell

Hayden quiet on retirement talk

The second instalment of our staff's selections of the best and worst from 2008

Two comebacks, a farewell, and the pitch from hell

01-Jan-2009

Injured Lee out of South Africa tour

Brett Lee will miss the tour to South Africa due while Australia hope to have Andrew Symonds back during the one-day international campaign

The Daily Telegraph have reported that Kevin Pietersen, the England captain, has called emergency talks with the ECB over the role of coach Peter Moores

Pietersen wants crisis talks with ECB

A round-up of the fourth day's play of the first-round matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Karachi Blues and Rawalpindi secure wins

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the Test Match Special commentator and former Times cricket correspondent, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's honours list

Christopher Martin-Jenkins awarded MBE

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, said his team were fortunate to have the cushion of a 500-plus lead against Banglades

Jayawardene praises Bangladesh fight

Rajeev Nayyar, the Himachal Pradesh batsman, who holds the record for the longest first-class innings, has announced his retirement after a career spanning over 20 years

Nayyar quits first-class cricket