Details of how the loss of wickets impacts scoring and hence the economy rates of bowlers

Nasim Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has said he is not worried about the prospect of several international stars skipping the Champions Trophy in the country in September over security fears

Round-up of the second day's matches from the Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite

IS Bindra, the principal adviser to the chief executive of the ICC, has backed England to host the inaugural Champions League tournament

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, is likely to miss the four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Canada next month due to a wrist injury. He is also attending to his wife, who has been unwell for a while

Chris Gayle is likely to step down as the West Indies captain, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has reportedly indicated

Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan captain, has criticised India's batsmen for playing in Twenty20 mode and said they lacked focus

John Blain, the Scotland pace bowler, hopes to play a leading role in his side's campaign in the World Twenty20 qualifiers in Belfast next month

The European Championship Division 1 continued at three venues around Dublin. Here is a round-up of the action from the second day

A magnificent partnership, still unbroken, of 252 for the fourth wicket between Daniel Redfern and Greg Smith gave England Under-19s a major advantage over their New Zealand counterparts

Andre Nel and Makhaya Ntini combined to outclass Bangladesh A on the second day at New Road, their seven wickets shooting out their fellow tourists for 121 in 40 overs

Thomas Odoyo, the Kenya allrounder, is wary of the favourites tag that his team carry into the World Twenty20 qualifiers in Belfast next week with the main prize of a place in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20

Round-up of the first day's matches from the Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite

Steve Harmison has been recalled by England for the third Test against South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday. In a 13-man squad, England have dropped Darren Pattinson - whose debut in the second Test at Headingley was fraught with controversy - but they

Mohammad Asif has pleaded his innocence before a PCB fact-finding committee looking into his 19-day detention at Dubai airport from June 1 to 19 for alleged possession of an illegal substance

Clyde Butts, the former West Indies offspinner, has been appointed the chairman of selectors, the West Indies Cricket Board announced after a two-day meeting in St Lucia

The New Zealand Emerging Players, aided by Neil Broom's 62, held their nerve to clinch the Emerging Players Tournament by defeating the Australian Institute of Sports after a tight chase at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane

Graeme Smith has said his players have expressed major reservations about touring Pakistan

Kenya's preparations for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers took a dent when they were well beaten by an Abeed Janmohamed XI at Cranleigh School

The European Championship Division 1 began at three venues around Dublin. Here is a round-up of the action from the opening day