Executive board will hope to arrive at a consensus among the eight participating nations on the issue of staging the Champions Trophy in Pakistan this September

Allen Stanford has said that the structure of West Indies cricket administration needs to be "streamlined" and that there were "too many players handling too few dollars" at present

VVS Laxman won't be joining Nottinghamshire as their overseas player because of the county's links with Indian Cricket League players

Mohammad Asif is trying to hire the services of Dr Graham Durgan, a sports medicine expert from England, to plead his case

Bangladesh A survived a fine comeback by Derbyshire's bowlers to record a thrilling one-wicket win on the final day at Derby. Sajidul Islam struck the winning run to squeeze his side over the line off the penultimate delivery

A round-up of the County Championship action on July 23, 2008

A team representing Pakistan's National Cricket Academy will tour Zimbabwe and Kenya in August and September this year

A round-up of the Emerging Players Tournament matches on July 23

The European Union has widened sanctions against Zimbabwe, publishing a list of 37 more individuals and four businesses subject to visa bans and asset freezes ... and the list includes Peter Chingoka

Geoff Miller has had a meeting with Michael Vaughan to dispel differences over the selection of fast bowler Darren Pattinson for the second Test against South Africa

India will back Pakistan as the Champions Trophy venue despite concerns about security from players from non-Asian countries

Joubert Strydom has decided to end his term as the South African chairman of selectors to pursue his business interests. Strydom was part of the selection panel for four years before heading the committee in August last year

A round-up of the County Championship action on July 22, 2008

Players will be able to contest the on-field umpire's decision in the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo. A few reactions to the increased use of technology

Kevin Dean tore into Bangladesh A's fragile batting with figures of 6 for 46 from 19 overs

The ICC guidelines on the review of umpiring decisions in Tests

A packed Rose Bowl will miss out on Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss for Twenty20 Finals Day this Saturday. England's opening pair were to do battle for Essex and Middlesex respectively, but have been told to rest ahead of the third Test against South Afr

Darren Pattinson, England's shock selection for the second Test at Headingley, fully expects to make way for Ryan Sidebottom when the squad for the Edgbaston Test is unveiled by the selectors on Saturday morning

The number of Kolpak players in county cricket could be set for a drastic reduction after the European Union decided on a new interpretation of the employment law

A round-up of the Emerging Players matches that took place on July 20