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Ashok Mankad died in his sleep early on Friday morning in Mumbai at the age of 61. Former Indian Test players pay tribute

'Good morning, sir. I hope I'll get runs against you'

Ashok Mankad, the former Indian batsman, died in his sleep early on Friday morning in Mumbai.

Ashok Mankad dies aged 61

Michael Marshall has replaced Richard McInnes as Australia's new performance analyst, Cricket Australia (CA) announced today

Michael Marshall appointed Australia's performance analyst

Ireland captain Isobel Joyce had warned earlier this week that her country's cricket was going backwards and their opening match against South Africa did little to dispel the myth

South Africa women punish Ireland

A round-up of the County Championship action

Solanki and Moore share record stand

Ireland defended their European Championship title with a comfortable seven-wicket victory against Scotland at Clontarf

Ireland retain European title

Middlesex, England's Twenty20 champions, will be part of this year's Champions League, Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, has confirmed

Middlesex complete Champions League line-up

Sohail Tanvir says one-dayers and Twenty20 are meant to entertain crowds

Tanvir wants to prove himself in Tests

Brett Lee, the Australian fast bowler, feels pitches around the world are getting harder for fast bowlers, and wants tracks to have a bit of assistance

Pitches 'are getting hard to bowl on' - Lee

The Pakistan board has offered to organise a meeting between an ICC task force and Yousuf Gillani, the country's prime minister, in a bid to relieve fears over security ahead of the Champions Trophy in September

ICC task force may meet Pakistan's prime minister

Chris Gayle says he's in dialogue with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) following his resignation from captaincy

Gayle 'in discussions' with WICB

Suhrawadi Shuvo will lead a 14-member Bangladesh academy squad for a short tour of South Africa next month

Bangladesh announce academy squad for South Africa

Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, has urged his country's cricket board to take a stance on touring Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in September, instead of leaving individual players to decide

Fleming wants NZC to take a stance on Pakistan

A round-up of the County Championship action

Broad answers England omission

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

Afghanistan and Nepal top groups

South Africa's selectors have called up players from their winter High Performance Programme to the South Africa A squad for the home series against Sri Lanka A

Wayne Parnell included in South Africa A one-day squad

Darren Pattinson has reiterated his desire to add to his one England cap even though he has a contract with Victoria for the next Australian season

Pattinson won't turn his back on England

The West Coast reigned supreme at the inaugural women's Pro20 Super Fours, emerging deserved victors having been unbeaten throughout

West Coast win women's Pro20 Super Fours