Australia received a jolt ahead of Friday's second Test with Matthew Hayden returning home after failing to recover from a lingering achilles injury

Rain robbed Yorkshire of a likely victory over Lancashire in their FP Trophy match, and consequently top place in the group

Heavy rain washed out the sixth day of play in the World Cricket League in Jersey

Westerns and Centrals were the winners in the first round of the 2007-08 Faithwear Cup

The Emirates Cricket Board has ordered that at least four of the country's 15-man Asia Cup squad must be Emiratis

Fans are being offered the chance to meet some of the biggest names in cricket in a competition to mark the launch of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes official website.

John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, has confirmed the side would retain the same batting line-up for the third and final Test at Trent Bridge starting June 5, despite their six-wicket defeat at Old Trafford

Damien Wright, who bowled Tasmania to their first Pura Cup victory in 2006-07, has left the state to take up a 12-month deal with Victoria

South Australia have offered Younis Khan, the Pakistan batsman, a short-term contract for the 2008-09 domestic season

A round-up of the fourth round of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 in Jersey

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain, said on Monday he will consider coaching the Pakistan team if offered the role

Virender Sehwag wants performances in the Indian Premier League to be taken into account when the Indian team is selected

New Zealand have been dealt another injury blow after Jesse Ryder, their hard-hitting opening batsman, was ruled out of the one-day series against England. He has failed to recover from the severed tendon he suffered when he put his hand through a toilet

United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong have named their 15-member squads for the Asia Cup in Pakistan, which gets underway next month

Bangladesh have recalled wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim and allrounder Mehrab Hossain jnr to their 14-member one-day squad for next month's tri-series at home

ICC president Ray Mali said that the Asia Cup would be given more prominence to reflect the region's importance in world cricket

The ECB has confirmed the itinerary for England's 2009 tour of the West Indies but denied that the schedule had been agreed with one eye on the IPL

At 38, Daleen Terblanche is the most experienced member of the South African women's cricket team, and her longevity has been rewarded after the selectors included her in a 14-member squad to tour England towards the end of July

Andrew Flintoff's side strain is likely to force him out of England's one-day series against New Zealand next month