Matthew Hoggard will not be available for England's second Test against New Zealand after breaking his thumb in Yorkshire's Championship match against Durham yesterday

Essex have agreed to release Andre Nel one match early so that he can take up a deal with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL

Phil Simmons was thrilled with Ireland's victory over Warwickshire in the Friends Provident Trophy, one of the most impressive results since Simmons took over as coach following last year's World Cup

Kevin Pietersen expects to be playing in India next year, and is on the verge of signing the most lucrative deal yet witnessed in the Indian Premier League, after being offered in excess of US$4million for a three-year contract by an undisclosed IPL franc

G Schoorman, a seamer who represented Sri Lanka in the mid-fifties, has died in Melbourne, aged 89

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Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal wants to "be part of the Pakistan team in all forms of the game" despite being overlooked for one-day selection and only being included in Pakistan's Test squad in recent times

Former West Indies captain Richie Richardson has criticised the ICC for banning Marlon Samuels for two years and wants the relevant law to be amended

Maria Fahey, who has been included in the New Zealand probables squad for the World Cup, hopes she will overcome the chronic fatigue she was diagnosed with last year and make it to the tournament in Australia next year

Ramnaresh Sarwan will step in for the injured Chris Gayle and lead West Indies in the first Test against Australia at Sabina Park on Thursday

Carlton Baugh's unbeaten 111 was the main stumbling block for the Australians on the first day of their tour match against a Jamaica XI

Vijay Mallya, owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, has expressed his support for the team, and said he hoped to "enjoy the legitimate privacy of sorting out issues within my own squad"

Mumbai Indians had a perfect match, but then again, they've been having near-perfect matches for a while now

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches as the rain that hit the Test are Lord's also disrupts a number of games

William Porterfield played a captain's innings to lead Ireland to a notable victory against Warwickshire. He made a well-paced 69 off 110 balls as they reached the target of 212 with 20 balls to spare

Zimbabwe Cricket is struggling to get some international cricket following the decision by the Indian board to indefinitely postpone its tour next month

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Andrew Flintoff's long-awaited return to Test cricket could have to wait until the visit of South Africa in July

The Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) has given a boost to the island's young players by handing out central contracts to allow them a higher level of training in all areas of the game both on and off the field

The MCC will unveil its £200m plans for Lord's during next summer's second Ashes Test against Australia, with plans that include the redevelopment of a number of ageing stands