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Monde Zondeki, the South African quick bowler, has talked about how difficult he found it to join the recent tour of India after the controversy that surrounded the squad selection

Zondeki found selection tough

Darren Pattinson, the English-born Victoria quick bowler, is quickly making himself feel at home at Nottinghamshire after taking five wickets on his debut last week against Kent

Pattinson settles into county life

Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful was upbeat when the side returned from Pakistan

Defiant Ashraful remains upbeat

Shane Warne did what he's been doing for more than a decade and a half while the other Shane, Watson, showed what a valuable acquisition he is at $125,000

When the two Shanes shone

The plays of the day from the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in Jaipur

Daddy Cool's day out

More than a year since they were suspended from international cricket, the USA have named their side for their comeback in the ICC World Cricket League Division Five which takes place in Jersey next month

USA name side for international comeback

the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has agreed to a proposal from the IPL franchise to get a pitch consultant from Australia to ensure better playing surfaces for the six remaining home games

Franchise asks CAB to hire Australian pitch expert

Kent's captain, Robert Key, has had his prospects of an England recall enhanced after being named by the England & Wales Cricket Board in a 26-man Performance Squad for the 2008 international summer

Key given hope of England recall

Ireland have announced a squad of 13 for their opening fixture in the Friends Provident Trophy against Nottinghamshire at Clontarf

Porterfield leads young Ireland

Chris Rogers made a second-innings century to ensure Derbyshire, who had collapsed in the first innings, ended with a draw

Rogers ton secures Derbyshire draw

Australia will fulfill their commitment to tour Pakistan by going there twice in two years, a joint statement from both boards said

Australia to tour Pakistan in 2009 and 2010

If this kind of mood can be replicated at venues other than here and Eden Gardens, the IPL organisers might begin to breathe a little more freely

The IPL's identity challenge

VVS Laxman has termed the Eden Gardens pitch on which his Deccan Chargers lost their IPL opener against the Kolkata Knight Riders "shocking"

Laxman blasts 'shocking' pitch

It's no exaggeration to say that Robin Uthappa's performance would have been watched keenly by fans on both sides of this particular IPL divide

An innings to divide opinion

A round-up from the opening matches in the Friends Provident Trophy. Durham, the defending champions, start against Yorkshire

Durham start defence with tight victory

The plays of the day from the game between the Mumbai Indians and the Bangalore Royal Challengers

Billionaire caps and true fans

Duncan Fletcher, the former England coach, has said Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard will find it hard to regain their Test places after both were dropped during the New Zealand series

Fletcher doubts Harmison and Hoggard

Chris Lewis made a surprise early return to the Surrey team for their opening Friends Provident Trophy match against Middlesex at The Oval

Lewis makes early Surrey return

Having been whitewashed in the ODI series, Bangladesh have one last chance to get a consolation win

Can Bangladesh earn consolation win?