ESPNcricinfo staff

West Indies have secured the one-day series against Sri Lanka after their back-to-back wins in Trinidad and now they have a chance for a whitewash

West Indies target whitewash

Marcus Trescothick is adamant his decision to retire from international cricket is binding, contrary to the impression he may have given during an interview on Sky Sports News

Trescothick clarifies international intentions

The Indian Cricket League (ICL), unrecognised by the top bodies in the sport, is likely to be taken to court by the PCB for fielding a Pakistan XI

PCB likely to take legal action against ICL

Several Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands internationals are taking part in the European Women's Academy in Spain to prepare for the next season's club and country fixtures

Internationals take part in European Academy

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, has made an unexpected comeback to the national sides six months after his last appearance

Asif recalled after impressive recovery

Dimitri Mascarenhas is the only English representative to have signed up for the IPL but he feels other centrally contracted players will "definitely" feature in the lucrative Twenty20 tournament in the future

Mascarenhas predicts English flavour for IPL

Andrew Caddick, the former England fast bowler, feels Steve Harmison and others in the current national set-up need to return to county cricket to "learn their trade"

Harmison must learn his trade: Caddick

Ashley Noffke will warm up for his Test tour of West Indies with a brief stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Bangalore picked him to replace the injured Nathan Bracken

Noffke makes last-minute IPL dash

Jesse Ryder has been offered his first New Zealand Cricket contract and joins Aaron Redmond, Daniel Flynn and Tim Southee as new faces in the 20-man group selected for 2008-09

New Zealand contract Ryder

The Press Trust of India is waiting for an official response from the Indian Premier League, after Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, offered to revise the contentious media coverage norms for the Twenty20 tournament

News agencies wait for revised media guidelines

It was restrictive bowling at its best as ICL India XI, led by Ali Murtaza's miserly spell of 2 for 22 in four overs, shut Pakistan out of the contest after an aggressive start in their chase of 177

Clinical India seal berth in final with 32-run win

Luke Wright has said it was 'scary' to see Steve Kirby, one of his best friends, lying on the dressing room floor after being knocked out by Wright's bouncer on the second day of Sussex's match against MCC and Lord's

Wright shocked by Kirby incident

John Dyson, the West Indies coach, has heaped praise on his side following their seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Trinidad

Dyson hails West Indies win

The ICL India XI made it two wins in two days with a comprehensive 44-run rout of the ICL World XI in Hyderabad

World XI routed in clinical display

Match home for West Indies v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Port-of-Spain

West Indies v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Port-of-Spain

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We need to make a plan against Mendis: Bravo

Ajantha Mendis' maiden one-day international performance has come in for praise from both the Sri Lankan and West Indian camps

A win in Lahore tomorrow will seal the series, so the pressure falls on Bangladesh to pull off a surprise victory and stay alive in what has been a really one-sided series so far

Pakistan set to test bench strength

Younis Khan has pulled out of Pakistan's squad for the remaining three one-day internationals against Bangladesh, citing the need for rest

Younis opts out of remaining ODIs

New Zealand Cricket could be the latest organisation to jump on the Twenty20 bandwagon by arranging its own 20-over tournament similar to the IPL

New Zealand contemplate Twenty20 star tournament