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Ed Smith, the former England batsman, has been named as the new Middlesex captain for the 2007 season.

Ed Smith announced as new Middlesex captain

The final day's play between Kenya and Bermuda at the Nairobi Gymkhana was abandoned after an inspection by the umpires at 1pm local time.

Rain saves Bermuda

The Pakistan Cricket Board is offering to play a one-day international match in England next year as a way of resolving the compensation row from the forfeited Oval Test.

Pakistan offer England compensation match

An unbeaten half-century from Brad Haddin and strong performances from Ed Cowan and Daniel Christian steered New South Wales to a tight four-wicket victory against South Australia at Adelaide

Haddin drives NSW to victory

Shoaib Akhtar, banned for two years for having tested positive for Nandrolone, has filed an appeal against the ban

Shoaib lodges appeal

Yuvraj Singh, who suffered a knee injury during the recently concluded Champions Trophy, is not worried by news reports that he could probably miss next year's World Cup in the Caribbean countries

'Too early to talk about World Cup' - Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh is struggling to be fit for the World Cup after tearing knee ligaments in his left knee last month

Yuvraj Singh doubtful for World Cup

'A gentleman and a great student of the game'

Polly Umrigar, the former Indian captain who played 59 Tests between 1948 and 1962, has died in Mumbai. He was suffering from lymph cancer

Polly Umrigar dies at 80

The third day's play of the ICC Intercontinental Cup between Kenya and Bermuda at Nairobi was washed out

Rain disrupts Kenyan charge

Malinda Warnapura and Kaushal Silva staged an improbable comeback through a 137-run seventh-wicket stand to help Sri Lanka A beat South Zone by three wickets and make the Duleep Trophy final

North to clash with Sri Lanka A in final

An outstanding showing in the Champions Trophy has seen Chris Gayle move up to the second place in the latest ICC player rankings for ODI batsmen

Gayle No.2 ODI batsman

Allan Donald has expressed displeasure over the teams announced at the ICC awards in Mumbai last week

Donald criticises ICC World XIs

Australia have been described as "rude and arrogant" by the Indian media following unsavoury incidents after their Champions Trophy win

Australia under fire for pushing Pawar

The last remaining general public tickets for the Ashes Tests at the Gabba and the MCG will go on sale on Wednesday

Final Ashes tickets to go on sale

Kevin Pietersen says his close friendship with Ashes nemesis Shane Warne doesn't do him much good at the crease

Pietersen expects no favours from Warne

Queensland have added some major strength to their line-up for next week's matches against Western Australia as they attempt to lift themselves off the bottom of the Pura Cup table

Queensland welcome back big guns

Marcus Trescothick is adamant that he has recovered from his stress disorder but is bracing for plenty of Australian sledging in this month's Ashes series

Trescothick prepared for Australian sledging

Damien Martyn has told Dennis Lillee to shut up with his "Dad's Army" criticisms of the home side ahead of the Ashes

Martyn loses respect for Lillee