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The analyst Simon Hughes says he had his doubts about the ball used by Pakistan in the Oval Test

'Scratches slightly aroused my suspicions' - Hughes

Jhulan Goswami, the fastest bowler in women's cricket, has received the Castrol Special Award for her outstanding bowling on India's recent tour of England

Goswami honoured at Castrol Awards

Greg Ritchie, the former Australian batsman, has criticised the tactics and methods of Australian coach John Buchanan, and captain Ricky Ponting and has predicted another Ashes victory for England later this year if the two continue to be in charge

Ritchie critical of Ponting and Buchanan

Brian Lara, the West Indies captain, has expressed confidence that his side would qualify for the main round of the Champions Trophy in India.

West Indies can defend the trophy - Lara

Sri Lanka are hoping for a better performance in the Champions Trophy than the one in their visit to India last year

Sri Lanka focus on qualifying matches

The England board may ask the Pakistan Cricket Board to pay $1.5 million for losses that the ECB faced because of the cancellation of the fifth day of the Oval Test

England to ask Pakistan to pay for Oval damages

VVS Laxman, selected for the India Green side, has pulled out of the Challenger Series tournament owing to a hamstring injury

Hamstring injury forces Laxman out

Kevin Mitchell on why he feels England will keep the Ashes

Why England will keep the Ashes

01-Oct-2006•Kevin Mitchell

Curran backs Zimbabwe to fight

Zimbabwe's coach Kevin Curran has backed his young side to prove their worth in the upcoming Champions Trophy

The injured Bangladesh fast bowlers Mashrafe Mortaza and Syed Rasel will be fit for the Champions Trophy, the coach Dav Whatmore has confirmed

Mortaza and Rasel ruled fit for Champions Trophy

Geoffrey Boycott has lambasted Darrell Hair for attempting to "play God" in his handling of the forfeited fourth Test between England and Pakistan

Umpires must not be allowed to play God - Boycott

30-Sep-2006•AFP

Reverse swing is entirely legal, says Simon Jones

Simon Jones, the England fast bowler, has hit out at suggestions that reverse swing is only possible when the ball has been tampered with

The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) will carry out random drugs tests on two players from each of the ten participating teams during the Champions Trophy, to be held in India from October 7.

World doping body to carry out tests at Champions Trophy

Australian umpires, in a move without precedent, have requested admission into the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA), a request that signals an eventual move towards unionisation.

Australian umpires consider unionisation

Ranjan Madugalle, the chief adjudicator in Inzamam-ul-Haq's ICC hearing, has called for more diplomacy if a situation similar to The Oval Test between England and Pakistan arises again

Madugalle wants more diplomacy

The row between Clive Lloyd and Michael Holding over the reasons for Holding's resignation from the West Indies board's cricket committee shows no sign of letting up

Holding: Lloyd 'continues to have memory lapses'

Inzamam-ul-Haq has said he made the right decision at The Oval last month, when his team was judged to have forfeited the fourth Test, even though his punishment means he will miss the Champions Trophy

'I forgive Hair' - Inzamam

Roger Harper has heaped praise on the benefits provided by the ICC winter training camp, scheduled to start in Pretoria next week

Harper heaps praise on ICC camp

Middlesex have confirmed the signing of Chaminda Vaas as one of their overseas players for 2007

Middlesex sign Vaas