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The TV cameramen stayed away from the press conference, angered by the manner in which some of them were treated by the organisers, but that couldn't take the sheen off Anil Kumble's 7 for 48 on the opening day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

Kumble shows typical modesty after his super seven

Brian Lara has sought, and been given, permission by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to miss the one-day internationals on the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka

Lara drops out of Sri Lanka one-dayers

Shane Bond has included in both the Test and one-day squads for New Zealand's tour of Zimbabwe in August

Bond returns for Zimbabwe tour

As it enters its third year, Twenty20 cricket is now more popular than ever

The little game that's gone a long way

The Israel selectors have named a 15-man senior squad for the Maccabiah Games which get underway on July 10.

Israel squads for the Maccabiah announced

21-Jun-2005•Israel Cricket Association

Somerset release McLean

Somerset have released Nixon McLean owing to fitness problems

Alan Walker, who played for Nottinghamshire and New South Wales as a right-arm fast-medium bowler immediately after the war, had died at the age of 79

Sporting allrounder Alan Walker dies

A two-man security delegation from England arrived in Karachi on Monday to inspect the venues for a this October's Test and one-day series

England officials arrive to check Pakistan security

The national selectors have announced a list of 36 probables for the upcoming triangular series to be held in Sri Lanka

Indian selectors announce 36 probables

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi has been granted bail by a Jhajjar Court in Haryana

Pataudi granted bail in hunting case

Daren Ganga said that it would be a great psychological boost for his senior side if the A team could perform well and beat Sri Lanka A

Ganga hopes to prove a point

The Pakistan board plans to forward its recommendations to the International Cricket Council to remove ambiguities from the current laws concerning suspect bowling actions

PCB to suggest changes in dealing with suspect bowlers

KCA chairman Samir Inamdar has ruled out restoring central contracts for leading players

No central contracts for Kenyans

John Buchanan, the Australian coach, has refused to hit the panic button, even after Australia's fourth consecutive loss, including a humbling at the hands of Bangladesh

Buchanan refuses to hit the panic button

Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) have signed a new four-year Memorandum of Understanding

Australia's cricketers sign new deal

Rod Marsh, the director of the ECB Academy, has stepped down from the selection panel for the remainder of the summer

Marsh steps down as selector

Matthew Hart, the slow left-armer who played 14 Tests for New Zealand between 1994-95 and 1995-96, has announced his retirement

Matthew Hart packs it in

Star of the backwoods

Des Wilson on John Reid

The latest Tsunami Appeal match gets underway at The Oval tonight - and for the first time it is being played in Twenty20 format

The Oval all set for Twenty20 Tsunami match