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Bangladesh A limped to 223 for 7 after wrapping up the Zimbabwe A innings on 269 on the second day of their four-day match at the Kwekwe Sports Club

Imran props up Bangladesh A

Graeme Smith will iss the third and final match of the one-day series against Zimbabwe, at Port Elizabeth on Wednesday (March 2), to rest his injured ankle

Smith to miss final one-dayer

Vikram Solanki followed his 94 in the opening match on Saturday with another half century as England A cruised to a 66-run victory over UAE in the second one-dayer at Sharhjah

Solanki impresses again in England win

The New Zealand squad has been changed for the last two one-dayers against Australia, with the injured Michael Papps and the out-of-form Daryl Tuffey replaced by Craig Cumming and Lance Hamilton, who has yet to play an international game

New Zealand ring the changes

As the applications for the post of South Africa's national coach start flowing in, the South African Players Association has been given a role to play in the appointment of the new coach

South Africa players to have a say in coach selection

In a minor surprise, Yuvraj Singh was included ahead of Mohammad Kaif in the 14-member Indian squad for the first Test against Pakistan

Yuvraj preferred to Kaif for Test squad

After Michael Bevan's sixth century in seven games threatened to keep Victoria from the final, a rapid stand between Jason Arnberger and Brad Hodge pulled the game back Victoria's way

Victoria take control after Bevan's ton

Damien Martyn has admitted that the current Australian team, in which half the players are more than 30- years-old, will reach a critical stage after the 2007 World Cup, and that their glory days at the helm will come to an end some time soon

Mass exodus on the cards, says Martyn

Adam Voges's century helped Western Australia build a substantial lead against New South Wales on the third day at Perth

Voges and Worthington bury New South Wales

Sylvester Joseph and Wilden Cornwall hit centuries to put Leeward Islands in a decent position and end the first day on 299 for 6 against Windward Islands in Grenada

Cornwall and Joseph revive Leewards

Shaun Pollock has failed to recover from a long-term ankle injury, and will not participate in the second one-dayer against Zimbabwe in Durban on Sunday

Pollock to miss second one-dayer

Shaun Pollock will miss South Africa's second one-day international against Zimbabwe at Durban, to allow more time for his injured ankle to heal

Pollock to miss second ODI

ESPN-Star (ESS) is preparing to take on Doordarshan - the rights-holder for the India-Pakistan series - over highlights

ESPN-Star readies to take on Doordarshan

South Australia's woeful season continued despite a brilliant Darren Lehmann century as Queensland leaped to the top of the Pura Cup table with victory at the Gabba

Bulls charge to victory despite Lehmann century

Waqar Younis's spell as Pakistan's bowling coach has ended before it even began

Waqar disgruntled over bowling-coach issue

Worcestershire have established that their left-arm spinner Ray Price is not among the former Zimbabwean rebels contemplating a return to the national team

No comeback for Price, say Worcestershire

Tasmania defied Victoria, whose title defence virtually rests on an outright win, with a stubborn display led by Michael Bevan and Travis Birt

Stubborn Bevan and Birt delay Victoria

After leading East Zone to a resounding win over a Bangladesh Board XI in a Duleep Trophy game, Sourav Ganguly said that India required to stretch themselves to beat Pakistan

Beating Pakistan won't be easy - Ganguly

Citing great potential in West Indies cricket, Smasher Sports, a UK-based company, has decided to sponsor fifteen West Indian players, and they are hoping to rope in several more during the season

West Indian cricketers receive Smasher sponsorship