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Leicestershire have signed England one-day international all rounder Jeremy Snape

Geoffrey Boycott is planning to return to cricket commentary as he continues to receive treatment for cancer

Hampshire Cricket announced the signing of former England seamer Ed Giddins on a two year contract from the start of the 2003 season.

England's last match before the start of the Ashes series on Thursday came to a somewhat gloomy end as a draw in Brisbane just before four o'clock local time with the light deteriorating and storm clouds gathering

The England team management today announced that Darren Gough is to fly tothe ECB National Academy in Adelaide tonight to continue his rehabilitation from a long-term knee injury.

After missing a number of chances in the field as Queensland extended their first innings to an imposing 582, with Martin Love reaching 250, England would have taken a good deal of satisfaction from the fact that they responded with an opening

England's likely Test attack was forced to work hard by an impressive Queensland batting performance on day one of their final warm-up match before the first Ashes Test in Brisbane

England's likely Test attack was forced to work hard by an impressive Queensland batting performance on day one of their final warm-up match before the first Ashes Test in Brisbane

ADELAIDE - Test paceman Jason Gillespie has declared himself fully fit and ready to prove it against an international-strength New South Wales batting line-up tomorrow

The advent of another Ashes series brings with it the predictable claims from the English camp that this series will be different to those which have taken place since 1989

BRISBANE - England fast bowler Darren Gough has been ruled out of next Thursday's first Test against Australia at the Gabba

One-Day Internationals have today been given a ranking structure by the International Cricket Council along similar lines to Test cricket

Darren Gough could be included in the England line-up to meet Queensland in their last warm-up match before the first Test of the Ashes series

Justin Langer was full of praise for England's performance after the drawn warm-up match in Perth, in which England came within five runs of a memorable win

Michael Di Venuto, (1538 First Class runs in 2002) will once again take up an overseas playing slot at the County

In the end they did not quite manage to secure a morale-boosting win in their match against Western Australia, but the England party will leave Perth buoyed by the fact that they came within one shot of a victory

Grange Cricket Club Photo © Scottish Cricket Ltd Scottish Cricket is happy to announce that it has finalised a deal with The Grange Club, Edinburgh which will give Scottish Cricket a national `Home' for its first year in the National Cricket

Andrew Flintoff will rejoin England's Ashes squad later this week with the aim of proving his fitness for the first Test against Australia, which starts in Brisbane on November 7

Nasser Hussain was delighted to have started another Ashes tour with a hundred, and believes the squad are acclimatising well after early problems

England captain Nasser Hussain ensured that his team enjoyed another good day at the WACA in Perth by recording the first century of the tour and taking his side to a first innings lead of 114 against Western Australia