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Kevin Curran, the Zimbabwe coach, has revealed Zimbabwe are planning to return to Test cricket in November 2007

Zimbabwe target 2007 Test return

Rustiness could well play a part. India and West Indies last played in early July while Australia last got their flannels dirty on their tour of Bangladesh in April

Rusty reflexes and reputations to defend

11-Sep-2006•Preview by Dileep Premachandran

Croft stands down as Glamorgan captain

Robert Croft has resigned as Glamorgan's captain after four seasons in charge. He will be relpaced by David Hemp, who will take charge for this Sunday's Pro40 match

The Indian board is funding the entire Malaysia tri-series

High TV revenues to offset expenses for DLF Cup

The Australian Academy completed their tour of Zimbabwe with another resounding win in the third one-dayer at Harare Sports Club, defeating a Zimbabwe Board XI by seven wickets with almost 25 overs to spare

Bailey bludgeons Zimbabwe into submission

Simon Katich and Phil Jaques will get the first chance to audition for an opening berth after Matthew Hayden was omitted for match one of the tri-series in Malaysia

Katich and Jaques win opening race

India Under-19 profited from three timely half-centuries to reach 255 for 7 in their first innings on the first day of the four-day match against Pakistan Under-19 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Timely fifties prop up India U-19

Pakistan Under-19 found themselves on the back foot as they surrendered a 142-run first-innings lead to India Under-19 on the second day of their first four-day match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Spinners put India U-19 in charge

Imad Wasim's brave effort on the final day went in vain as India Under-19s achieved a massive 271-run win against the Pakistan juniors in the first four-day match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Imad Wasim resists in vain as India U-19 win

Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of India's first one-day international of the DLF Cup against West Indies on September 14

Yuvraj out of first ODI

Kenya's preparations for next year's World Cup will continue later this month when they tour Uganda for three ODIs and a three-day match

Kenya head to Uganda

India Under-19 reduced their Pakistani counterparts, who required 446 for victory, to 63 for 5 in their second innings on the third day of the first four-day match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

India U-19 poised for victory

Andrew Strauss took heart from England's series-leveling win against Pakistan at Edgbaston yesterday and said his team had turned a corner in the right direction

Strauss looks at the road ahead

Ramnaresh Sarwan feels the Caribbean cricketers are beginning to gel as a team, and it is especially beginning to show in one-day internationals

Windies starting to gel well - Sarwan

Murray Goodwin struck 92 for Sussex who eased past Middlesex by four wickets at Lord's

Goodwin eases Sussex past Middlesex

Essex continued to make all the running in their Championship clash against Derbyshire

Pettini leads Essex charge

The Indian board is likely to use the services of Rudi Webster, the renowned sports psychologist, to help the team prepare for next year's World Cup

Webster may work with Indian team

Duncan Fletcher yesterday confirmed that James Anderson and Liam Plunkett could play in the final round of Championship matches for counties other than their own to assess their fitness ahead of England's tour of Australia

Fletcher to exploit county loan system

Michael Vaughan is planning to be in Australia throughout England's Ashes campaign this November, even though it is almost certain he will play no part

Vaughan to shadow England in Australia