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The International Cricket Council reacted swiftly to the news that Malcolm Speed, its chief executive, had flown to Zimbabwe only to be snubbed by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union

ICC act to protect the 'integrity' of Test cricket

The future of this tour may be up in the air - it's hard to see the Australians staying in Zimbabwe if their Test series is stripped of full Test status by the ICC on Friday - it was business as usual for the Aussie batsmen on the second and final

Australians bat all day for 448

Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka's captain, said that Sri Lanka's tour of Australia next month would be an even bigger challenge for his side if Muttiah Muralitharan decides to pull out.

'It will be a big challenge without Murali' - Atapattu

The ICC is planning to test stump-microphone technology and conduct research into slow bowling during the Champions Trophy in England this September

New technology for Champions Trophy

Kumar Sangakkara may have missed out on a great opportunity to score his maiden triple-century, but he is happy that his 270 signalled a personal return to form and put the runs on the board for the team

'Disappointed I couldn't get more' - Sangakkara

Blessing Mahwire won the toss and chose to bat in the two-day tour opener against the Australians at the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy

Zimbabwe A bat in tour opener

Zimbabwe batted better in their second innings at Bulawayo, but could not prevent Sri Lanka sweeping the series 2-0, with a crushing victory by an innings and 254 runs

Sri Lanka complete victory by a massive margin

Malcolm Speed, the ICC's chief executive, has flown to Harare for talks with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union

Speed flies in to Harare

The Australians cruised through the first day of their two-day warm-up game in Harare, bowling out for Zimbabwe A for 151 then finishing up level, reaching the total for the loss of only one wicket befor bad light brought an early close

Aussies on top in Harare

The International Cricket Council and the England & Wales Cricket Board today launched the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 in London

Champions Trophy is launched in London

On the day that Australia begins one of the least appetising Test tours everundertaken, Sean Ervine begins the rest of his cricketing life

Sean Ervine begins a new life

Steve Waugh has said that Australia's tour of Zimbabwe could turn out to be an exercise in futility if the impasse in Zimbabwe cricket, which has led to their fielding a second-string side, is not resolved

Zimbabwe tour could be a 'waste of time' - Steve Waugh

It was a day of records at Queens Sports Club, but it wasn't a contest

Sri Lanka show no mercy

Officially, the ICC is not getting drawn too deeply in the crisis threatening Zimbabwe cricket, but various newspaper reports over the weekend have indicated that it is working hard behind the scenes to try and broker a solution

ICC works to find Zimbabwe solution

Geoff Marsh, Zimbabwe's coach, will not be seeking a renewal of his contract when it expires in September

Geoff Marsh to quit as Zimbabwe coach

Someone in the Zimbabwe Cricket Union must have broken quite a few mirrors in recent months, so wretched is its luck

Ebrahim lands one-match ban