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England have admitted that they have a contingency plan in place should the forthcoming tour by West Indies not take place

The former West Indies captain retired as an ICC match referee on the same day as Brian Lara quit international cricket

Malcom Speed, the ICC's chief executive, has hit back at criticism of the way the World Cup has been run

South African left-hander Arno Jacobs will join Australian George Bailey as the two permitted overseas professionals for the Scotland in this year's Friends Provident Trophy campaign

A round-up of the first day's play of the Pentangular Cup matches, April 21, 2007

Under lights, on a still, warm evening Tamil Nadu got their hands on the Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the inaugural Twenty20 championships, beating Punjab by two wickets in a thriller at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play three one-day internationals in Abu Dhabi from May 9, the Pakistan Cricket announced

A round-up from the fourth day of County Championship action

James Benning has been tipped for top things this summer - England's one-day set-up is in his sights, as is a place in their inaugural Twenty20 campaign

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Ken Gordon says he wanted Lara to stay on for one more tour

A full house at the Kensington Oval turned up for Brian Lara's farewell

Jacob Oram missed out New Zealand's final Super Eights game to prevent further damage to his recurring heel injury

And then there were four. Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa join Australia in the semi-finals of the World Cup this week but no matter how hard you try to say otherwise, the Aussies are still the ones to beat and at 9/10 (1.90) they are exceptional

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a new six-member junior selection committee, to be headed by former Test opener Naushad Ali.

The investigations into the murder of Bob Woolmer, the late Pakistan coach, are reported to have reached a significant breakthrough with a likely suspect being identified through footage from the hotel security camera

Tony Cozier compares Brian Lara's exit with that of Viv Richards's in 1991

Ricky Ponting believes Brad Hogg will play a key role when Australia take on South Africa in Wednesday's semi-final in St Lucia

Ricky Ponting is convinced "something will give" next year when Australia face a crammed playing itinerary that is expected to include a record-breaking 20 Tests

Interesting moments of the day's play on and off the field