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The Wanderers will look like the Wanderers on Saturday, which is hardly startling news except if you saw it two weeks ago during the second T20 between South Africa and Sri Lanka

De Villiers hopeful Wanderers pitch will not aid Sri Lanka

03-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

Grayson named as Diamonds head coach

Paul Grayson has been named as the new head coach of Yorkshire Diamonds on a three-year deal.

Kevin Pietersen will not play the 2017 season of the IPL, citing a busy winter as a reason for not entering the player auction scheduled for later this month

Kevin Pietersen opts out of IPL 2017

Queensland's stand-in captain, Chris Hartley, set Tasmania a hefty target of 352 for victory on the third day at the Gabba, after he earlier broke the all-time record for Sheffield Shield wicketkeeping dismissals

Queensland set Tasmania 352 for victory

Lou Rowan, the Australian umpire who was at the centre of the 1971 controversy in which England captain Ray Illingworth led his team off the SCG, has died at the age of 91

Former umpire Lou Rowan dies aged 91

Melbourne Stars batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined AUD 5000 for criticising an umpiring decision on air while fielding during the BBL semi-final against Perth Scorchers

Kevin Pietersen fined for calling umpire's decision 'shocker' on air

A conflict of interest has been removed and a former Rio Tinto executive hired in a major restructure of Cricket Australia's management this week, ESPNcricinfo has learned

Cricket Australia overhauls management structure

03-Feb-2017•Daniel Brettig

Voges to captain Prime Minister's XI

Adam Voges will captain a Prime Minister's XI side blending experience and youth in a Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka this month

New Zealand have called on legspinner Ish Sodhi for the final ODI against Australia in Hamilton

Sodhi recalled for Hamilton ODI

Even as the ICC meetings proceed in Dubai, there remains doubt over who will represent the Indian board at the Finance & Commercial Affairs (F&CA) meeting and the ICC Board meeting given the administrative flux at the BCCI

BCCI confusion spills over to Dubai

02-Feb-2017•Nagraj Gollapudi

$Finger fracture puts Wagner in doubt for South Africa Tests$

Finger fracture puts Wagner in doubt for South Africa Tests

New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner has fractured his finger while playing in the domestic List A tournament, the Ford Trophy, putting him in doubt for New Zealand's Test series against South Africa in March

David Miller, fresh off his second century in three ODI innings, will not be available for the rest of the series against Sri Lanka because of a finger injury

Miller ruled out of rest of Sri Lanka series

Seamers Jhulan Goswami and Sukanya Parida have been ruled out of the Women's World Cup Qualifiers to be played in Colombo from February 7 to 21

Goswami, Parida ruled out of World Cup qualifiers

The South Africa batsman, who hit a century in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, said that being dropped from the side after a run of poor form helped him turn his game around

Self-belief drives Miller's adaptable new game

The Napier City Council is set to launch an inquiry into the abandonment of the second Chappell-Hadlee ODI at McLean Park on Thursday, according to a stuff.co.nz report

Napier City Council to launch inquiry into McLean Park fiasco

Queensland's stand-in captain guided his side to 9 for 405 declared, before equalling the record for most dismissals in the Sheffield Shield

Hartley scores 102*, equals Shield wicketkeeping record

Faf du Plessis struck a match-winning 117, and pulled off a superb catch for South Africa as they beat Sri Lanka by 121 runs in Durban

Du Plessis thrilled with SA fielding displays

Despite their not posting a 200-plus total yet in the ODI series, Graham Ford has said he is 'excited' by the way some of Sri Lanka's young batsmen batted while getting starts in the second ODI

Ford 'excited' by batting talent despite Sri Lanka collapse