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Pakistan's season-opening domestic Twenty20 tournament has been shifted to Lahore after the stadium at Rawalpindi was deemed unfit to host the event

Rawalpindi stripped of Twenty20 tournament

Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has suggested that the Pakistan Cricket Board should replace the outgoing coach Waqar Younis with a foreigner, free from the influence of Pakistan's domestic politics

Foreign coach the way forward for Pakistan - Lawson

Sri Lanka's attack has been given a major overhaul ahead of the first Test against Australia, with the uncapped Shaminda Eranga and Seekkuge Prasanna among those vying for a position

Eranga, Prasanna in Sri Lanka's Test squad

Ricky Ponting, the Australia batsman, has said that he encouraged India's Rahul Dravid to keep going when their sides met in a two-Test series in India last October

I told Dravid not to retire - Ponting

A bench of the Indian Supreme Court has asked former BCCI president AC Muthiah to approach the the Chief Justice of India over his petition to stop BCCI president-elect N Srinivasan from officially taking over as president

Srinivasan faces petition against BCCI presidency

Plans are being put in place for a first-class structure in Ireland that could pave the way for the country to become a Test nation

Ireland plan first-class structure

24-Aug-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Bradshaw stands down as MCC secretary

Keith Bradshaw, the former Tasmania cricketer who became the first Australian secretary and chief executive of MCC, has announced he will returning home for personal reasons after almost five years in the job

There are two Anglo-Irish sporting fixtures in Dublin over the next few days and it's safe to say the rugby clash at the weekend will have the nation more hooked than the cricket match at Clontarf on Thursday

Morgan takes reins against old allies

24-Aug-2011•Andrew McGlashan in Dublin

Nixon targets Indian fairytale

Paul Nixon is aiming for a career finale in India after confirming that he will be available for the Champions League should Leicestershire qualify

24-Aug-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Watson concerns put toilers in pace frame

Australian concerns about the workload of Shane Watson may yet allow Peter Siddle and Trent Copeland to jump the queue for selection

Australia have more players in need of match practice than they can fit into the team for the tour match against a Sri Lankan Board XI, and the only certainty is that Phil Hughes will open

Tour match headaches for tourists

Phillip Hughes is determined to play his own way against Sri Lanka, having learnt that even the best-intentioned coaching advice can lead to muddled thoughts and meagre scores

This time, Hughes will do it his way

New Zealand allrounder Nicola Browne has announced her retirement from international cricket

Nicola Browne announces retirement

Tim Nielsen's measured response to the release of the Argus review has served to enhance his standing as the Australian team coach, moving Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland to urge his re-application for the job

Nielsen's stocks rise despite review

Australia's dumped opener, Simon Katich, has said he has no ill feelings towards Phillip Hughes, as Australia prepare for their first Test series since Katich lost his contract this year

Katich wishes Hughes well for Tests