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Omari Banks, the Leeward Islands allrounder, has said his experience playing county cricket for Somerset will be of assistance when he represents his team in the Caribbean T20 starting July 22 in Barbados

Michael Clarke insists his promotion to No. 4 makes no difference to his game despite the added responsibility of moving one step closer to the top of the order

India's Corporate Affairs minister Salman Khurshid has said the government has so far not uncovered any "serious" non-compliance issues the IPL franchises may have allegedly committed under the Companies Act 1956

Australia were struck by another fitness concern ahead of the Leeds Test after Marcus North failed to train on Monday due to a stomach upset.

Mark Pettini, the 26-year-old Essex batsman, has signed an extension to his contract that will keep him at Chelmsford until the end of the 2012 season

Police have confirmed they have charged Graeme Swann, the England offspinner, with drink driving.

Ryan Sidebottom has been given until August to decide whether he wants to remain a Nottinghamshire player.

Cricket Australia might be keen to foist split-innings one-dayers on the supporters but their own players are not yet convinced the format will work - and neither is the ICC

Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has said he is willing to come out of retirement sooner rather than laterand has no issues playing under any captain

George Dockrell's meteoric rise reached a new height as he was offered a two-year contract by Somerset.

New Zealand Cricket and the New Zealand Players' Association are negotiating the terms for central contracts to be awarded to players following the current term that concludes at the end of July

Clint McKay has been called in to Australia's squad as cover for Ben Hilfenhaus, who remains in doubt for the second Test in Leeds

Shahid Afridi has set his sights on captaining Pakistan to World Cup glory in 2011 having quit Test cricket after leading his team to defeat at Lord's

Gary Kirsten, India's coach, has expressed disappointment over how few Indian fast bowlers have added to the bare cupboard, or shown the promise to be given a long run

Tharanga Paranavitana made a compelling case to be given a permanent slot at the top of Sri Lanka's batting order with his maiden Test century

Geoff Lawson, Pakistan's former coach, believes Salman Butt's appointment as captain of the Test side is premature and could do him more harm than good, and that Shoaib Malik should have been the "obvious choice" to replace Shahid Afridi

Katherine Brunt played a major role in England's one-day series triumph over New Zealand, contributing with both bat and ball at crucial times

Marcus North's 6 for 55 was the best bowling by an Australian spinner in a Test innings at the home of cricket

Ashes tickets go on sale to England supporters from Tuesday after more than 160,000 were sold to Australian fans last week

Bas Zuiderent has been named as Netherlands' captain for the limited-overs leg of Zimbabwe's upcoming visit