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Ryan Harris, the Australian fast bowler, has undergone corrective knee surgery after an injury forced him to return home from England

When Tim Paine, 25, sets foot on Lord's for his debut next Tuesday as the youngest Australian Test gloveman since Ian Healy, he will appreciate his good fortune

Monty Panesar took his first five-wicket haul since September 2008 as Sussex beat Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Arundel

Australia's discarded Test opener Chris Rogers hasn't given up on adding to his sole cap, despite slipping behind Phillip Hughes in the backup queue

With England's one-day fortunes unequivocally on the rise, Craig Kieswetter is unconcerned about his relative lack of personal success, and believes that the confidence currently swirling around the squad is sure to rub off on him before long.

The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) will not be used during the upcoming Test series between Sri Lanka and India

In an email, a copy of which is with Cricinfo, Sunil Gavaskar said teams would have the choice of retaining up to seven players, but all the players would still be part of the auction

Alastair Cook is confident of taking part in England's Test series against Pakistan after recovering from the back injury that kept him out of most of the England Lions fixtures in their recent tri-series

Sri Lanka have not included spinner Ajantha Mendis in the squad for the three-Test series against India which begins in Galle on July 18

Cricket Australia will not finalise its next candidate for the ICC vice-presidency until August

William Porterfield has been named captain of the Ireland squad for the two-ODI RSA series against Bangladesh

The BCCI's disciplinary committee has sent a letter to Lalit Modi asking him to appear before it on July 16 to defend himself against the charges made by the board

Former Pakistan offspinner Saqlain Mushtaq, widely regarded as the inventer of the doosra, hailed the retiring Muttiah Muralitharan as the "best spinner of his generation"

India offspinner Harbhajan Singh feels players should have a say in which team they would like to represent going into the fourth season of the IPL

Champion offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan said he decided to quit international cricket after the first Test against India to challenge himself to get the eight wickets needed to reach the 800 Test wickets record

Bangladesh have called up batsman Mohammad Ashraful, allrounder Naeem Islam and wicketkeeper Saghir Hossain to their squad in England

Matabeleland Tuskers have dropped batsmen Mark Vermeulen and Dion Ebrahim from their set-up during Zimbabwe's off-season.

An unbeaten 73 in his last County Championship game from allrounder Robin Martin-Jenkins put Sussex in a decent position halfway through their Division Two game with Gloucestershire at Arundel

Medium-pacer Maurits Jonkman has been ruled out of the ICC World Cricket League Division One due to injury, and has been replaced by Bernard Loots