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Shahid Afridi and Waqar Younis will appear before the ICC's anti-corruption tribunal that will decide the case against the three suspended Pakistan players

Afridi, Younis to appear before ICC tribunal

Jhulan Goswami will lead India in the five-match ODI series against West Indies that begins in India later this month

Goswami to lead India against West Indies

Imran Tahir, the Nashua Dolphins legspinner of Pakistani origin, has been granted South African citizenship by naturalisation and is now eligible to play for the country

Imran Tahir eligible to play for South Africa

Michael Hussey expects Michael Clarke to be a positive and aggressive leader in his first outing as Australia's Test captain on Monday

Hussey expects aggression from Clarke

On Monday Michael Beer is expected to be handed a baggy green three weeks after he was the latest slow bowler to be parachuted into Australia's Test squad

First-timer Beer prepares for SCG debut

Australia are looking for a new bowling coach with Troy Cooley leaving to head their Centre of Excellence, but Glenn McGrath won't be applying

McGrath not interested in official bowling coach role

Graeme Swann insists there will be no hangover from England's Ashes-retaining heroics in Melbourne as they eye a first series win in Australia in 24 years

Melbourne hangover sorted out - Swann

James Anderson has been a key part of England's success in retaining the Ashes he he banishes memories of four years ago

Anderson grows into a leader

31-Dec-2010•Andrew Miller

Shakib retained as captain for 2011

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, has been retained as captain of the national team for 2011

Despite an extensive meeting of the PCB's integrity committee, Pakistan's selectors failed to finalise a 15-man squad for the ODI series against New Zealand or a list of 30 probables for the 2011 World Cup

Pakistan selectors defer squad announcement

The third Test between South Africa and India will be played "on a good pitch that will last five days," Evan Flint, the Newlands groundsman told ESPNcricinfo

Newlands track likely to favour batsmen, says curator

31-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda

IPL cuts 66 players from auction list

The IPL has pruned its auction list for the next season from a preliminary 416 to 350, and also increased the base prices of Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman

Ross Taylor has denied that his side were complacent in the final game of the three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan in which the hosts were routed by 103 runs

Taylor denies New Zealand were complacent