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Andy Atkinson, the ICC's pitch consultant, has come down heavily on the ground authorities at the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA)

Derbyshire have announced that tickets for their two-day game against Australia starting July 8 have gone on sale

Kenya sealed a remarkable five-wicket win on the final day at the Nairobi Gymkhana, chasing down 320 in 62 overs.

Essex have appointed Chris Silverwood, the former England paceman, as bowling coach following the recent departure of Graeme Welch

Pakistan's next full-time coach is "99%" certain to be a local man, according to PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, though a tweaked coaching set-up may also look at incorporating inputs from foreign coaches as and when required

Dinesh Karthik, who led South Zone in the finals of the Duleep Trophy, has retained the leadership responsibility the South squad for the Deodhar Trophy

Ottis Gibson, West Indies' incoming coach, believes there is sufficient talent in the region to turn the fortunes of Caribbean cricket around

Lalit Modi has reacted to security concerns over the IPL by insisting that the tournament will stay in India, and that he is not concerned by the possibility of a boycott by international players

MCC Women are embarking on a historic first tour of the West Indies, and will leave Lord's for Trinidad & Tobago today.

New Zealand achieved a clean sweep of the Twenty20s against Australia with a seven-run victory in the third match in Hobart

Brett Lee has retired from Test cricket after admitting his body could no longer handle the demands of the five-day game

South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes his country's ongoing tour of India is not an indicator that the players, who are scheduled to feature in the IPL soon after, are comfortable with security arrangements for the tournament

Shaun Marsh's lingering back injury has given Michael Hussey a chance to gatecrash the World Twenty20 after he was called into Australia's squad

Waqar Younis has emerged as the favourite to take over the coaching role of the Pakistan side

The Australian Cricketers' Association will help formulate a list of security demands for IPL organisers

Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsmen, has been signed by Nottinghamshire for the first seven weeks of the 2010 county season

Rahul Dravid has called for India to follow a set domestic calendar within which they would play their annual quota of home international games to secure the future of Test cricket

Brett Lee could be set to follow in the footsteps of Andrew Flintoff, Jacob Oram and a number of other high-profile cricketers by retiring from Test cricket in a bid to prolong his one-day and Twenty20 career

Paul Collingwood has been named England's vice-captain for the tour of Bangladesh

MCC will use pink balls in all their games ahead of the historic match against Durham in Abu Dhabi