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He believes the ECB in particular is still wearing their blinkers and that is important that England, at the grassroots level, embraces the opportunity to participate in international Twenty20 leagues with an eye on the next generation of players

Allrounder Yusuf Pathan has been recalled to the ODI squad for the three-match series against South Africa, along with fast bowler Praveen Kumar

The IPL has made another change to its schedule for the third edition, with Cuttack named as one of the new home venues for the Deccan Chargers

The IPL has been hit with another potential controversy with Indian news broadcasters deciding not to cover the third season in protest against what it called "arbitrary" guidelines and contentious clauses regarding tournament footage

If South Africa survive, not a soul, not even at this venue where the home crowd can be a 12th man, will grudge them that No.1 ranking

Tim May, the chief executive of the international players union FICA, has warned that Twenty20 cricket is 'ripe for corruption'

Plays of the Day for the third day of the second Test in Kolkata

With the series wrapped up, Nathan Hauritz and Michael Hussey have been rested from the final match against West Indies at the MCG in Friday

Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum, who broke several records during their 339-run stand, were pleased with the impact their performance has had on the match

The man who tackled Khalid Latif to the ground during a one-day game at the WACA last month has been fined $9000 after being convicted of assault and trespass

Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, claims a leading English football club is interested in bidding for a new team in the fourth edition of the IPL

Niranjan Shah, the IPL vice-president, has said he would plead his case with the IPL governing council

Brett Lee has conceded that he might never bowl another ball, although he has not completely given up hope of returning to international cricket

Andrew Flintoff, Jerome Taylor, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann and Mitchell Johnson were the cream of the crop in the nominations for best Test bowling performances of 2009

Hamid Hassan is still soaking up the achievements of the weekend when he helped Afghanistan qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 as they won the qualifying event in Dubai

A round-up of the fourth round of games from the Stanbic Bank Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe

Andy Flower has backed Craig Kieswetter, the 22-year-old wicketkeeper batsman, to push for a place in the senior squad having impressed for England Lions during their tour of UAE

Harbhajan Singh is likely to miss the first two ODIs against South Africa due to family commitments

Corrie van Zyl, the South Africa coach, has said Virender Sehwag's aggressive batting and the vociferous crowd at Eden Gardens unnerved his bowlers in Kolkata

Paul Harris tried to stem the run flow by adopting a leg-stump line. It didn't work and he was often called wide by umpire Ian Gould