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Graeme Smith believes his side has the record and experience to impress in India, despite a tumultuous week the team, where coach Mickey Arthur resigned and the selection panel was fired

Shaun Tait, the Australian fast bowler, has been added to the squad as a standby for Sunday's fifth ODI against Pakistan

Mitchell Marsh, the Australian captain, has singled out his team's self-belief as the factor most responsible for its triumph in the Under-19 World Cup

An encouraging performance in the Tests last year should inspire West Indies to challenge Australia in the five-match ODI series, David Williams has said

Iqbal Qasim, Pakistan's chief selector, has said 'major surgery' is required on the country's ODI outfit after they slumped to their fourth straight defeat in the five-match series against Australia

Mark Greatbatch's first duties as coach of New Zealand will come against Bangladesh next week

Ranjit Saini, Cricket Canada's president, has told Cricinfo the real solution to developing Associate countries was to get their sides to play against high-profile opposition

The squads for the World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Dubai and Abu Dubai between February 9 and 15 have been announced

Mashrafe Mortaza's departure for New Zealand has been delayed owing to a bout of fever

Neil McKenzie, the South African top-order batsman, will be joining Hampshire as a Kolpak player this summer. McKenzie will link up with the squad on April 4 and, as he is out of the frame as a national player, will be available for the whole season.

Joe Denly has agreed a two-year extension to his contract with Kent

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has cancelled the no-objection certificates that it had given all its players for the third season of the IPL

Kepler Wessels is convinced a strong batting line-up and Graeme Smith's "strong personality" will hold South Africa together and help them tide over the coaching crisis on their tour to India

MCC has awarded five former and current players Honorary Life Membership in recognition of their cricketing achievements. In an Ashes year, it's an Anglo-Australian list featuring Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Michael Vaughan, Mark Butcher and Graeme Hick.

New Zealand Cricket has scheduled a meeting on Friday to discuss appointing a successor to Andy Moles, who resigned as national coach last October

Rahul Dravid's participation in the Test series against South Africa looks increasingly unlikely after doctors advised him two to three weeks' rest following surgery on his cheekbone in Bangalore on Friday

New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that Ross Taylor will have a more senior role with the national team, naming him as a 'stand-by' captain for the upcoming Bangladesh and Australia series

Mohammad Sami, the Pakistan fast bowler, is upbeat about his international prospects after returning to the national side for the second Test against Australia in Sydney

While the South African team is an outfit well known for its professionalism, van Zyl has promised to intensify this trait within the team

Michael Clarke has raised doubts over the types of balls that could be used for day-night Tests and outlined his concerns about batting under lights